PM Modi to address centenary celebrations of Visva-Bharati University today
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address the centenary celebrations of Visva-Bharati University in Santiniketan, West Bengal on December 24 at 11 am through video conferencing.
PM Modi wrote on Twitter, “Looking forward to addressing the centenary celebrations of the iconic #VisvaBharati University, Shantiniketan, among our premium centres of learning which is closely associated with Gurudev Tagore. Do tune in tomorrow, 24th December at 11 AM,”
https://twitter.com/narendramodi/status/1341745937161494529?s=20
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The Governor of West Bengal and Union Education Minister will also participate in the event.
https://twitter.com/narendramodi/status/1341981308902285317?s=20
Founded by Gurudev Rabindranath Tagore in 1921, Visva-Bharati is also 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.
The Prime Minister is the Chancellor of the University.
-PTC News
