Bangladesh Bhavana

The Bangladesh Bhavana is, no doubt, a new feather on the precious crown of Visva-Bharati in recent time, which the University was befitted in 2018. The Hon’ble Prime Ministers of India and People’s Republic of Bangladesh, Shri Narendra Modi and Sheikh Hasina respectively inaugurated the Bhavana before an august audience from both the countries on 25th of May, 2018. Bangladesh Bhavana was constituted as a monument of the bilateral relationship between the neighboring two countries to mark the common history, struggle, language, and culture, ethnicity and obviously on the common emotional attachment of the two nations. Gurudeva Rabindranath Tagore, undoubtedly, has been one of the common inspirations in building up the National entity in the both countries. The Bengali folk of both sides possess a common legacy for thousand years. The then Prime Minister of Bangladesh, Sheikh Hasina expressed her earnest desire to Government of India for establishing this Bhavana while her visit to New Delhi in 2010; and in 2013, the then President of India Shri Pranab Mukherjee announced for the proposal in Dhaka thereafter and urged to set the site at Santiniketan. Santiniketan has been a natural selection for the site of the Bhavana as this ‘abode of peace’ of the bard still causes vibrancy amongst the Bengali psyche on both sides of the divisive political border. The cost of building up the Bhavana was entirely borne by the Govt. of Bangladesh. On the other hand, a land of 28880 sq. ft. was donated by Visva-Bharati with consent to the Govt. of India. The architectural uniqueness of the Bhavana attracts people from home and abroad to the Bhavana.