Visva-Bharati University: Drop earlier plaques, put Tagore’s title, Centre tells Visva-Bharati University | India News
KOLKATA: The Centre has requested Visva-Bharati University to take away the sooner plaques that had been put in on its premises to mark the Unesco heritage tag to Santiniketan. The Union ministry of training has additionally despatched an in depth textual content in English and Hindi for the brand new plaque with Rabindranath Tagore‘s title.
As instructed by the ministry, VB has shaped a six-member panel to organize the textual content in Bengali.The new textual content doesn’t point out the names of PM Narendra Modi or the varsity’s former vice-chancellor, Bidyut Chakrabarty.
A supply mentioned the Bengali translation has already been performed and despatched to the ministry.
Visva-Bharati’s interim V-C Sanjoy Kumar Mallick mentioned: “The office of the vice-chancellor hasn’t issued any official statement, yet.”
The textual content despatched by the ministry is in a plaque-like format with Unesco brand on the left, nationwide emblem within the center and VB’s brand on the appropriate.
Part of the textual content reads: “Established in rural West Bengal in 1901 by the great Gurudev Rabindranath Tagore, Santiniketan was a cradle of learning and education firmly rooted in India’s classical traditions, aspiring to a concept of universal humanity… A ‘World University’ was established at Santiniketan in 1921, recognising the unity of humanity or ‘Visva-Bharati.’ What makes it noteworthy is the emphasis on research and scholarship that brings people and cultures together, to further world peace and encourage an exchange of ideas between the East and West. Santiniketan represents a unique approach towards modernity, drawing on ancient, medieval and folk traditions from across the world.”
Santiniketan, Tagore’s ‘abode of peace’ that homes Visva-Bharati, was inscribed as a Unesco ‘World Heritage Site’ on September 17. Following this, the VB authorities put up three marble plaques, which bore the names of Modi and Chakrabarty, the then VC. It triggered a serious row for leaving out Tagore’s title.
As instructed by the ministry, VB has shaped a six-member panel to organize the textual content in Bengali.The new textual content doesn’t point out the names of PM Narendra Modi or the varsity’s former vice-chancellor, Bidyut Chakrabarty.
A supply mentioned the Bengali translation has already been performed and despatched to the ministry.
Visva-Bharati’s interim V-C Sanjoy Kumar Mallick mentioned: “The office of the vice-chancellor hasn’t issued any official statement, yet.”
The textual content despatched by the ministry is in a plaque-like format with Unesco brand on the left, nationwide emblem within the center and VB’s brand on the appropriate.
Part of the textual content reads: “Established in rural West Bengal in 1901 by the great Gurudev Rabindranath Tagore, Santiniketan was a cradle of learning and education firmly rooted in India’s classical traditions, aspiring to a concept of universal humanity… A ‘World University’ was established at Santiniketan in 1921, recognising the unity of humanity or ‘Visva-Bharati.’ What makes it noteworthy is the emphasis on research and scholarship that brings people and cultures together, to further world peace and encourage an exchange of ideas between the East and West. Santiniketan represents a unique approach towards modernity, drawing on ancient, medieval and folk traditions from across the world.”
Santiniketan, Tagore’s ‘abode of peace’ that homes Visva-Bharati, was inscribed as a Unesco ‘World Heritage Site’ on September 17. Following this, the VB authorities put up three marble plaques, which bore the names of Modi and Chakrabarty, the then VC. It triggered a serious row for leaving out Tagore’s title.