Visva-Bharati University
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Visva-Bharati (IAST: Viśva-Bhāratī), (Bengali: [biʃːɔbʱaroti]) is a public central university and an Institute of National Importance located in Shantiniketan, West Bengal, India. It was founded by Rabindranath Tagore who called it Visva-Bharati, which means the communion of the world with India. Until independence it was a college. Soon after independence, the institution was given the status of a central university in 1951 by an act of the Parliament.
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Motto | Yatra Viśvam Bhavatyekanīḍam (Sanskrit) |
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Motto in English | Where the world makes a home in a single nest |
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Established | 23 December 1921; 102 years ago (1921-12-23) |
Founder | Rabindranath Tagore |
Accreditation | NAAC |
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Budget | ₹347.34 crore (US$42 million) (FY2022–23 est.)[2] |
Chancellor | Prime Minister of India |
Vice-Chancellor | Arabinda Mondal (acting)[3] |
Rector | Governor of West Bengal |
Visitor | President of India |
Academic staff | 466 (2024)[2] |
Students | 9,308 (2024)[2] |
Undergraduates | 4,193 (2024)[2] |
Postgraduates | 4,206 (2024)[2] |
909 (2024)[2] | |
Location | , , India 23°40′44″N 87°40′25″E |
Campus | Remote Town 1,128.895 acres (456.848 ha) |
Newspaper | The Visva-Bharati News |
Website | visvabharati |
Official name | Santiniketan |
Criteria | Cultural: (iv)(vi) |
Designated | 2023 (45th session) |
Reference no. | 1375 |
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