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{{Short description|Public university in West Bengal, India}}
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{{Infobox university
| name = Visva-Bharati
| native_name =
| native_name_lang =
| image = Biswabharati logo.svg
| image_upright = .7
| motto = {{lang|sa|Yatra Visvam Bhavatyekanidam}} {{small|([[Sanskrit]])}}
| mottoeng = Where the world makes a home in a single nest
| established = {{Start date and age|df=yes|br=yes|1921|12|23}}
| founder = [[Rabindranath Tagore]]
| type = {{hlist|[[Public university|Public]] [[Central University (India)|central university]]|[[Institute of National Importance]]}}
| chancellor = [[Prime Minister of India]]
| head_label = [[Visitor]]
| head = [[President of India]]
| rector = [[Governor of West Bengal]]
| accreditation = [[National Assessment and Accreditation Council|NAAC]] Accredited with Grade "B+"
| vice_chancellor = [[:de:Bidyut Chakrabarty|Prof. Bidyut Chakrabarty]]<ref>{{cite news |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/delhi/bidyut-chakrabarty-takes-over-as-vc-of-visva-bharati-university/articleshow/66562972.cms |title=Bidyut Chakrabarty takes over as VC of Visva Bharati University|date= 10 November 2018 |access-date=16 January 2019 |newspaper= The Times of India | location=India}}</ref>
| budget = {{INRConvert|308.505|c}}<br />{{small|([[Fiscal year|FY]]2021–22 est.)}}<ref name=nirf_stud/>
| academic_staff = 466 ({{small|2023}})<ref name=nirf_stud/>
| students = 9,683 ({{small|2023}})<ref name=nirf_stud>{{cite web |title=NIRF 2023 |url=https://visvabharati.ac.in/file/Visva%20Bharati20230110-(1).pdf |publisher=Visva Bharati}}</ref>
| undergrad = 4,411 ({{small|2023}})<ref name=nirf_stud/>
| postgrad = 3,902 ({{small|2023}})<ref name=nirf_stud/>
| doctoral = 1,370 ({{small|2023}})<ref name=nirf_stud/>
| city = [[Shantiniketan]]
| state = [[West Bengal]]
| country = India
| coordinates = {{coord|23|40|44|N|87|40|25|E|region:IN-WB_type:edu|display=inline, title}}
| campus = [[College town|Remote Town]]<br />{{Convert|1128.895|acre|ha}}
| academic_affiliations = {{hlist|[[University Grants Commission (India)|UGC]]|[[Indian Council of Agricultural Research|ICAR]]|[[Association of Indian Universities|AIU]]|[[ICSSR]]|[[Association of Commonwealth Universities|ACU]]<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.acu.ac.uk/membership/acu-members/asia |title=Association of Commonwealth Universities Membars-Asia |access-date=16 January 2019}}</ref>}}
| free_label = Newspaper
| free = ''The Visva-Bharati News''
| website = {{Official URL}}
| logo =
|}}

'''Visva-Bharati''' ({{IPA-bn|biʃːɔbʱaroti|lang}}) is a [[Public university|public]] [[Central University (India)|central university]] and an [[Institute of National Importance]] located in [[Shantiniketan]], [[West Bengal]], India. It was founded by [[Rabindranath Tagore]] who called it ''Visva-Bharati'', which means the communion of the world with India. Until independence it was a college. Soon after independence, the institution was given the status of a central university in 1951 by an act of the Parliament.

