Shantiniketan is a small university town famous due to Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore. Famous alumni of the university include Nobel Prize-winning economist Amartya Sen, filmmaker Satyajit Ray, and art historian R.Siva Kumar. Kala Bhavana Art College is considered to be among the best in the country. Shantiniketan is also famous for its fairs and festivals like Poush Mela, Joydev Mela, Basanta Utsav and the famous Mystic Baul Singers.
Major tourist sites in and around Shantiniketan: Viswa Bharati University, Chhatimtala, Dehali, China Bhavana, Black House, Shantiniketan Griha, Deer Park (Ballabhpur Wildlife Sanctuary), etc.

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