Visva-Bharati Facts & Figures at a Glance
Inaugurated
December 23, 1921
Visva-Bharati Seal
Motto
Yatra visvam bhavatyekanidam
(Vedic text)
Where the world makes a home in a single nest.
Founder
Rabindranath Tagore, poet, writer, painter, musician, educationist, nobel laureate
Status
In May 1951 Visva-Bharati was declared to be a central university and an institution of national importance by an act of Parliament. Visva-Bharati has the President of India as the Paridarsaka (Visitor) and the Governor of West Bengal as the Pradhana (Rector). The President of India appoints the Acharya (Chancellor) and the Upacharya (Vice-chancellor) of the University.
