The decision to add Santiniketan to the distinguished list was made during the World Heritage Committee's 45th session, which took place in Saudi Arabia.
The Calcutta High Court directed the administration of Rabindra Bharati University and the West Bengal government to protect the heritage building from being tampered.
Though Mamata Banerjee was present at the event and was sitting on the stage when the award was presented, she did not receive the award herself. The award was received by state education minister Bratya Basu on the CM's behalf.
Victoria Ocampo, who had idolised Tagore after reading the French translation of 'Gitanjali', is said to have taken care of him when he fell ill during his Bueno Aires visit in 1924.
in 1942, Jana Gana Mana was played as Free-India Centre's National Anthem in presence of Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose in Germany by the Radio Symphony Orchestra of Hamburg.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah rubbished the allegations levelled by Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury and stated that he did not sit on Rabindranath Tagore's chair
Speaking on the historic occasion, Prime Minister Modi said that it was a matter of pride for every Indian that Vishva Bharati University completed 100 years.