==Overview==
''[[The Hindu]]'' writes, "Santiniketan in many ways is still quite different compared to other universities in the country. Located at [[Bolpur]] in Birbhum district of West Bengal, the university still has the rural trappings that Tagore dreamt of. The classes are still held in the open under the shade of huge mango trees and students and tutors alike still travel by cycles to keep pollution at bay. The old buildings, even those that were made up of mud walls and thatched roofs, are still intact and find a place within the main campus. While some are preserved for historical value, others are functional in all aspects. While for tourists the place could only be place for sight-seeing, the studious and the academically-inclined can easily feel the scholastic vibrations. Many, especially the Bengalis, have deep reverence for the place and take the visit as a pilgrimage to pay their respects to Tagore. Almost every festival, be it the local ‘ Poush mela' or the more universal ‘Raksha Bandhan' or ‘Holi,' is celebrated in its originality by the students, locals and staff on the campus... Tagore visualised it as a ‘seat of learning', and his vision was taken forward by Gandhiji and Jawaharlal Nehru. Both played a stellar role in its becoming a Central University in 1951."<ref>{{cite news | url = https://www.thehindu.com/features/education/college-and-university/tagores-vision-of-an-institution/article2987625.ece| title = Tagore's Vision of an Institution |work= Colleges |first=Sumit| last= Bhattacharjee| publisher = The Hindu, 26 March 2012 |access-date =11 September 2019| date = 26 March 2012 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |date=9 February 2022 |title=Visva-Bharati : কেন বন্ধ হতে বসেছিল Visva-Bharati? গান্ধীজির সাহায্যে কিভাবে সঙ্কট দূর করেছিলেন কবিগুরু? |work=The Bengali Chronicle |url=https://thebengalichronicle.com/why-was-visva-bharati-university-close/ |access-date=10 August 2022 |lang=bn}}</ref>
[[File:Visva-Bharati University 1971 stamp of India.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.1|A 1971 stamp dedicated to the 50th anniversary of Visva-Bharati University, featuring [[Rabindranath Tagore]] and university building.]]
[[File:Santiniketan Prayer Hall.jpg|right|thumb|''Upasana Griha'' (prayer hall) in [[Santiniketan]], built by [[Debendranath Tagore]] in 1863.]]

==Campus==
Visva-Bharati University is located about {{cvt|170|km}} by road from [[Kolkata]] in the twin towns of Santiniketan and Sriniketan, in the district of [[Birbhum district|Birbhum, West Bengal]]. The nearest railway station is [[Bolpur Shantiniketan railway station|Bolpur (Santiniketan)]] on the Eastern Railway, the domestic air terminal is [[Kazi Nazrul Islam Airport]], Durgapur and the international air terminal is [[Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport]], Kolkata. The institute's buildings and departments are scattered among the two towns.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Santiniketan|url=https://www.visvabharati.ac.in/Santiniketan.html|access-date=27 November 2020|website=www.visvabharati.ac.in}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Sriniketan|url=http://www.visvabharati.ac.in/Sriniketan.html|access-date=27 November 2020|website=www.visvabharati.ac.in}}</ref>

The twin towns of Santiniketan and Sriniketan are surrounded by [[Bolpur]] to the north, Kheya to the south, [[Surul]] to the east and [[Prantik]] to the west. The towns and the university are not far from the river Kopai which flows to the south.

===Satellite campus===
In 2018 at a cultural program in Indonesia, former officiating VC Sabuj Kali Sen in her tenure told to former [[Ministry of Education (India)|MHRD]] Shri, [[Ramesh Pokhriyal]] Tagore’s connection with Ramgarh. He was immediately interested. On 8 July 2020 he Official announced to build the new campus at [[Ramgarh, Uttarakhand|Ramgarh]] in [[Nainital district]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Jha |first=Prashant |date=9 July 2020 |title=Rabindranath Tagore's Nainital retreat to house Visva Bharati's second campus: Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank |work=[[The Times of India]] 12:12 IST |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/dehradun/tagores-nainital-retreat-to-house-visva-bharatis-second-campus-pokhriyal/articleshow/76860803.cms |access-date=9 July 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200710141137/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/dehradun/tagores-nainital-retreat-to-house-visva-bharatis-second-campus-pokhriyal/articleshow/76860803.cms |archive-date=10 July 2020}}</ref> She recalled, The University later responded to his suggestion and prepared the proposal.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Chakraborty |first=Snehamoy |date=8 October 2021 |title=V-B gears up to set up first satellite campus in Uttarakhand's Ramgarh |work=[[The Telegraph (India)]] 02:11 AM |url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/west-bengal/visva-bharati-geares-up-to-set-up-first-satellite-campus-in-uttarakhand/cid/1833848 |access-date=8 October 2021}}</ref> The Uttarakhand government has handed over 45 acres of land to the university free of cost to set up a campus. The university is keen to start five schools of studies at its first satellite centre in Nainital's Ramgarh from July 2022, Until the campus is ready, the university will function from a temporary campus. Ramgarh was one of Tagore's favourite holiday destinations, where he purchased a bungalow on a hilltop. Around 10 acres, on which the bungalow stands, is also likely to be given to the university, which plans to turn it into a museum to showcase Tagore's work. the centre would begin functioning with around 650 students in five schools of studies: language, art & culture, Himalayan studies, social science and public policy & good governance. "All the schools would be multi-disciplinary,"<ref>{{Cite news |last1=Gohain |first1=Manash Pratim |last2=Boral |first2=Someswar |date=8 January 2022 |title=Visva-Bharati University gets Uttarakhand land for satellite campus |work=[[The Times of India]] 06:34 IST |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/visva-bharati-university-gets-uttarakhand-land-for-satellite-campus/articleshow/88766916.cms |url-status=live |access-date=8 January 2022}}</ref>

