Visva-Bharati News. April 1950

One of the most notable of these entertainments was the performance of the musical comedy Valmiki Prativa by the boys and girls of Patha Bhavana under the guidance of Sjta Indira Devi Chaudhurani. [...] Parties were formed with students and members of staff of Santiniketan to carry out the usual programme of cleaning compounds roadsides drains and latrines washing floors of dormtories and hospital buildings cooking the meals in the General Kitchen and practically taking over for the day the responsibility of all manual labour necessary for keeping the life of the community going. [...] The field labourers made a gift of their labour to erect the structure of the exhibition the teachers and the students completed the arrangements and the decoration. [...] c. stimulating the aesthetic faculty which goes to enrich the life of the individual and the nation and thereby adds to the cultural heritage of the country. [...] One of his major contributions is to integrate the Visual Arts with the life of this educational colony in a variety of ways.—While the academic aspect of Art-teaching is not neglected an attempt is always made to enrich the life and atmosphere of the place with the touch of beauty."VIS VA-BHARAT1 NEWS 10 I Teachers' Training.