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Santiniketan Finds A Place On Unesco’s World Heritage List

Santiniketan, West Bengal has been inscribed on UNESCO’s list of World Heritage Sites during the ongoing 45^th session of the UNESCO World Heritage Committee in Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. 

Santiniketan is India’s 41^st UNESCO World Heritage Site. 

Established in 1901 by poet and philosopher Tagore, Santiniketan was a residential school and centre for art based on ancient Indian traditions and a vision of the unity of humanity transcending religious and cultural boundaries.

A ‘world university’ was established at Santiniketan in 1921, recognising the unity of humanity or “Visva Bharati”.

Distinct from the prevailing British colonial architectural orientations of the early 20th century and of European modernism, Santiniketan represents approaches toward pan-Asian modernity, drawing on ancient, medieval and folk traditions from across the region.