==Organisation and administration==
===Governance===
The high officials of the university include the ''paridarshaka'' (visitor), ''pradhana'' (rector), ''acharya'' ([[Chancellor (education)|chancellor]]), and the ''upacharya'' ([[Chancellor (education)|vice-chancellor]]). The paridarshaka of this university is the [[president of India]], the pradhana is the [[governor of West Bengal]] while the acharya is the [[Prime Minister of India|prime minister]]. The ''samsad'' or University Court is the supreme authority of the University and has the power to review the acts of the ''Karma Samity'' (Executive Council) and the ''Siksha Samity'' (Academic Council). The Executive Council is the highest executive body of the University. The Academic Council is the highest academic body of the University and is responsible for the maintenance of standards of instruction, education and examination within the university. It has the right to advise the Executive Council on all academic matters. The university is run by its ''Karma Samity'' (Executive Council) which is chaired by the acharya. The institutes and departments are located in both Santiniketan and Sriniketan.<ref>{{Cite journal|date=9 May 1951|title=Visva-Bharati Act, 1951|url=http://indiacode.nic.in/handle/123456789/1652}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="background:#ffc; color:black"
|+ class="nowrap" style="background:#fcc;"| List of All Vice-Chancellors
|-
!scope="col"| No.
!scope="col"| Name
|-
| 1.
| [[Rathindranath Tagore]]
|-
|2.
|[[Kshitimohan Sen]]
|-
|3.
|[[Probodhchandra Bagchi]]
|-
|4.
|[[Indira Devi Chaudhurani|Indiradebi Chaudhurani]]
|-
|5.
|[[Satyendra Nath Bose|Satyendranath Bose]]
|-
|6.
|Kshitishchandra Choudhuri
|-
|7.
|Sudhiranjan Das
|-
|8.
|Kalidas Bhattacharya
|-
|9.
|Pratulchandra Gupta
|-
|10.
|Surajit Chandra Sinha
|-
|11.
|[[Amlan Datta|Amlan Dutta]]
|-
|12.
|Nemaisadhan Basu
|-
|13.
|Ashin Dasgupta
|-
|14.
|Sabyasachi Bhattacharya
|-
|15.
|Dilipkumar Sinha
|-
|16.
|Sujitkumar Basu
|-
|17.
|[[Rajat Kanta Ray]]
|-
|18.
|[[Sushanta Dattagupta]]
|-
|19.
|[[Bidyut Chakrabarty]] (Present)
|-
|}

===Institutes and centres===
The university is divided into institutes, centres, departments and schools. The respective departments are included in the institutes. The university's programmes dealing with its rich cultural heritage, as well as art and dance education, are funded by the Department of Science and Technology (DST), Government of India.
[[File:Kala Bhavan, Santiniketan.jpg|thumb|[[Kala Bhavan]], Santiniketan]]

