Established by Rabindranath Tagore in 1921, the Visva-Bharati University, located at Santiniketan, West Bengal in India is a central university and an institution of national importance. Rabindranath Tagore Rabindranath Tagore (Bangla: রবীনà§à¦¦à§à¦°à¦¨à¦¾à¦¥ ঠাকà§à¦°, Robindronath Å¢hakur) (May 7, 1861 - August 7, 1941) (in the Bangla Calendar, 25 Baishakh, 1268 - 22 Srabon, 1348), also called Gurudev, was a Bengali poet, Brahmo philosopher and nationalist who was awarded the Nobel Prize for literature in 1913, becoming the first Asian to win... 1921 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... West Bengal (পশà§à¦šà¦¿à¦® বঙà§à¦—, PosÌcim Bôngo) is a state in the eastern region of India. ...
It was made famous by Nobel Laureate Rabindranath Tagore, whose vision became what is now a university town (Visva-Bharati University) that attracts thousands of visitors each year.
Gurudev started Patha Bhavana, the school of his ideals, the central premise being that learning in a natural environment would be more enjoyable and fruitful rather than a chore.
Although Visva-Bharati University continues to play an active role, Santiniketan has become a haven for the nouveau riche of India.
He currently serves as one of Harvard University's eighteen elite university professors who are technically not members of any academic department and therefore report directly to the University's president.
Sen was born in Santiniketan, West Bengal, the University town established by the poet Rabindranath Tagore, another Indian Nobel Prize winner.
He has taught economics at University of Calcutta, Jadavpur University, Delhi, Oxford, London School of Economics, Harvard and was Master of Trinity College, Cambridge, between 1997 and 2004.
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