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Visva-Bharati University

VISH-vah BAH-ruh-tee
Higher Education Institutions

A university at Santiniketan, West Bengal, India, founded by the poet-educator Rabindranath Tagore, its foundation stone laid on 24 December 1918 and formally established as a university in 1921. Tagore named it Visva-Bharati, meaning the communion of the world with India, and built its curriculum around learning conducted outdoors, in close contact with nature and across cultures.

Facts
Founded Year
1921 1
The foundation stone was laid on 24 December 1918; the institution received formal university status in 1921.
Country
India 1
Ownership Type
Public 2
Classification
Institution Type
University 1
Statistics
Enrollment Size
4814 2
Connections

Founded By

Rabindranath Tagore, Thinkers
Source Wikipedia
Additional Source Visva-Bharati University (Wikipedia)Visva-Bharati University article, founder statement
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1. Wikipedia
Wikimedia FoundationDescription, institution-kind classification
Quote, Description, institution-kind classification
A university at Santiniketan, West Bengal, India, founded by the poet-educator Rabindranath Tagore, its foundation stone laid on 24 December 1918 and formally established as a university in 1921.
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2. Visva-Bharati University (Wikipedia)
  • Wikipedia infobox field 'students': 4,814 ( )
  • Lead section
    Visva-Bharati (IAST: Viśva-Bhāratī) (Bengali: [biʃːobʱaroti]) is a public central university and an Institute of National Importance located in Shantiniketan, West Bengal, India.
  • Visva-Bharati University article, overview
    The foundation stone was laid on 8 Poush 1325 (24th December 1918) by Rabindranath Tagore, who called it Visva-Bharati, which means the communion of the world with India.
  • Visva-Bharati University article, location line
    located in Shantiniketan, West Bengal, India
  • Visva-Bharati University article, founding chronology
    The foundation stone was laid on 8 Poush 1325 (24th December 1918).
  • Visva-Bharati University article, name section
    Visva-Bharati, which means the communion of the world with India
  • Founded By: Rabindranath Tagore, Visva-Bharati University article, founder statement
    Rabindranath Tagore, who called it Visva-Bharati
  • In Category: Institutions and Systems, Visva-Bharati University article
    a public central university
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Wikidata: Visva-Bharati University
  • Wikidata Q1575044, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)
  • Wikidata Q1575044, class allow-list match (w-bbfill-education6-0927)
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