​Visvabharati

It was Rabindranath Tagore’s idea to build a school along the lines of the ancient system of gurukul, which was a residential school where students lived with their teacher/guru. For this purpose, the ashram set up by his father was converted into an open air school. It rose to prominence when Rabindranath Tagore on receiving the Nobel Prize utilised the money to further expand the school and rename it from Visva-Vidyalay to Visva-Bharati – meaning communion of the world with India.

Within the premises of the Visva-Bharati are the different independent schools and centres of learning such as:
- Kala Bhavan which is dedicated to visual arts and fine arts and includes studying about art, paiting, design, sculpture, and graphics.

- Sangeet Bhavan, dedicated to folk music, vocal music, dance and drama, and specialization in Hindustani classical music, and Rabindrasangeet.
- Similarly the Cheena or China Bhavan as the name suggests is the wing that focuses on the language, culture and tradition of China. On the other hand, the Nippon Bhavan is the wing dedicated to the learning and promotion of Japanese culture.