About Us Founded by the first non-European Nobel Laureate Rabindranath Th kur popularly known as Tagore in Visva-Bharati was declared to be a central university and an institution of national importance by an nbsp Act of Parliament in The President of India is the Paridarsaka Visitor of the University the Governor of West Bengal is the Pradhana Rector and the Prime Minister of India acts as the Acharya Chancellor The President of India appoints the Upacharya Vice-chancellor of the University In May Visva-Bharati was declared to be a Central University and quot An Institution of National Importance quot by an Act of Parliament It was granted the status of a unitary teaching and residential university The status and function of all the major institutions have been redefined in successive Amendments At Visva Bharati we are committed to providing a holistic education that nurtures the mind body and soul Our educational philosophy is rooted Read More