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{{About|the geological formation|the composition by Iannis Xenakis|Khoaï (Xenakis)}}<br />
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[[File:Khoai_at_Shantiniketan,_Birbhum.jpg|thumb|Khoai at Shantiniketan]]<br />
'''Khoai''' in [[Bengali language|Bengali]] refers to a geological formation specifically in the [[Birbhum]], [[Bardhaman]], and [[Bankura]] districts of [[West Bengal]], [[India]] and some parts of [[Jharkhand]], India that is made up of [[laterite]] [[soil]] rich in [[iron oxide]], often in the shapes of tiny hills. This canyon like terrain is caused by wind and water erosion on red laterite soil.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Welcome to the Official Website of Weekend Tourism|url=http://www.bengalweekend.com/tourist.php?plc_id=20|access-date=2021-10-16|website=www.bengalweekend.com|archive-date=October 24, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211024065524/http://www.bengalweekend.com/tourist.php?plc_id=20}}</ref> Khoai is part of India's natural heritage.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/mit-iit-kharagpur-team-up-for-tagore-township/articleshow/57366111.cms|title=MIT, IIT-Kharagpur team up for Tagore township|website=timesofindia.com|access-date=July 22, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|author=Subrata Chattoraj|date=Oct 1, 2021|title=Ensure Khoai not used for illegal building, HC tells state {{!}} Kolkata News - Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/ensure-khoai-not-used-for-illegal-building-hc-tells-state/articleshow/86665375.cms|access-date=2021-10-16|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref><br />
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== History ==<br />
[[File:Khoai_at_Bolpur.jpg|thumb|Khoai at Shantiniketan]]<br />
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The Khoai can only support certain types of plants. It is a very poor soil for most types of agriculture practiced in the areas in which it is found. Yet often, a khoai maybe situated adjacent to a naturally forested area. Although a large area in Birbhum is covered by laterite, the areas where the laterite is exposed is termed as Khoai. In some areas the [[laterite]] is covered by a layer of ordinary soil and can support normal vegetation. In these areas, there are rice fields or mango groves or different varieties of plantations. These areas are not termed as khoai. In khoai areas there is no vegetation. Except for certain types of trees like Sonajhuri or Acacia, nothing grows on khoai. The beauty of khoai in and around [[Bolpur]], [[Santiniketan]] enthralled [[Rabindranath Tagore]] and he immortalized khoai in his numerous writings. Famous painters like Nandalal Bose, Ramkinkar and Binodbehari Mukherjee painted khoai in many of their creations and khoai became a part of cultural heritage of Shantiniketan and [[Visva-Bharati University|Visva-Bharati]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.thestatesman.com/opinion/tagore-and-the-eco-friendly-campus-1486677320.html|title=Tagore and the eco-friendly campus|date=February 10, 2017|website=thestatesman.com|access-date=July 22, 2017}}</ref><br />
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