External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Sunday expressed his happiness over the conferment of UNESCO's World Heritage status on Santiniketan, the abode of Rabindranath Tagore in the Burbhum district of West Bengal.
There was an air of celebration and unbridled joy around Visva Bharati University in the Birbhum district of West Bengal after Santiniketan, where Rabindranath Tagore spent a significant part of his life, was inscribed in UNESCO's World Heritage List.
"Glad and proud that our Santiniketan, the town of Gurudev Rabindranath Tagore, is now finally included in UNESCO's World Heritage List. Biswa Bangla's pride, Santiniketan was nurtured by the poet and has been supported by people of Bengal over the generations," Mamata Banerjee said.
Taking to X, PM Modi said, “Delighted that Santiniketan, an embodiment of Gurudev Rabindranath Tagore's vision and India's rich cultural heritage, has been inscribed on the @UNESCO World Heritage List. This is a proud moment for all Indians.”
Stating that the relationship between New Delhi and Buenos Aires is very “solid and firm”, Argentina President Alberto Fernandez said that the ties between the two countries are growing subsequently including in the area of defence.
“I am pledging in the name of Rabindranath Tagore and in the name of Swami Vivekananda that I will fight this till the last moment. Ten crores of brothers and sisters are with me. They want campuses and the education system to be free of corruption,” the West Bengal Governor said in a video
Rabindranath Tagore's literary works have left a profound impact on Indian cinema, and several renowned filmmakers have been inspired by his writings. On the occasion of Tagore's death anniversary on August 7, here is a list of iconic film adaptations of his works that you should not miss.
Actor Anupam Kher, on Friday, announced his new project in which he will be seen portraying the role of the poet, philosopher, essayist, Rabindranath Tagore.
United Kingdom's Minister for International Trade Nigel Huddleston, who is in India for UK-India trade and especially the FTA between the two nations, visited Jorasanko Thakurbari in Kolkata and paid floral tributes to Rabindranath Tagore and said that it's been a "real honour" to be here an
In this regard, he took to Twitter and said, "Great news for India on the Jayanti of Gurudev Rabindranath Tagore Santiniketan, West Bengal has been recommended for inscription to the World Heritage List by ICOMOS, the advisory body to UNESCO World Heritage Centre".
Assam Governor Gulab Chand Kataria attended the 162nd birth anniversary celebrations of Rabindranath Tagore in Guwahati and commemorated it as Rabindra Jayanti.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday said that the Land Ports Authority of India (LPAI) has played a crucial role in furthering India's cultural and trade relations with all the South Asian countries.