Santiniketan-Tagore's University-Scholarship - Help Needed!!!

grzesiek-wroc · Mar 6th, 2008, 23:40

Hi All,

I am trying to be enrolled to the Visva-Bharati Tagore's University, for 'one year causual student for foreigners'.

However I have tryied all options to contact them but it all failed.

They e-mail adress doesn't work, I called them but I could not get trhough since the guy on the phone only spoke bengali, he only said 'vacation time' in english. I cannot find anything on their site about this year enrollment.

Can any one help how to get in touch with them?

http://www.visva-bharati.ac.in

SitaParityaga · Mar 7th, 2008, 10:06

Now here's a website to remember: their only link is to their "privacy policy"

Why this place, grzesiek-wroc? Perhaps you should keep looking for other universities. I believe India has more of them than anywhere else in the world.

nayan · Mar 7th, 2008, 10:17

Sitaparityaga... you need to click on the name vishwa bharati. then it will take you inside the site.
At a casual glance I found a lot of info regarding different courses, admission criteria etc.....
phone numbers were also given.
grzesiek, may be you can call them once more.

It seems they remain closed on tuesdays and wednessdays. So better to call on some other day.

SitaParityaga · Mar 7th, 2008, 10:41

Nayan....thanks for making sense out of that website!

Another case of "operator error"

grzesiek-wroc · Mar 8th, 2008, 00:49

Well, of course I will try to call them again.

I want to study there since I am interested in Tagore writings and everything

I even made a website about him, now only in polish: www.tagore.pl

atala · Mar 18th, 2008, 22:14

I doubt the place has anything to do with Tagore at all, except the name and that he founded it. Judging from impressions during a visit, it is a drab and boring place, run down buildings... But maybe there is a department or other that does something really interesting. yet i think you'd be better off at Kolkata University. But you need to learn Bengali first of all for any of these places. A poetic language by itself, indeed. Good luck...

grzesiek-wroc · Mar 19th, 2008, 15:10

Hi,

Thanks for your insight. Good to know. When have you been there? How long have you stayed there?

I was expecting it to some extant since even during Tagore's life there was already a ruomur that the place doesn't stick to the ideals of Rabindranath.

Maybe it's a good idea for me to visit the place in a first place and see how thing are going.

Anyway thanks for you help.

rgrds,
grzesiek

atala · Mar 19th, 2008, 15:33

just see this photo and you know what I mean (use the back key if page jumps to portraits)

http://www.visva-bharati.ac.in/Alumu...ous_alumni.htm

but here more info

Study Abroad in Kolkata

Did you use the search function of this board yet?

nayan · Mar 19th, 2008, 15:46

atala.... do you mean the shabbiness of the alumni building?
thats intentional I think.
All shantiniketan buildings are built so as to blend with the local rural landscape. this was part of tagores ideals.
from various newspaper reports over the years.... there seems to be a lot of mismanagement at the place.

atala · Mar 19th, 2008, 16:08

That is an interesting perspective on the shabby looks of most everything constructed in India... so that it blends in with the environment

. But as you mention it, I think it is true, and not a bad idea. Considering that it looks quite good, actually. Except I was at the museum which hardly deserved that name.

I heard about the mismanagement too. Anything run be the government tends to go on a downward turn.

ani rch · Mar 31st, 2008, 00:21

@grzesiek
I have done my graduation from the Visva Bharati (the right spelling)university.they have world class department in music dance, drama,sculpture,paintings and different languages like chineses,japanese etc.and comperative literature.Higher studies like M.Sc Ph.D is good in science department too.you did not mention the subject or the course.so i cant help you.if you mention it then i will give you the ph no of that deprtment and the no of head of the department too.you will find it very much interesting to study here.

@Atala

It is not right that there is nothing 'rabindrik' except the rabindranath founded it.I agree now a days there are some students politics problems.but you will find some the best teachers of the country here and some of the best teacher of the world as a visiting professor.more over the atmosphere is not common with any other university.higher studies are good in this university.but as it is a home university the standerds of school is not good here.and most of the buildings are heritage and protected by Archeological survey of India.and the natural beauty ---I can't express in word.soI think you visited the place in hurry or you can't feel the soulof the place.I would like to help you if you come again in shantiniketan.

ani rch · Mar 31st, 2008, 00:35

@ Atala
The buildings are made there like that, so as to blend with the simplicity of the nature in earlier days.Rabindranath thought reading should be inside the nature.so stilldate school children take there class lessons under the tree in a open air class room. we also take it in the same manner.he called it Ashram.so buildings are like theancient guru griha types as mentioned in Veda and puranas

ani rch · Mar 31st, 2008, 00:46

@ Atala
museum was huge but after the noble prize is stolen most of the articles are transfered under lock and key.