*[[Kala Bhavana]] (Institute of Fine Arts)
*[[Sangit Bhavana]] (Institute of Dance, Drama & Music)
*[[Cheena Bhavana]] (Institute of Chinese Language and Culture)
*[[Palli Samgathana Vibhaga]] (Institute of Rural Reconstruction)
* Rabindra Bhavana (Institute of Tagore Studies and Research) was founded, immediately after the poet's death, in July 1942. It is the focal point of the university. It has among its treasures a major part of Tagore's manuscripts, correspondences, paintings and sketches. It houses a museum, archives, library, audio-visual unit and preservation unit. The museum in the Vichitra building is open to the public at specified hours and is being expanded continually.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.visvabharati.ac.in/RabindraBhavana.html | title = Rabindra Bhavana| publisher = Visva Bharati |access-date =23 August 2019}}</ref>
*Hindi Bhavana - The foundation stone was laid by [[Charles Freer Andrews|C.F. Andrews]] and [[Kshitimohan Sen]] and the tireless endeavour of [[Banarsidas Chaturvedi|Pandit Banarasidas Chaturvedi]] bore fruit with the completion of the Hindi-Bhavana building on 31 January 1939.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.visvabharati.ac.in/file/English-Chapter-I.pdf| title = From Bharmacharyashrama to Visva-Bharati: A Chronicle of Metamorphosis of a Tiny School into an Internationally-Acclaimed Centre of Learning|work= Chapter I, page 2| publisher = Visva Bharati |access-date =23 August 2019}}</ref> Hindi Bhavana was inaugurated by [[Jawaharlal Nehru]] in February 1939.<ref>{{cite book | url =https://books.google.com/books?id=Gr8kvZ-S258C&q=Hindi+Bhavana+Santiniketan&pg=PT338 | title = Rabindranath Tagre – An Interpretation by Sabyasachi Bhattacharya | publisher = Penguin Books |access-date =23 August 2019| isbn = 9788184755398 | date = 24 May 2017 }}</ref>[[Hazari Prasad Dwivedi]] helped in founding the Hindi Bhavana and was its head for many years.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.visvabharati.ac.in/HazariprasadDwivedi.html| title = Hazariprasad Dwivedi (1907-1979) | publisher = Visva Bharati |access-date =20 August 2019}}</ref>
* Nippon Bhavana was formally inaugurated by [[Kocheril R. Narayanan|K.R.Narayanan]], then vice-president of India, on 3 February 1994.<ref>{{cite book | url = https://books.google.com/books?id=hWUAbOHgjbUC&q=nippon+bhavana&pg=PA273| title = Japanese Studies: Changing Global Profile|work = page 273| publisher = Northern Books / Google |access-date = 9 September 2019| isbn = 9788172112905| year = 2010}}</ref> A 2-year certificate course and a 1-year diploma course were started in 1954. It was the first university in India to start Japanese language courses in India. In the initial stages Japanese Buddhism and language were taught in the department.<ref>{{cite book | url = https://books.google.com/books?id=hWUAbOHgjbUC&q=Japanese+studies+at+Santiniketan&pg=PA259| title = Japanese Studies: Changing Global Profile|work= page 261| publisher = Northern Books/ Google |access-date =9 September 2019| isbn = 9788172112905| year = 2010}}</ref> As of 2019, the Department of Japanese Studies which is under Bhasha-Bhavana is housed at Nippon Bhavana. It has a library of its own consisting of books, mostly in Japanese, but also in English and other languages. The aim of the Bhavana is to build up a research centre.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.visvabharati.ac.in/NipponBhavana.html| title = Nippon Bhavana | publisher = Visva Bharati |access-date =9 September 2019}}</ref>
*Bangladesh Bhavana was inaugurated jointly by [[Narendra Modi]], Prime Minister of India, and [[Sheikh Hasina]], Prime Minister of Bangladesh, on 25 May 2018. Funded by the Bangladesh government, it has a 450-seat auditorium, the largest in the university. Housing a museum and a library, it is divided into four zones – Zone I : Undivided Bengal, Zone II: Chronicled phases of the language movement, Zone III: Bangladesh Liberation War and Zone IV: Rabindranath Tagore’s life in Bangladesh.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://bdnews24.com/bangladesh/2018/05/25/hasina-modi-open-bangladesh-bhavan-in-kolkata| title = Hasina, Modi open Bangladesh Bhavana at Visva-Bharati University in West Bengal | publisher = bdnews24.com, 25 May 2018 |access-date =22 August 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url = https://currentaffairs.gktoday.in/bangladesh-bhavan-inaugurated-vishwa-bharti-university-santiniketan-05201855653.html| title = Bangladesh Bhavana inaugurated at Viswa Bharati at Santiniketan | publisher = GKToday, 26 May 2015 |access-date =22 August 2019| date = 26 May 2018 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.readersbuzz.com/bangladesh-bhavana-a-symbol-of-cultural-ties/| title = Bangladesh Bhavana a symbol of cultural ties| publisher = Readers Buzz |access-date =22 August 2019}}</ref>
