The document discusses the Rabindra Satabarshiki Bhavan cultural center in the author's hometown. It was originally a large open space with peepal trees, hosting folk performances, concerts, and plays. The center was established by the Tripura government in honor of Rabindranath Tagore and renovated in 2012. However, the renovation replaced the open ground with two closed auditoriums, destroying the cultural integrity of the space and affecting organizations that previously performed outdoors. The author believes cultural places should maintain some open gathering spaces to best facilitate cultural shows.
The document discusses the Rabindra Satabarshiki Bhavan cultural center in the author's hometown. It was originally a large open space with peepal trees, hosting folk performances, concerts, and plays. The center was established by the Tripura government in honor of Rabindranath Tagore and renovated in 2012. However, the renovation replaced the open ground with two closed auditoriums, destroying the cultural integrity of the space and affecting organizations that previously performed outdoors. The author believes cultural places should maintain some open gathering spaces to best facilitate cultural shows.
The document discusses the Rabindra Satabarshiki Bhavan cultural center in the author's hometown. It was originally a large open space with peepal trees, hosting folk performances, concerts, and plays. The center was established by the Tripura government in honor of Rabindranath Tagore and renovated in 2012. However, the renovation replaced the open ground with two closed auditoriums, destroying the cultural integrity of the space and affecting organizations that previously performed outdoors. The author believes cultural places should maintain some open gathering spaces to best facilitate cultural shows.
The document discusses the Rabindra Satabarshiki Bhavan cultural center in the author's hometown. It was originally a large open space with peepal trees, hosting folk performances, concerts, and plays. The center was established by the Tripura government in honor of Rabindranath Tagore and renovated in 2012. However, the renovation replaced the open ground with two closed auditoriums, destroying the cultural integrity of the space and affecting organizations that previously performed outdoors. The author believes cultural places should maintain some open gathering spaces to best facilitate cultural shows.
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Profound Experiences of Spaces
‘Profound experiences of space’, this very term reminds me of one particular
cultural place in my hometown named ‘Rabindra Satabarshiki Bhavan’, which is one of the many places where cultural occasions and folkdance nights is organised. It used to be one of the most spacious cultural places in my hometown’ with a couple of Peepal trees in the vicinity giving the place a natural aura, which I would say, used to create the perfect vibe for folk musical shows and local band concerts and also some theatrical programmes [like Jatras of old times]. ‘Rabindra Satabarshiki Bhavan’ was established by the Government of Tripura in honour of Nobel Award winning poet Rabindranath Tagore and was further renovated in 2012. The old building was originally a combination of two spaces. An auditorium and a spacious ground. Most of the theatrical shows used to take place in the auditorium whereas other cultural shows use to take place in the ground which basically can be said to carry the legacy of Tagore’s principle of Shantiniketan- ‘Learning in the lap of Nature’. The cultural ground was also used by different political parties to advertise their political propaganda through small rallies. But in 2010, The Government of Tripura decided to renovate this place and build a new auditorium which unlike its older version wouldn’t of any open gathering space rather there would be two auditoriums. For me it was like putting an end to Tagore’s legacy and instead convert this place into a commercial one let one a cultural place. In my experience, I would say the removal of cultural ground destroyed the open cultural integrity of the space which used to define the less degree of enclosure of the space and this also affected certain cultural organisations who earlier used to showcase their skills under the open sky. I would rather suggest that every cultural place at least should have one open gathering space as such areas really create the perfect vibe for cultural shows.
