7-Feb-2023: Visva-Bharati University will be the world's first living heritage university

Visva-Bharati University is set to become world's first living heritage university. Expected to receive heritage tag from UNESCO in April or May 2023.

Visva-Bharati University

• Founded in 1921 by Rabindranath Tagore.
• Located in Santiniketan, West Bengal, India.
• Named after Tagore until Visva-Bharati Society was registered in 1922.
• Rabindranath introduced open-air education system.
• Inaugurated in 1922 as a Centre for Culture.
• Institutes offer diverse educational programs in arts, language, humanities, music.
• Based on founding principles of excellence in culture and culture studies.
• College until Independence, then granted Central University status in 1951.
• Structures within the institutes are diverse in architectural expressions which include, Kalo Bari, Mastermoshai studio, and murals on Cheena and Hindi Bhavan.