Jorasanko Thakurbari

Jorasanko Thakurbari is one of the most notable tourist attractions in Kolkata. The ancient Jorasanko Thakurbari, located in Jorasanko, North Kolkata, is built on a land of about 3500 square meters. One of the most famous heritage houses in Kolkata, Jorasanko Thakurbari is located very close to Girish Park Metro Station. Its main entrance is on Central Avenue and there is another entrance at the back on Rabindra Sarani. Rabindranath spent many days of his childhood and youth in this house. Today, the Jorasanko campus of Rabindra Bharati University has been built here. Rabindranath Tagore, a member of the Tagore family, was the first Indian to win the Nobel Prize. His poems, songs, and short stories continue to fascinate people around the world. It was in this house that Rabindranath Tagore died on August 7, 1941. The list of special attractions here includes the house where Rabindranath Tagore was born and the house where he passed away. There are also Rabindranath's dining room, Mrinalini Devi's kitchen, music room and puja room. These rooms contain the bed, clothes and many other things used by Rabindranath. The entry fee of Rabindra Bharati Museum is 50. It is open every day of the week except Monday from 10:30 am to 5:00 pm.

Jorasanko Thakurbari, the ancestral home of the illustrious Tagore family, stands as a crowning jewel of Kolkata’s cultural and intellectual heritage. Nestled in the Jorasanko area of North Kolkata, this sprawling red-brick mansion was built in the late 18th century by Nilmoni Thakur on land donated by the Sett family, and it was later expanded into a grand edifice by "Prince" Dwarkanath Tagore. It is most famously revered as the birthplace of the polymath Nobel Laureate Rabindranath Tagore, who spent his childhood and later years within these walls, eventually breathing his last here in 1941. Beyond its architectural beauty—a blend of traditional Bengali and colonial styles with wide verandas and central courtyards—it served as the nerve center for the Bengal Renaissance and the Brahmo Samaj movement. Today, the mansion houses the Rabindra Bharati Museum, which preserves an extensive collection of over 700 paintings, rare manuscripts, personal artifacts, and photographs that detail the life of the Tagore family and their global influence. The campus is also home to Rabindra Bharati University, ensuring that the site remains a living center for the fine arts. For visitors, the "Maharshi Bhavan" (named after Devendranath Tagore) offers a poignant journey through history, featuring preserved rooms like the one where Rabindranath was born and the galleries dedicated to his travels in Japan, China, and the West.

The place is very beautiful having an enormous historical value. Not only Gurudev himself, the place still smells the Monumental Tagore legacy.The last worldly days of Gurudev were captured with utmost vigilance and his Global Tours were found delicately captured.Most of the countries being visited by Tagore were captured to showcase typical Tagore thought of East Meets West.The absence of his Argentina connections has been pretty disheartening.But the overall response and greetings from all the crew members had been very welcoming. Recommend any Tagore Enthusiast to visit the museum to get a feel of the those harbingers of Bengal Renaissance.