The university town of Santiniketan shot to global prominence as a cultural centre as well as the space where Rabindranath Tagore penned most of his literary works. Conceptualised by Tagore, its architecture stays true to the vision behind Santiniketan — of a space where music, art and literature amalgamate.

In Architecture of Santiniketan — Tagore’s Concept of Space by Samit Das, he delves into the relevance of Tagore’s architecture in today’s times and also expresses concern at some of the changes within Santiniketan in recent times.