Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], December 24 (ANI): The Visva-Bharati University should not be dragged into a political controversy, said West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar on Thursday.
PM Modi addresses the centenary celebrations of Visva-Bharati University.
New Delhi:
Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses the centenary celebrations of Visva-Bharati University in Santiniketan, West Bengal through video conferencing.
The Governor of West Bengal and Union Education Minister were also participate in the event.
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Founded by Gurudev Rabindranath Tagore in 1921, Visva-Bharati is also the oldest Central University in the country. In May 1951, Visva-Bharati was declared to be a Central University and an Institution of National Importance by an Act of Parliament.
The University followed the pedagogy devised by Gurudev Tagore, though gradually it evolved in the format in which modern Universities developed elsewhere. The Prime Minister is the Chancellor of the University, a Prime Minister s Office (PMO) release stated.
New Delhi [India], December 24 (ANI): Visva-Bharati University presented a strong image of Indian nationalist sentiment during Independence with the guidance of Rabindranath Tagore, said Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday.
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Gurudev Rabindranath Tagore s vision is the essence of Atmanirbhar Bharat mission of his government for empowerment of India and the world, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Thursday, as he took forward his outreach to premier educational institutions.
Addressing a function to mark the centenary celebrations of Visva-Bharati, the country s oldest Central University, he extolled the pivotal role it played in India s freedom movement and in furthering the cause of universal brotherhood.
Visva-Bharati was declared a Central University and an Institution of National Importance by an Act of Parliament in 1951. Gurudev s vision for Visva-Bharati is the essence of Atmanirbhar Bharat. Atmanirbhar Bharat is the path to India s development for the development of the world. It s a campaign for India s empowerment and prosperity, and through it, the prosperity of the word, he told the gathering through video-conferencing from New Delhi.
Tagore s vision essence of Atmanirbhar Bharat initiative: PM Modi at Visva-Bharati University centenary celebrations
Modi said Tagore and the institution he founded not only strengthened the spirit of nationalism but also promoted inclusiveness that strengthened vishva bandhutva .
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi. (Photo | PTI)
SANTINEKATAN: Gurudev Rabindranath Tagore s vision is the essence of Atmanirbhar Bharat mission of his government for empowerment of India and the world, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Thursday, as he took forward his outreach to premier educational institutions.
Addressing a function to mark the centenary celebrations of Visva-Bharati, the country s oldest Central University, he extolled the pivotal role it played in India s freedom movement and in furthering the cause of universal brotherhood.