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File photo of Chief Droupadi Murmu at Santiniketan in Birbhum district (PTI Photo)
Santiniketan, a university town more than 160 kilometers from Kolkata, was originally an ashram built by Rabindranath Tagore’s father, Debendranath Tagore, where anyone, regardless of caste and creed, could come and meditate on the One Supreme God.
Union Culture Minister G. Kishan Reddy said an international advisory body has recommended that Santiniketan – seat of Nobel Prize-winning poet Rabindranath Tagore – be included in the UNESCO World Heritage List.
India has long sought the UNESCO label for this cultural site in the Birbhum district of West Bengal.
Great news for India on Gurudev Rabindranath Tagore’s Jayanti. Santiniketan in West Bengal has been recommended for inclusion in the World Heritage List by ICOMOS, the advisory body to the UNESCO World Heritage Centre.”
Based in France, the International Council on Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS) is an international non-governmental organization of professionals, experts and representatives of local authorities, businesses and heritage organizations dedicated to the preservation and promotion of architectural heritage and its surrounding landscape. the world.
This reinforces Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s vision of showcasing our rich cultural heritage to the world. This will be formally announced at the World Heritage Committee meeting to be held in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia in September 2023.
Santiniketan, a university town more than 160 kilometers from Kolkata, was originally an ashram built by Rabindranath Tagore’s father, Debendranath Tagore, where anyone, regardless of caste and creed, could come and meditate on the One Supreme God, according to the guru’s description. On the official website of the UNESCO World Heritage Centre.
It says that Debendranath Tagore, also known as ‘Maharshi’, meaning one who was saint and wise, was a prominent figure in the Indian Renaissance.
Among the structures built by the Maharshi was the Santiniketan Griha and the beautiful stained glass Mandir, or temple where worship is non-denominational.
“Both structures built in the second half of the 19th century are significant in their association with the founding of Santiniketan and the cosmopolitan spirit associated with the revival and reinterpretation of religious ideals in Bengal and India,” says the website.
Located in Santiniketan, Visva Bharati is one of the most prestigious universities in India with degree courses in humanities, social sciences, sciences, fine arts, music, performing arts, education, agricultural sciences, and rural reconstruction.
The university was founded by Rabindranath Tagore. It was declared a central university and an institution of national importance by an Act of Parliament in 1951. Visva Bharati is the only central university in West Bengal and the chief minister is its chancellor.
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