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The Santiniketan Environment
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In
the middle of the 19th century, Maharshi Devendranath Tagore found solace
and
serenity in this barren land. He purchased the land and started the construction
of a house rightaway. This house, named, Santiniketan, was built in the
early 1860s;
the name later came to denote the entire area. A beautiful garden was
laid out on
all sides of the house. The top-layer of gritty dry soil was removed and
filled with
rich soil brought from outside. Trees were planted for fruit and shade.
Change in the environment had begun.