Shantiniketan

Shantiniketan
Bolpur
Neighbourhood
Shantiniketan Griha
Shantiniketan Griha
Shantiniketan is located in West Bengal
Shantiniketan
Shantiniketan
Coordinates: 23°41′N 87°41′E / 23.68°N 87.68°E / 23.68; 87.68
CountryIndia
StateWest Bengal
DistrictBirbhum
Elevation
30 m (100 ft)
Languages
 • OfficialBengali, English
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
731204 (Bolpur)
731235 (Santiniketan)
731236 (Sriniketan)
Telephone/STD code+91 03463
Lok Sabha constituencyBolpur
Vidhan Sabha constituencyBolpur
Official nameSantiniketan
CriteriaCultural: (iv)(vi)
Reference1375
Inscription2023 (45th Session)

Shantiniketan (শান্তিনিকেতন, IPA: [ʃantiniketɔn]) 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] It is also the birthplace of Amartya Sen, an Economist, Philosopher, & Nobel Laureate

It was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List by the World Heritage Committee in 2023.[2]

  1. ^ Pearson, WW.: Santiniketan Bolpur School of Rabindranath Tagore, illustrations by Mukul Dey, The Macmillan Company, 1916
  2. ^ "Santiniketan". UNESCO World Heritage Centre. Archived from the original on 20 September 2023. Retrieved 21 September 2023.