Shantiniketan is a neighbourhood in West Bengal, India’s Birbhum district, part of Bolpur town. It is located around 152 km north of Kolkata. Maharshi Devendranath Tagore founded the town, which his son Rabindranath Tagore subsequently added to. Since establishing Visva-Bharati, Shantiniketan has gained a reputation as a university town. It was included on the UNESCO […]
The post Why Is Shantiniketan Important As A World Heritage Site? first appeared on My India.











