Shantiniketan
UNESCO heritage site in West Bengal, India
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Shantiniketan is a neighbourhood of Bolpur town in the Bolpur subdivision of Birbhum district in West Bengal, India, approximately 152 km north of Kolkata. It was established by Maharshi Devendranath Tagore, and later expanded by his son, Rabindranath Tagore whose vision became what is now a university town with the creation of Visva-Bharati. It is also the birthplace of Amartya Sen, an Economist, Philosopher, & Nobel Laureate
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BJP slams Didi for Santiniketan ‘Holi ban’, TMC denies any such prohibitionThe BJP criticized the TMC-led West Bengal government for allegedly banning Holi celebrations at Santiniketan, accusing CM Mamata Banerjee of appeasement politics. They urged Hindus to celebrate..IndiaTimes - Published | |
New criminal laws implemented without discussions, not welcome change: Amartya SenAmartya Sen expressed concerns about the implementation of new criminal laws without proper discussions and lack of novelty in the New Education Policy. He also commented on Hindutva politics being..IndiaTimes - Published | |
Court quashes Visva-Bharati's eviction order against Amartya SenA Birbhum court has overturned Visva-Bharati University's order for Nobel laureate Amartya Sen to vacate a portion of land at his ancestral home in Santiniketan. The court deemed the university's..IndiaTimes - Published | |
V-B gets new plaque with Tagore nameTwo large steel and glass frames housing Unesco's World Heritage Site certification and acknowledging Rabindranath Tagore as the founder and guiding light of the Visva-Bharati campus replaced on..IndiaTimes - Published | |
Vishva Bharti University clarifies on row over Unesco plaques, says they're temporaryVisva-Bharati University in Kolkata clarified that the plaques recently installed to mark Santiniketan's UNESCO heritage status were temporary and would be replaced soon. The plaques had caused..IndiaTimes - Published | |
Hoysala empire temples in Karnataka listed as UNESCO World HeritageThe development comes a day after Shantiniketan in West Bengal was listed as a heritage site.DNA - Published | |
Santiniketan, home of Rabindranath Tagore in West Bengal, included in UNESCO's World Heritage ListSantiniketan in West Bengal has been included in UNESCO's World Heritage List.DNA - Published | |
Santiniketan set to get Unesco World Heritage Site tagA decade-long campaign to get Santiniketan recognised as a Unesco World Heritage Site looks set to finally pay off, with the International Council on Monuments and Sites, an international advisory body..IndiaTimes - Published | |
NEP’s roots in Santiniketan education model of Rabindranath Tagore, says Amit ShahThe National Education Policy was inspired by Rabindranath Tagore’s model of education and introduced at Santiniketan, Union home minister Amit Shah said in tribute to the poet on his 162nd birth..IndiaTimes - Published | |
Amid encroachment row, Didi gives Amartya land deedBengal CM Mamata Banerjee on Monday handed over land record documents of Nobel laureate Amartya Sen’s residence in Santiniketan to the economist, dismissing claims of the current Visva-Bharati..IndiaTimes - Published | |
