Khoai refers to certain geographical formations in Bengali. But that’s just a geographical data that its made up of laterite soil and supports theSonajhuri plants. The beauty of Khoai in and around Shantiniketan hasbeen immortalized by Rabindranath Tagore in many of his writings. Several famous painters like Binodbehari Mukherjee, Ramkinkar and Nandalal Bose have painted the Khoai as their creations. With time, Khoaibecame a part of the cultural heritage of Shantiniketan and apparently of Bengal as well.