Santiniketan : Added To The UNESCO World Heritage Sites List
Santiniketan, the home of late Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore, has been added to the UNESCO World Heritage Sites list.
- Santiniketan is located in the state of West Bengal.
- It was established in 1901 by Rabindranath Tagore.
- It was a residential school and centre for art based on ancient Indian traditions.
- In 1921, a ‘world university’ was established at Santiniketan, later recognised as ‘Visva Bharati’.
- Visva-Bharati in Santiniketan is Bengal’s only central university whose chancellor is the Prime Minister.
- It is distinct from the prevailing British colonial architectural orientations of the early 20th century and of European modernism.
- It represents approaches toward pan-Asian modernity, drawing on ancient, medieval and folk traditions from across the region.
UNESCO World Heritage:
- A World Heritage Site (WHS) is a landmark or area with legal protection by an international convention administered by UNESCO under the UNESCO World Heritage Convention, established in 1972.
- These sites are designated by UNESCO for having cultural, historical, scientific or other forms of significance.
