We grow our own organic vegetables and fruits. I opened the gate for the pet lovers also. Shantiniketan lies less than 3 hours' journey by car or train from the metropolis of Calcutta. Just 1.5 kms. from the cultural heritage campus of the Viswa Bharati University established by the poet Tagore, Mitali is a restful, renovated Moorish-style family villa with modern amenities, set in spacious, green
and unpolluted surroundings. The word "Mitali" means friendship, the sense that guides life in Mitali and the personal interaction between hosts and guests. We try to create lasting bonds and networks of shared interests that seek to transcend purely national concerns and narrow beliefs, and celebrate the bonds between humanity and nature. UNESCO is considering the application for Shantiniketan's status as a World Cultural Heritage Site, because of its historical importance to Bengali culture and language, art, music, dance and education. Tagore, Its founder, is recognized as the dominant personality of Bengal's Cultural Renaissance, and it is his global, humanist vision that continues to inspire Shantiniketan's, and Mitali's, living experience.
