Shelaidaha
Sign in to savethumb|right|250px|Front view of Shilaidaha Kuthibari, a tourist attraction. Shilaidaha () is a village in Shilaidaha Union, Kumarkhali Upazila of Kushtia District in Bangladesh. The place is famous for Shilaidaha Kuthibari; a country house built by Dwarkanath Tagore. Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore lived a part of his life here and created some of his memorable poems while living here.
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- কুমারখালী
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- খুলনা বিভাগ
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- বাংলাদেশ
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thumb|right|250px|Front view of Shilaidaha Kuthibari, a tourist attraction. Shilaidaha () is a village in Shilaidaha Union, Kumarkhali Upazila of Kushtia District in Bangladesh. The place is famous for Shilaidaha Kuthibari; a country house built by Dwarkanath Tagore. Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore lived a part of his life here and created some of his memorable poems while living here.
== History == thumb|Shilaidaha Kuthibadi The village was formerly known as Khorshedpur. During the reign of British East India Company, an indigo-planter named Shelly built a house in this village, later people started to call the village Shellydaha and the named changed to Shelaidaha. In 1807, Dwarkanath Tagore bought the village and made it his estate. He also bought the building (kuthi) as well. His grandson Rabindranath Tagore came to the village many times. Now the village is widely known for Shilaidaha Rabindra Kuthibari.
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