Vasanta Utsav (or Basanta Utsab) and Holi

The colourful Holi festival is not only an obsession for the Hindus; it has attracted many people from various nations of the world. The great Indian Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore was not immune to the charms of Holi, or Vasanta Utsav as this spring festival is known as in many parts of India. This famous Indian poet introduced Vasant Utsav in his Bishwabharati University at Shantiniketan, Birbhum to recreate the magic of the joyous Holi festival. Today, the Vasant Utsav of Shantiniketan is an integral part of Bengali culture and has young as well as old students of the institution annually celebrating the festival in a special manner. Know how Vasanta Utsav is celebrated in Shantiniketan and also check out some cool photographs of the Vasanta Utsav festivities. If you like reading about Vasanta Utsav, just click here to refer this page to your friends and dear ones. Have a great time!
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Rabindranath Tagore, the Noble laureate from India, had been so inspired by the spirit of Holi, that he decided to introduce Vasanta Utsav , the festival of spring, in his Shantiniketan or Bishwabharati University, where the students and the youths of the institution, attired in colorful dresses like yellow, celebrates Holi in a very special way. A number of cultural programs, which included group choreography, songs, and dance, is staged. After the program is over, the whole university plays Holi with abeer, a colored powder prepared especially for Holi. Students are then engaged in the play of smearing and dying each other with abeer, rejoicing the festival.

In the course of time, Vasanta Utsav has become a milestone of Bengali culture, and has also drawn interests from international tourists.

TheHolidaySpot has caught some glimpses of this warm, friendly, and rich with culture festival for you. Below are given two snapshots from the festival. Click on more of you would like to see some more photographs. We also have a special, Basanta Utsab wallpaper for you!

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