Santiniketan Listed As World Heritage Site: Rabindranath Tagore’s Home in West Bengal Inscribed on UNESCO World Heritage List
India had been striving for long to get a UNESCO tag for this cultural site located in Birbhum district. A few months ago, the landmark site was recommended for inclusion in the UNESCO World Heritage List by international advisory body ICOMOS.
New Delhi, September 17: Santiniketan, the famed place in West Bengal where poet Rabindranath Tagore built Visva-Bharati over a century ago, has been inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List. The world body made the announcement in a post on 'X' on Sunday. "New inscription on the @UNESCO #WorldHeritage List: Santiniketan, #India. Congratulations!" it posted. Santiniketan Listed as World Heritage Site: Nobel Laureate Rabindranath Tagore's Home in West Bengal Makes It to UNESCO World Heritage List.
India had been striving for long to get a UNESCO tag for this cultural site located in Birbhum district. A few months ago, the landmark site was recommended for inclusion in the UNESCO World Heritage List by international advisory body ICOMOS.
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