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Rabindra Kachharibari: Immersed in memories of Kobiguru

Golam Mostafa Jibon, sirajganj
To celebrate this year’s ’Rabindra Jayanti’ (birth anniversary), Sirajganj district administration has chalked out different programmes that will continue for three days.
The three-day event will include discussions, recitation and cultural programmes.
The ’Rabindra Jayanti’ celebration will begin from Baishakh 25 (May 8) at the Tagore Kacharibari in Shahzadpur upazila of Sirajganj. Abdus Salam Khan, Secretary of Establishment Ministry will inaugurate the programme.
Records reveal that, Prince Dwarkanath Tagore, Rabindranath Tagore's grandfather, purchased the estate of Kacharibari in Shahzadpur forTk 13.10 at an auction in 1840.
At that time, the Kachharibari was set up on an eight Bigha land.
Rabindranath came to the Kacharibari for the first time in 1890 -- at the age of 28 -- to supervise the estate.
In the rainy season, Tagore would move about in a bajra (boat) and in dry season he travelled by palanquin.
Rabindranath Tagore came to Shahzadpur several times between 1890 and 1895 to supervise the state and, wrote many of his literary pieces like Naukadubi, Sonar Tori, Bishorjon, Chitra, Choitali, Postmaster and others during his stay here.
Memorabilia that remain at the Kachharibari include shoes, khorom (wooden sandals), bedstead, couch, goggles, palanquin, sofa, piano, harmonium and several vessels. The Kachharibari building is two-storied and has seven rooms.
The Kachharibari building is now badly damaged due to lack of proper maintenance by the concerned authorities, locals claim.
In 1969, during the Pakistan regime, the damaged building and its roof were reconstructed by the Archaeological Department. Later, in 1999, a hall -- Rabindra Auditorium -- that can accommodate 500 people was constructed here. There is a museum where rare photos, furniture and metal vessels are on display, though several pieces were stolen from the estate after the Liberation War.
The Kachharibari Museum rejnains open six days a week (except Sundays).
According to locals, though the Sirajganj district administration celebrates Tagore's birth anniversary on Baishakh 25 every year, the poet's death anniversary on Srabon 22 is however, not observed.
When contacted, Ashraf Ali, Deputy Commissioner of Sirajganj told The Daily Star that, the district administration with the help of Shahzadpur upazila administration has taken all kinds of preparations to celebrate 'Rabindra Jayanti' as part of a national programme.
He also said that there was no plan to observe Tagore's death anniversary, as the government had not yet made a move in this regard.