Shantiniketan
Neighbourhood in Bolpur, Birbhum, West Bengal, India / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For the University in Shantiniketan, see Visva-Bharati University.
Shantiniketan is a neighbourhood of Bolpur town in the Bolpur subdivision of Birbhum district in West Bengal, India, approximately 152 km north of Kolkata. It was established by Maharshi Devendranath Tagore, and later expanded by his son, Rabindranath Tagore whose vision became what is now a university town with the creation of Visva-Bharati.[1]
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Shantiniketan
Bolpur | |
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Neighbourhood | |
Coordinates: 23.68°N 87.68°E / 23.68; 87.68 | |
Country | India |
State | West Bengal |
District | Birbhum |
Elevation | 30 m (100 ft) |
Languages | |
• Official | Bengali, English |
Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
PIN | 731204 (Bolpur) 731235 (Santiniketan) 731236 (Sriniketan) |
Telephone/STD code | +91 03463 |
Lok Sabha constituency | Bolpur |
Vidhan Sabha constituency | Bolpur |
Official name | Santiniketan |
Criteria | Cultural: (iv)(vi) |
Reference | 1375 |
Inscription | 2023 (45th Session) |
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It was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List by the World Heritage Committee in 2023.[2]