It’s that time of Spring in Bengal when hundreds of urbanites will flock to the Land of Tagore, to enjoy the whiff of a different Holi. For this is the land of Santiniketan, where Holi or Dol is celebrated as Basanta Utsav, where nature and human amalgamate into a rare union. Where songs, rhythm, dance and attire create a meeting of souls, transcending the barrier of time and cultures. But many of us are probably not aware that Basanta Utsav was not started by Rabindranath Tagore.

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