Publishing Department

Visva-Bharati Granthana Vibhaga was established by Rabindranath Tagore in 1923 to look after the publication of the Poet’s works. It is a unique Institution for many reasons. Tagore’s literary works and creative writings, especially his poetry, songs, short stories, novels, dance-dramas, letters and travelogues, gained tremendous popularity not only in Bengal but also throughout the nation and the world after he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1913. Over the years its scope has expanded and it is, today, a full-fledged publication house. Visva-Bharati Granthana Vibhaga publishes authoritative editions of Rabindranath’s writings.

The principal activity of the publishing department is mainly publication of Tagore’s title and Tagoreana in particular. The number of titles directly related to Tagore are nearly 400 out of the total titles numbering 750. The sole responsibility of the publishing department to keep all the Tagore’s titles ready in prints at any point of time.

The major activities of Granthana Vibhaga are :

1.Publication of mostly Tagore’s works, including reprints and new title

2. Translation of Tagore’s works in various languages.

3.Outreach of Tagore’s ideas through his books.