Lawrence School is 5km situated on the top of the hill is a famous Lawrence school. Sir henry Lawrence was the founder of this school. He is also built the first cottage in Kasauli known as sunny side in 1848.
This school was also created by the British and still maintains its Victorian looks and fame.
Provides a glimpse of the British era with its architecture and elegance. This school is well known for its beautiful location surrounded by pine trees and the quality of education it provides.
A visit to a planetarium is sure to set the heart racing of any science enthusiast and even a believer of God. The vastness of our Universe and the captivating creations of nature are to be seen to be believed. The Birla Planetarium constructed in 1962 provides an excellent opportunity for the locals and visitors to witness the glory of our Universe and try and understand our world and creation in layman’s language.
Nature Interpretation Centre in Kalimpong, a great idea on work, provides the great information on effect of human activities in the Earth’s environment. This centre is established and managed by forest department. This centre carries out information collecting and research on flora and fauna in the hilly forests of Kalimpong and also watches the human interaction with these natural gifts. It highlights the need for soil conservation, dwindling of forest wealth and also extinct animals and birds.
In the Police Lines, Racecourse Para.
Started as a school named Patha Bhavana, the ideas and ideology of Rabindranath Tagore has helped it grow into a university. His principle was that learning in a natural environment can be more enjoyable and fruitful. In 1913, after Rabindranath Tagore was awarded with Noble, the school was expanded further and was renamed Vishwa Bharati Unisversity. The university has given to the world leaders like Indira Gandhi, Satyajit Ray and Amartya Sen. There are many institutes under the university, the most famous of them all being the Kala Bhavana (Institute of Fine Arts).
Vidya Bhavana, established in 1925 by the great poet and Nobel Laureate Rabindranath Tagore, is a study centre dedicated to humanities and social sciences located Visva Bharati University complex in Shantiniketan. The centre provides the requisites to undergo regular courses for graduate and post graduate degrees. Many foreign national are undergoing courses in this Institute, a one year diploma course on Indian culture and civilization is offered in the Institute for foreign students.
Sriniketan 3 km from Shantiniketan furthers Tagore’s vision of rural development. Sriniketan focuses on agriculture, adult education, village welfare, cottage industries and handicrafts. Kankalitala just 7 kms away from Shantiniketan is revered as a sacred place where according to legend a part of Mata Sati''s body fell.
Sriniketan, established in the recent past in 1992, is a centre devoted for rural reconstruction and has a department where India’s socio-economic issues are studied. Focus of this centre is on adult education, agriculture, cottage industries, welfare of villages and handicrafts. The center sells many items made in traditional way, such as pottery, batik on leather, cloth and silk, tribal handicrafts and weaving materials.
Siksha Bhavana, a study centre for Science – Siksha in Sanskrit mean Science in English, is located inside the Visva Bharathi University campus. As all other bhavanas, Siksha Bhavana is also established by the poet Rabindranath Tagore. This institute offers Graduate and Postgraduate courses in Science subjects such as mathematics, statistics, chemistry, biotechnology, zoology, and botany. It also offers computer courses like MCA. Siksha Bhavana organizes National and International symposiums and seminars on the advancement of Science subjects.