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Poushmela to Return to Santiniketan's Purbapalli Ground
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News18•14-10-2026, 14:06
Poushmela to Return to Santiniketan's Purbapalli Ground
- •A crucial preliminary meeting between Visva-Bharati authorities and the district administration confirmed that Poushmela will be held at the traditional Purbapalli ground.
- •After being halted from 2020 to 2022 due to the pandemic and infrastructural issues, the fair returned to its familiar location starting in 2023.
- •The high-level meeting was attended by Visva-Bharati Vice-Chancellor Prabir Kumar Ghosh, District Magistrate Dhaval Jain, SP Vidit Raj Bhundesh, and other officials.
- •The state government and district administration will extend full cooperation to the university for the successful management of the fair.
- •Further detailed discussions regarding the outline of the upcoming fair will be held in a scheduled meeting in November.
Key Questions Answered
The much-anticipated Poushmela is scheduled to be held at the traditional Purbapalli fair ground in Santiniketan.
Visva-Bharati authorities refrained from organizing the fair during those years citing the COVID-19 pandemic and various infrastructural reasons.
The meeting was attended by Visva-Bharati Vice-Chancellor Prabir Kumar Ghosh, Birbhum District Magistrate Dhaval Jain, District Superintendent of Police Vidit Raj Bhundesh, and Bolpur Sub-Divisional Officer Bratati Dutta, among other prominent officials.
