Thursday, August 30, 2018

Rabindranath Tagore's Residence : Shilaidaha Kuthibari

Shilaidaha is a located in Kumarkhali Upazila of Kushtia District. It is located at a distance of about 20 km from Kushtia town. The place is famous for Rabindra Kuthibari of Shilaidaha. Actually it is a country house which was made by the father of Rabindranath, Dwarkanath Tagore. Rabindranath Tagore lived a part of life here and created some of his memorable poems while living here. In 1890 Tagore started managing their family estates in Shelaidaha. He mostly stayed on a houseboat. Here he wrote many poems, essays and stories. The reformation of Shilaidaha Kuthibari has been completed under the Department of Archaeology, Ministry of Cultural Affairs. It is now a protected national tombstone where a Tagore Memorial Museum has been recognized by the government. It shows many things which were in fact used by the poet and by the family of the poet.