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Visva Bharati University issues showcause notice to its faculty chief for alleged code of conduct violation The university authorities, through the notice issued on December 19, accused Bhattacharyya, president of Visva Bharati University Faculty Association (VBUFA), of interacting with media without the approval of the university authorities. Updated: December 24, 2020 12:14:32 pm Between December 9 and 18, authorities have come across reports in the print and digital media about internal discussions which was shared allegedly by Bhattacharyya. (Photo via VBU website) Visva Bharati University (VBU) has issued a show cause notice to the president of its faculty association, Sudipta Bhattacharyya, for allegedly violating the varsity’s code of conduct by reaching out to the media with internal correspondence. ....
No Poush Mela This Year, Bengal Govt Okays Cultural Fest to Keep Tagore s Spirit Alive The three-day winter festival in Shantiniketan is closely associated with Tagore s legacy and generates income for traders, craftspeople and folk artistes. File image of the Poush Mela in Shantiniketan in an earlier year. Photo: Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 3.0) Kolkata: The Visva Bharati University authorities’ decision to scrap the 125-year-old Poush Mela festival in Shantiniketan in view of the pandemic this year â while political gatherings and rallies continue in the same town â has invited reactions ranging from petitions to parallel festivals. Poush (also spelled ‘Pous’) Mela is the annual winter fair that takes place in December at Shantiniketan, transforming the town of Bolpur into a hub of cultural and commercial exchange for a brief time. ....
Mainstream Mainstream, VOL LIX No 1, New Delhi, December 19, 2020 Rabindranath Tagore’s Work and Vision under Peril: Need to Preserve and Protect Visva - Bharati | Aurobindo Ghose Saturday 19 December 2020, by Aurobindo Ghose In 1940, a year before he died, Rabindranath Tagore placed a letter in Mahatma Gandhi’s hand. The letter said: Visva-Bharati is like a vessel which is carrying the cargo of my life’s best treasure, and I hope it may claim special care from my countrymen for its preservation”. A century after being founded in 1921, Tagore’s life’s treasure - the Visva-Bharati University - may now be in peril. Far from being preserved, that vessel - which will have its centenary celebration this December - is rocking. ....