Started as a school named Patha Bhavana, the ideas and ideology of Rabindranath Tagore has helped it grow into a university. His principle was that learning in a natural environment can be more enjoyable and fruitful. In 1913, after Rabindranath Tagore was awarded with Noble, the school was expanded further and was renamed Vishwa Bharati Unisversity. The university has given to the world leaders like Indira Gandhi, Satyajit Ray and Amartya Sen. There are many institutes under the university, the most famous of them all being the Kala Bhavana (Institute of Fine Arts). The time of any festival is best to visit Vishwa Bharati University, especially Basant Utsav (Holi). Students dressed in white clothes and drenched in all colors, sing and dance and enjoy without inhibitions.
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