Visva-Bharati University to hold Basant Utsav on 11 March, outsiders not allowed
Visva-Bharati University (VBU) has announced that it will hold Basant Utsav on 11 March this year, instead of 14 March, the day of Dol Yatra.
Visva-Bharati University (VBU) has announced that it will hold Basant Utsav on 11 March this year, instead of 14 March, the day of Dol Yatra.
The philosophy and ideology of propagation of education among the rural population, women empowerment, self introspection, self analysis and to achieve the goal of self liberation and divine bliss was the message of the day.
The immediate trigger for the cancellation at Santiniketan ~ where the event is a huge crowd-puller ~ is the Centre’s advisory to avoid an assembly of people in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak.