Shantiniketan

Shantiniketan land: Court sets aside Visva-Bharati's eviction order against Amartya Sen

The court of Birbhum district judge Sudeshna De (Chatterjee) held that Sen, who had appealed against the order of eviction issued by the estate officer of the university, and his father, the late Asutosh Sen, had been in continuous possession of the entire 1.38 acres of land since the grant of lease in 1943.

31 January 2024, 16:31 IST

Shantiniketan land: Court sets aside Visva-Bharati's eviction order against Amartya Sen

31 January 2024, 16:31 IST

Visva-Bharati replaces controversial plaques on UNESCO tag to Santiniketan

The newly installed three plaques at Santiniketan, a UNESCO World Heritage, now do not have references to anyone other than Tagore. Earlier the controversial plaques had the name of PM Modi.

07 December 2023, 10:59 IST

Visva-Bharati replaces controversial plaques on UNESCO tag to Santiniketan

07 December 2023, 10:59 IST

Ex Visva-Bharati vice-chancellor questioned in 2 cases, including one over heritage plaques

A team of three policemen led by the officer-in-charge of Santiniketan police station Kasturi Mukherjee visited Chakraborty's residence in Bolpur in Birbhum district, and started questioning him.

22 November 2023, 11:21 IST

Ex Visva-Bharati vice-chancellor questioned in 2 cases, including one over heritage plaques

22 November 2023, 11:21 IST

Tagore, who?

Today, the distance between the vision and way of life of Tagore and Gandhi and current perspectives is growing. And though the effort and work done with fervour in their names continues, most of that energy is outside India.

20 November 2023, 22:00 IST

Tagore, who?

20 November 2023, 22:00 IST

Installation of Unesco’s heritage-status text of Santiniketan an ‘immediate priority’, interim-VC advised

Sanjoy Kumar Mallik, has recently been appointed as vice-chancellor (acting) of the university, attended an introductory meeting at the ministry on November 16, where major issues came up for discussion, the university has said.

20 November 2023, 11:24 IST

Installation of Unesco’s heritage-status text of Santiniketan an ‘immediate priority’, interim-VC advised

20 November 2023, 11:24 IST

Many plaques installed earlier did not bear Tagore's name: Visva Bharati

The statement came amid controversy over three recent plaques that did not bear the name of the Nobel laureate, who had founded the institute over a century ago.

07 November 2023, 05:14 IST

Many plaques installed earlier did not bear Tagore's name: Visva Bharati

07 November 2023, 05:14 IST

Plaque row: Visva-Bharati VC accuses protesting TMC leaders of threatening to kill him

Workers of the ruling TMC have been protesting outside the university campus, demanding the removal of the plaques on UNESCO World Heritage site status to Santiniketan for not bearing the name of Visva-Bharati founder Rabindranath Tagore.

31 October 2023, 09:59 IST

Plaque row: Visva-Bharati VC accuses protesting TMC leaders of threatening to kill him

31 October 2023, 09:59 IST

Visva-Bharati writes to Prez, seeks support to take back road on Santiniketan campus from Bengal govt

E-rickshaws parked on both sides of the road make the movement of tourists very difficult, and vendors set up their temporary shops on the road which is adjacent to the Asram, the VC claimed.

08 October 2023, 16:04 IST

Visva-Bharati writes to Prez, seeks support to take back road on Santiniketan campus from Bengal govt

08 October 2023, 16:04 IST

'Return' the road you 'took back', Visva-Bharati university requests Mamata Banerjee

In a letter written to the chief minister, Bidyut Chakrabarty, vice chancellor, has stated that the road taken back in 2021 was put under PWD’s control.

25 September 2023, 17:16 IST

'Return' the road you 'took back', Visva-Bharati university requests Mamata Banerjee

25 September 2023, 17:16 IST

Santiniketan declared UNESCO World Heritage site

India had been striving for long to get a UNESCO tag for this cultural site located in Birbhum district.

17 September 2023, 13:07 IST

Santiniketan declared UNESCO World Heritage site

17 September 2023, 13:07 IST