The 150th Anniversary of Tagore and the Future Revival of Viswa Bharati

On Saturday the Prime Minister Singh announced that a international awards will be given in the name of Tagore also known as the “multi-faceted genius”. This year the international award will be given on the 150th anniversary of the poet, because Tagore was directly responsible for the promotion of the international brotherhood.

The government will choose a jury which will select a citizen (she or he) with outstanding public popularity who has followed the universal ideals which were vigorously defended by Tagore. The first award, probably will be given at the end of the commemoration period. As a part of this anniversary celebration many projects were made to make the event even more accessible to the audience and with the purpose to preserve the works of Tagore for the next generations.

The Government of India promised to revive and to put a lot of the resources into the college of engineering known as Viswa Bharati and also known as the symbol of the Tagore's faith in learning ability.