Shantiniketan
Bolpur | |
|---|---|
Neighbourhood | |
 Shantiniketan Griha | |
  Shantiniketan | |
| Coordinates: 23°41′N 87°41′E / 23.68°N 87.68°E | |
| 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) |
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]
- ^ Pearson, WW.: Santiniketan Bolpur School of Rabindranath Tagore, illustrations by Mukul Dey, The Macmillan Company, 1916
- ^ "Santiniketan". UNESCO World Heritage Centre. Archived from the original on 20 September 2023. Retrieved 21 September 2023.