International Journal of Social Science Research (IJSSR)

A Study on the Changes of the Physical and Social Environment of Santiniketan through the Activities of Rabindranath Tagore

In the discipline of Geography, study of place as well as space is one of the important aspects. Like other places, Santiniketan has a history of its growth and development. As a result, major changes of the environment of Santiniketan have occurred. In this connection Rabindranath Tagore played a vital role. The present paper is focusing on major endeavours and its impact on changes of Physical and social environment of Santiniketan as a Place. It has worked out through comparing Santiniketan with the life cycle of a human being. Through this paper, the present author has visualized that Santiniketan is moving towards a critical phase that is drifting away from its actual entity. At the same time the author would like to proclaim some leading ways which would rejuvenate and retain the substantial ecology and regal spirit of its environment.