*Siksha Bhavana (Institute of Science) comprises eleven constituents: ten departments (biotechnology, botany, chemistry, computer & system sciences, environmental studies, integrated science education & research, mathematics, physics, statistics and zoology) and one centre (Mathematics Education) where both teaching and research programmes are running leading to award of B.Sc.(Hons.), M.Sc., Integrated M.Sc. and Ph.D. degrees.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.visvabharati.ac.in/SikshaBhavana.html| title = Siksha Bhavana | publisher = Visva Bharati |access-date = 3 September 2019}}</ref> It offers B.Sc. (Hons) and M.Sc, courses.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.visvabharati.ac.in/BSC.html| title = B.Sc. Hons – 3 years |work = Siksha Bhavana | publisher = Visva Bharati |access-date = 3 September 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.visvabharati.ac.in/MSC.html| title = M.Sc. – 2 years|work = Siksha Bhavana | publisher = Visva Bharati |access-date = 3 September 2019}}</ref>
*Vidya Bhavana (Institute of Humanities and Social Sciences) is the keystone of Tagore's concept of Visva-Bharati as a Centre of Indian Culture. It conducts under-graduate and post-graduate courses and has research facilities. It offers courses in Ancient Indian history, culture and archaeology, medieval & modern history, comparative religion, philosophy and economics & politics. It houses the centre for journalism and mass communication. A one-year integrated course on Indian culture and civilisation is offered to foreign students. It has a well-equipped Archaeological Museum.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.visvabharati.ac.in/VidyaBhavana.html| title = Vidya Bhavana | publisher = Visva Bharati |access-date =23 August 2019}}</ref> Vidya Bhavana offers certificate courses in Arabic, Assamese, Bengali, Chinese, French, German, Hindi, Italian, Japanese, Marathi, Odiya, Pali, Persian, Russian, Sanskrit, Santali, Tamil, Tibetan and Urdu.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.visvabharati.ac.in/fromVidyaBhavana.html| title = Vidya Bhavana| publisher = Visva Bharati |access-date =20 August 2019}}</ref>
*Centre for Modern European Languages, Literature and Culture Studies was established in 2014 to promote an understanding of European civilisation and its diverse impact on the world. It offers certificate, diploma and undergraduate courses in French, German, Italian and Russian, and offers scope for post-graduate studies and research.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.visvabharati.ac.in/CMELLCS.html| title = Centre for Modern European Languages, Literature and Culture Studies| publisher = Visva Bharati |access-date =23 August 2019}}</ref>
*Bhasa Bhavana (Institute of Languages, Literature and Culture) houses English, Indian language departments (Bengali, Hindi, Marathi, Odia, Sanskrit) and foreign language departments (Chinese, Japanese, Indo-Tibetan, Arabic, Persian). There are undergraduate and post graduate courses.<ref>{{cite web | url =https://visvabharati.ac.in/BhashaBhavan.html | title = Bhasa Bhavana | publisher = Visva Bharati |access-date = 23 August 2019}}</ref>
*Vinaya Bhavana (Institute of Education) was established in 1948 for training in art and craft and music and subsequently developed as a full-fledged Teachers Training College in 1951. It offers courses in education and physical education.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.visvabharati.ac.in/VinayaBhavana.html| title = Vinaya Bhavana| publisher = Visva Bharati|access-date = 22 August 2019}}</ref>
*Palli Siksha Bhavana (Institute of Agricultural Science) at [[Sriniketan]] imparts education in Agricultural Sciences. It offers four-years (eight semesters) B Sc (Ag) Honours course and two-years M Sc (Ag) courses in agronomy, plant protection, agricultural extension, soil science & agricultural chemistry and horticulture. There are facilities for research leading to Ph D degree. It is also engaged in extension activities. It was established on 1 September 1963 as Palli- Siksha Sadana and renamed as Palli Siksha Bhavana in 1983.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.visvabharati.ac.in/PalliSikshaBhavana.html| title = Palli Siksha Bhabana| publisher = Visva Bharati |access-date = 9 September 2019}}</ref>

