A fresh controversy has erupted over putting up certain plaques at Visva Bharati University to mark the UNESCO’s heritage status to the Central university. The plaque, which has come up at several places in the University, has the name of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Vice-Chancellor Bidyut Chakrabarty, but does not have any mention of Rabindranath Tagore, who founded Visva Bharati university.
The development has triggered criticism not only from a section of faculty members but also from leaders of the Trinamool Congress leadership. The plaques on white marble which says UNESCO Inscribed “World Heritage Site” and has the name of Mr. Modi as ‘Acharya ( Chancellor)’ and Mr. Chakrabarty as ‘Upacharya (Vice-Chancellor)’.
