Chinese

About The Department

Visva-Bharati Cheena-Bhavana (Department of Chinese Language and Culture), the oldest department of Chinese studies in this sub-continent was established by Gurudeva Rabindranath Tagore and Prof. Tan Yun-Shan on 14th April 1937 with great ideas of strengthening the age-old culture relation and interfaces between India and China through personal contacts and investigations into the
history of interrelationship between the two countries. The aims and objectives of the Cheena-Bhavana were spelt out as follows:

To conduct research studies in Indian and Chinese Learning.
To promote interchange of Indian and Chinese cultures.
To cultivate friendship and fraternity between the two nations of India and China.
To join and unite the people of India and China.
To promote jointly, universal peace and harmony of humanity.
To help in building up “The Great Unity” of the world.

In recent years Cheena Bhavana has established MOU with Yunnan University, Yunnnna Minzu University, Prking University of China. Under these MOU’s there has been a fruitful exchange of teachers, scholars and students which help in enhancing the educational and cultural understanding between India and China. Besides these, in the last five years many students have been employed as Chinese linguists and translators in government organizations and in many transnational companies.

Photos

Academic Calendar

Achievements

Alumni Association

List of members of Visva-Bharati Alumni Association

Upcoming Seminar

April 2025

International Conference “Marking the End of the Centenary Celebration of Rabindranath Tagore’s Visit to China in 1924” will be organised by the Cheena Bhavana, Visva-Bharati, Santiniketan during April 1-2, 2025.

October 2024

International Conference “Rabindranath Tagore’s Philosophy of Education” Commemorating the Centenary of Rabindranath Tagore’s visit to China will be organised by the Cheena-Bhavana, Visva-Bharati, Santiniketan on October 7th, 2024.

April 2024

International Conference “Commemorating the Centenary of Rabindranath Tagore’s visit to China”
Cheena Bhavana, Visva-Bharati, Santiniketan
April 1-2, 2024.