==Academics==
===Rankings===
{{Infobox university rankings
| USNWR_W = =756 | USNWR_W_year = 2021 | USNWR_W_ref = <ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.usnews.com/education/best-global-universities/rankings|title=Best Global Universities Rankings (2021)|work=U.S. News Education|access-date=20 December 2020|language=en}}</ref>
| CWUR_W = 1134 | CWUR_W_year = 2020-21 | CWUR_W_ref =<ref>{{cite web|url=https://cwur.org/2020-21.php|title=World University Rankings 2020-2021|access-date=20 December 2020|work=Center for World University Rankingsg}}</ref>
}}

{{Infobox India university ranking
| NIRF_U_2022 = 98
| NIRF_U_2021 = 64
| NIRF_U_2020 = 50
| NIRF_U_2019 = 37
| NIRF_U_2018 = 31
| NIRF_U_2017 = 19
| NIRF_U_2016 = 11

}}

The [[National Institutional Ranking Framework]] (NIRF) ranked Visva-Bharati 69th overall in India<ref name=Rankings_NIRF_O_2020/> and 50th among universities in India.<ref name=Rankings_NIRF_U_2020/> According to Best Global Universities 2020 ranking produced by [[U.S. News & World Report Best Global University Ranking|U.S. News & World Report]], Visva- Bharati ranked 4th among Indian universities.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.usnews.com/education/best-global-universities/search?region=&country=india&subject=&name=|title=Best Global Universities, 2020 by ''U.S. News & World Report''}}</ref>
[[File:Visva-Bharati Central Library.jpg|thumb|210px|Visva-Bharati Central Library]]
[[File:Poush Mela Bazaar 2012.jpg|thumb|220px|Poush Mela Bazaar, 2012]]

== Controversy ==
The university terminated the services of the Professor of Economics, Sudipta Bhattacharya, for allegedly supporting the student protests against the Vice Chancellor Bidyut Chakraborty's undemocratic action and attempts of [[saffronisation]] of the university. The university, however, claimed that the removal of the professor was to prevent damaging the academic environment of the university. 261 academics came out in support of Prof. Bhattacharya, including [[Noam Chomsky]], [[Prabhat Patnaik]], [[Utsa Patnaik]], [[Amiya Kumar Bagchi]], etc. <ref>{{Cite news |title=Visva-Bharati Irks Students, Staff by Terming Agitation Against V-C a 'Brazen Display of Thuggery' |url=https://thewire.in/education/visva-bharati-irks-students-staff-by-terming-agitation-against-v-c-a-brazen-display-of-thuggery |access-date=15 January 2023 |work=The Wire |date=8 January 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |title='Saga of Vendetta': 261 Academics Write to President Against Visva-Bharati Professor's Sacking |url=https://thewire.in/education/sudipta-bhattacharya-visva-bharati-university-academics |access-date=15 January 2023 |work=The Wire |date=11 January 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |title=Visva Bharati hits back at academics for writing letter to President over sacking of professor |url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/west-bengal/visva-bharati-hits-back-at-academics-for-writing-letter-to-president-droupadi-murmu-over-sacking-of-professor/cid/1909921 |access-date=15 January 2023 |work=The Telegraph |agency=PTI |date=14 January 2023}}</ref>

In April 2022, Sumit Basu, a professor in the Manipuri department of Visva-Bharati’s Sangeet Bhavan found guilty and sent to the jail on charges of racially abusing a student.<ref>{{cite web |title=Visva Bharti University Professor Who Allegedly Racially Abused Student, Arrested |url=https://www.news18.com/news/education-career/visva-bharti-university-professor-who-allegedly-racially-abused-student-arrested-4970161.html |website=News18 |language=en |date=13 April 2022}}</ref>

==Notable alumni and faculties==
{{Main|Notable people associated with Santiniketan|List of Vice-Chancellors of Visva-Bharati University}}

==See also==
* [[Kala Bhavana]]
* [[List of universities in India#West Bengal|List of universities in India]]
* ''[[The Last Harvest: Paintings of Rabindranath Tagore]]''

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