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@article{194112,
        author = {Dr. Sreejita Mukherjee},
        title = {The Ramkeli Fair and its Potential Contribution to the Tourism of West Bengal},
        journal = {International Journal of Innovative Research in Technology},
        year = {2026},
        volume = {12},
        number = {10},
        pages = {2753-2759},
        issn = {2349-6002},
        url = {https://ijirt.org/article?manuscript=194112},
        abstract = {The Vaishnava Bhakti movement is a very significant chapter in the history of Bengal as well as India. The great saint and scholar, Sri Krishna Chaitanya spread the Vaishnava ideology of love for Krishna, ignoring caste, class and even religion. One of the milestones in this movement was the meeting of Sri Chaitanya with two government officials and brothers – Rup and Sanatan, who later became his disciples and contributed greatly to Vaishnava philosophy and literature. The meeting between the Guru and the disciples took place in secret at a place called Ramkeli near Malda Town. Today, this is commemorated by a temple where Vaishnava devotees, tourists and Kirtan artists come together every year in the middle of June in a week long fair. It is marked by modern attractions of any fair, but its exceptional feature is its emphasis on Vaishnava beliefs and Kirtan sung by various groups throughout the duration of the fair. This paper has examined the potential to develop Ramkeli as a major tourist attraction as well as a centre for study and research on Vaishnava culture.},
        keywords = {Ramkeli, fair, Vaishnava, tourists, Kirtan},
        month = {March},
        }