Bengal Renaissance Trail

নবজাগরণের পথে

Tagore, Vivekananda and the streets that shaped modern Bengal

The houses where Rabindranath and Vivekananda were born stand fifteen minutes apart. This trail links them with the college quarter.

Difficulty

Moderate

When to start

Start around 10:30 AM, when the museums open. Avoid Mondays, when many museums close.

Getting to the start

Girish Park metro (Blue Line), then 10 minutes on foot.

The route

1. Jorasanko Thakur Bari The Tagore family house, now a museum.
2. Marble Palace A merchant prince’s mansion. Entry needs a permit arranged in advance.
3. Swami Vivekananda’s Ancestral House The restored birthplace of Swami Vivekananda.
4. Thanthania Kalibari An old Kali temple on Bidhan Sarani where Sri Ramakrishna sang.
5. College Street (Boi Para) The college quarter, cradle of Young Bengal.
6. Maha Bodhi Society Temple Close at the vihara founded in the Buddhist revival of the same years.

Other walks

• Old North Kolkata Walk
• College Street Book Trail
• Kumartuli Art Trail
• Riverfront Trail
• Colonial Kolkata Walk
• Many Faiths Walk
• Food Heritage Trail
• Old Chinatown Exploration
• South Kolkata Cultural Trail
• Behala Heritage Trail
• Baranagar Riverside Trail
• Barrackpore Heritage Trail