The Asrama area of Santiniketan, a UNESCO heritage site, will be made accessible to the general public in the near future in ...

Prabir Kumar Ghosh who took charge earlier this week said he had given permission to let tourists visit all parts of the ...

Prasar Bharati has signed a mega deal, possibly its biggest-ever media deal, with veteran editor, journalist and news anchor Sudhir Chaudhary for the much-anticipated revival of Doordarshan.

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Kolkata: Controversy broke out on Monday after a video clip emerged showing several students performing Saraswati Puja in a Visva-Bharati boys' hostel, against the university tradition that ...

Visva Bharati University on Monday said a committee has been formed to finalise the new Bengali plaque in place of the earlier one on UNESCO recognition to Santiniketan as a heritage site. The ...

Shantiniketan is a town in the Birbhum district of West Bengal. Visva Bharati University lies in Shantiniketan. The place now attracts thousands of visitors each year.

Moreover, Indira Gandhi had personal connection with Bengal. At the age of 14, she was a student of Shantiniketon, a school founded by Rabindranath Tagore. She was familiar with the sounds and ...