Visva Bharati

The three-km road connecting Post Office More with Sriniketan, was taken over by the Public Works Department of the state government from the university in 2020 "to facilitate better connectivity".

World Tourism Day 2023: How I made Santiniketan my home, now a UNESCO World Heritage site

Giving up city life for rural living. On World Tourism Day, September 27, and days after receiving the UNESCO World Heritage Site tag, here's how Santiniketan changed this Bengali man's relationship with Rabindranath Tagore, from rebelling against the 'Rabindrik' overkill to embracing it and building his own house in Tagore's abode of peace.

What you need to know about West Bengal’s Santiniketan, now on the UNESCO World Heritage list, a global honour after the literary Nobel

Rabindranath Tagore's philosophy of unrestrained learning in open-air classes, respect for nature and famers' needs, and education for change defines Santiniketan's contemporary relevance. An ex-vice-chancellor of Visva-Bharati, a former Kala Bhavana principal, and Tagore's great grand-nephew speak about India's 41st UNESCO World Heritage site.

Visva Bharati asks Amartya Sen to hand over parts of leased land in Bengal's Santiniketan

"It has been found from records and physical survey/demarcation that you are in unauthorised occupation of 13 decimals of land belonging to Visva Bharati..." the letter said.

Amartya Sen says entire land occupied by him in Santiniketan registered on long term lease

The Nobel laureate asserted that the Visva Bharati land on which his house is situated is entirely on a long-term lease, which is nowhere near its expiry.

'Count me as your sister': Mamata Banerjee writes to Aamartya Sen on land row

Speaking on the controversy about Sen allegedly being in illegal possession of Visva-Bharati land, Banerjee has claimed that the celebrated economist was often targeted because of his anti-BJP stance.

Inside Santiniketan, a lonely, troubled VC

Education takes a backseat as politics festers in Santiniketan where Visva Bharati University vice-chancellor Bidyut Chakrabarty is considered by many as the Intruder.