Beautiful Birbhum

The Beautiful Birbhum also known as "The land of red soil". Birbhum is noted for its topography and its cultural heritage which is unique and is somewhat different from that of the other districts in West Bengal.
The name Birbhum comes probably from the term Land (Bhumi) of the Brave (Bir).
The bauls of Birbhum, their philosophy and their songs form a notable representation of the folk culture of the district.
The numerous fairs in Birbhum start with Poush Mela at Santiniketan and follows through the Bengali month of Poush till Makar Sankranti. Particularly lively is the fair at Jaydev Kenduli.
Various festivities are organized across the seasons.
People of Birbhum patronise folk entertainment programmes such as jatra, kavigan and alkap.

Amongst the major attractions of Birbhum are Bakreshwar, Tarapith and Patharchapuri.

Many famous people lived and worked in Birbhum, specially at Santiniketan. Nobel laureate economist Amartya Sen is one of them. Rabindranath Tagore made this district his home and established his great centre of learning, Visva Bharati University at Santiniketan. Jaydev Kenduli, which until recently was believed to be the birthplace of the 12th century Sanskrit poet Jayadeva, is on the bank of the river Ajay. Nanoor is the birthplace of the 14th-century poet Chandidas. Nityananda Swami (Nitai of the famous Nitai-Gaur pair) the co–founder of Vaishnav religion with Shri Chityanyadev was born at Ekachakra. Tarashankar Bandopadhyay (1898–1971), one of the leading Bengali literary figures in recent times and who wrote extensively about life in Birbhum, belongs to Labhpur.