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Visva Bharati Gets Centre of Excellence for Classical Bengali Language in Santiniketan
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News18•02-10-2026, 12:54
Visva Bharati Gets Centre of Excellence for Classical Bengali Language in Santiniketan
- •The Union Ministry of Education has chosen Visva Bharati as the Centre of Excellence for classical Bengali language study and research.
- •This center will play a significant role in the preservation, research, digitization, and global promotion of classical Bengali language heritage.
- •Initiatives will be taken to digitize and preserve ancient manuscripts, rare books, and historical documents.
- •Special research positions will be created for senior researchers for advanced research on the Bengali language.
- •The center will facilitate translation of important literature into and from Bengali, and promote interdisciplinary research.
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The Union Ministry of Education has chosen Visva Bharati in Santiniketan as the Centre of Excellence for the study and research of the classical Bengali language.
The center will play a crucial role in researching, preserving, digitizing ancient manuscripts and rare books, promoting classical Bengali globally, handling translation work, and encouraging interdisciplinary research.
The Centre approved the establishment of five Centres of Excellence for five classical languages in the country, which are Assamese, Bengali, Marathi, Pali, and Prakrit.
