All planned cultural events at the Bangladesh Bhavan on the campus of Visva Bharati University in West Bengal's Shantiniketan have been postponed for an indefinite period because of the continuing unrest in the neighbouring country.
Rajnath calls upon youth to innovate, develop the latest technologies and set up new companies, research establishments and start-ups.
Interestingly, in the 21st century, the publication of two books strongly advocating the need for liberal arts and humanities studies as essential curriculum in university courses, was a crusading call.
PM Modi asserted that Guru Rabindranath Tagore had not envisioned the Visva Bharati University as one of the typical educational institutions.
Founded by Gurudev Rabindranath Tagore in 1921, Visva-Bharati is also the oldest Central University in the country.
Amit Shah, who is on a two-day visit to West Bengal, paid floral tributes to Gurudev Tagore at Rabindra Bhavan in the Visva Bharati University campus.
Trouble erupts in varsity as mob ransacks properties
It was an oblique swipe at the Union HRD and Finance ministries, one that has little or no connection with an occasion that is as solemn as Language Day. It was scarcely the occasion for Prof Bidyut Chakraborty to bare his angst against the Centre’s running of the institution.
This comes amidst the alleged assault on SFI activists by ABVP at Viswa Bharati University; Guv had earlier slammed state over poor law & order
The mela kicks off the 7th day of the month of Poush, which is usually on the last week of December.
