Rural library services based on tagore's experiment at sriniketan and its adjoining areas

Tagore's philosophy of life was concerned with the creation of a synthetic and harmonious way of living which he tried to bring back to the rural life through self-reliance and co-operation among all sections of people through his experiment on rural reconstruction. Tagore's educational ideals are a part of his philosophy of life. The principles of his educational philosophy are: freedom, creative self-expression and active communion with nature and man. Tagore always wanted to organize the villages so that the villages could be self-sufficient and supply all their needs on cooperative basis. The article highlights Tagore's concern and activity for village upliftment by the process of rural reconstruction. Importance of Chalantika-the mobile library first one of its kind was started by Tagore to reach the mass and disseminate information. The paper further provides the present condition and activities of rural library services based on the rural reconstruction programme introduced by Tagore. Finally, the paper tries to show the users satisfaction about the rural library services.