<p>Santiniketan, the famed place in West Bengal where poet Rabindranath Tagore built Visva-Bharati over a century ago, has been inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List.</p><p>The world body made the announcement in a post on 'X' on Sunday.</p><p>'New inscription on the @UNESCO #WorldHeritage List: Santiniketan, #India. Congratulations!' it posted.</p>.<p>India had been striving for long to get a UNESCO tag for this cultural site located in Birbhum district.</p><p>A few months ago, the landmark site was recommended for inclusion in the UNESCO World Heritage List by international advisory body ICOMOS.</p>
<p>Santiniketan, the famed place in West Bengal where poet Rabindranath Tagore built Visva-Bharati over a century ago, has been inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List.</p><p>The world body made the announcement in a post on 'X' on Sunday.</p><p>'New inscription on the @UNESCO #WorldHeritage List: Santiniketan, #India. Congratulations!' it posted.</p>.<p>India had been striving for long to get a UNESCO tag for this cultural site located in Birbhum district.</p><p>A few months ago, the landmark site was recommended for inclusion in the UNESCO World Heritage List by international advisory body ICOMOS.</p>