PM Modi will address Visva-Bharati Convocation today
In a tweet the Prime Minister said “Visva-Bharati is a prized centre of learning. It is closely associated with the ideals of the great Gurudev Tagore. Those who have studied there have distinguished themselves in many fields. At 11 AM tomorrow, 19th February, will be speaking at Visva-Bharati’s convocation.”
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address the convocation of Visva-Bharati University today at 11 am via video conferencing.
Governor of West Bengal and Rector of Visva-Bharati, Jagdeep Dhankhar; Union Education Minister Dr Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank and Union MoS for Education Sanjay Dhotre will also be present on the occasion, according to a PIB Press Release.
A total of 2,535 students will receive their degrees during the ceremony which will be held at Shanti Niketan, near Bolpur in West Bengal.
Visva-Bharati was founded by Gurudev Rabindranath Tagore in 1921 and it is the oldest Central University in the country. In May 1951, Visva-Bharati was declared to be a Central University and "an Institution of National Importance" by an Act of Parliament.
In a tweet the Prime Minister said “Visva-Bharati is a prized centre of learning. It is closely associated with the ideals of the great Gurudev Tagore. Those who have studied there have distinguished themselves in many fields. At 11 AM tomorrow, 19th February, will be speaking at Visva-Bharati’s convocation.”
Prime Minister Modi is also the Chancellor of the University.
The University followed the pedagogy devised by Gurudev Tagore, though gradually it evolved in the format in which modern Universities developed elsewhere.
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