Kolkata:The possibility of holding the famed ‘Poush Mela' by Visva-Bharati university in Santiniketan seems remote as the central university is yet to come up with an announcement on the issue while a local organisation has decided to hold a fair around the same time in the last week of December.
The annual ‘Poush Mela' which dates back to 1894 had not been held only thrice – due to the Bengal famine in 1943, the Great Calcutta Killings of 1968, and the COVID-19 situation last year.
Rabindranath Tagore's father Maharshi Debendranath Tagore had first organised the ‘Poush Mela' in 1894 and Visva-Bharati, the university founded by his illustrious son, started organising it from 1951.
The event which attracts lakhs of enthusiasts to Santiniketan is a handicraft, handloom, art and music festival held in the Bengali month of ‘Poush', usually December end.
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A Visva-Bharati official said Wednesday the central university has no plans as yet to hold the fair, usually beginning from December 23 every year, due to the COVID-19 situation.