Mar 6th, 2008, 23:40	#1
grzesiek-wroc Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Wroclaw, Poland Posts: 5	Santiniketan-Tagore's University-Scholarship - Help Needed!!! Hi All, I am trying to be enrolled to the Visva-Bharati Tagore's University, for 'one year causual student for foreigners'. However I have tryied all options to contact them but it all failed. They e-mail adress doesn't work, I called them but I could not get trhough since the guy on the phone only spoke bengali, he only said 'vacation time' in english. I cannot find anything on their site about this year enrollment. Can any one help how to get in touch with them? http://www.visva-bharati.ac.in

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SitaParityaga member in the forest Join Date: May 2003 Location: California Posts: 903	Now here's a website to remember: their only link is to their "privacy policy" Why this place, grzesiek-wroc? Perhaps you should keep looking for other universities. I believe India has more of them than anywhere else in the world.

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nayan Maha Guru Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: hyderabad/tokyo Posts: 825	Sitaparityaga... you need to click on the name vishwa bharati. then it will take you inside the site. At a casual glance I found a lot of info regarding different courses, admission criteria etc..... phone numbers were also given. grzesiek, may be you can call them once more. It seems they remain closed on tuesdays and wednessdays. So better to call on some other day.

Mar 7th, 2008, 10:41	#4
SitaParityaga member in the forest Join Date: May 2003 Location: California Posts: 903	Nayan....thanks for making sense out of that website! Another case of "operator error"

Mar 8th, 2008, 00:49	#5
grzesiek-wroc Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Wroclaw, Poland Posts: 5	Well, of course I will try to call them again. I want to study there since I am interested in Tagore writings and everything I even made a website about him, now only in polish: www.tagore.pl

Mar 18th, 2008, 22:14	#6
atala Senior Member, 8 yrs in India Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Switzerland, just back from India 2008 Posts: 691	I doubt the place has anything to do with Tagore at all, except the name and that he founded it. Judging from impressions during a visit, it is a drab and boring place, run down buildings... But maybe there is a department or other that does something really interesting. yet i think you'd be better off at Kolkata University. But you need to learn Bengali first of all for any of these places. A poetic language by itself, indeed. Good luck...

Mar 19th, 2008, 15:10	#7
grzesiek-wroc Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Wroclaw, Poland Posts: 5	Hi, Thanks for your insight. Good to know. When have you been there? How long have you stayed there? I was expecting it to some extant since even during Tagore's life there was already a ruomur that the place doesn't stick to the ideals of Rabindranath. Maybe it's a good idea for me to visit the place in a first place and see how thing are going. Anyway thanks for you help. rgrds, grzesiek

Mar 19th, 2008, 15:33	#8
atala Senior Member, 8 yrs in India Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Switzerland, just back from India 2008 Posts: 691	just see this photo and you know what I mean (use the back key if page jumps to portraits) http://www.visva-bharati.ac.in/Alumu...ous_alumni.htm but here more info Study Abroad in Kolkata Did you use the search function of this board yet?

Mar 19th, 2008, 15:46	#9
nayan Maha Guru Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: hyderabad/tokyo Posts: 825	atala.... do you mean the shabbiness of the alumni building? thats intentional I think. All shantiniketan buildings are built so as to blend with the local rural landscape. this was part of tagores ideals. from various newspaper reports over the years.... there seems to be a lot of mismanagement at the place.

Mar 19th, 2008, 16:08	#10
atala Senior Member, 8 yrs in India Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Switzerland, just back from India 2008 Posts: 691	That is an interesting perspective on the shabby looks of most everything constructed in India... so that it blends in with the environment . But as you mention it, I think it is true, and not a bad idea. Considering that it looks quite good, actually. Except I was at the museum which hardly deserved that name. I heard about the mismanagement too. Anything run be the government tends to go on a downward turn.

Mar 31st, 2008, 00:21	#11
ani rch Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: West Bengal Posts: 61	@grzesiek I have done my graduation from the Visva Bharati (the right spelling)university.they have world class department in music dance, drama,sculpture,paintings and different languages like chineses,japanese etc.and comperative literature.Higher studies like M.Sc Ph.D is good in science department too.you did not mention the subject or the course.so i cant help you.if you mention it then i will give you the ph no of that deprtment and the no of head of the department too.you will find it very much interesting to study here. @Atala It is not right that there is nothing 'rabindrik' except the rabindranath founded it.I agree now a days there are some students politics problems.but you will find some the best teachers of the country here and some of the best teacher of the world as a visiting professor.more over the atmosphere is not common with any other university.higher studies are good in this university.but as it is a home university the standerds of school is not good here.and most of the buildings are heritage and protected by Archeological survey of India.and the natural beauty ---I can't express in word.soI think you visited the place in hurry or you can't feel the soulof the place.I would like to help you if you come again in shantiniketan.

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Mar 31st, 2008, 00:35	#12
ani rch Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: West Bengal Posts: 61	@ Atala The buildings are made there like that, so as to blend with the simplicity of the nature in earlier days.Rabindranath thought reading should be inside the nature.so stilldate school children take there class lessons under the tree in a open air class room. we also take it in the same manner.he called it Ashram.so buildings are like theancient guru griha types as mentioned in Veda and puranas

Mar 31st, 2008, 00:46	#13
ani rch Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: West Bengal Posts: 61	@ Atala museum was huge but after the noble prize is stolen most of the articles are transfered under lock and key.