Visit of Former Vice Chancellor of Visva Bharati

 

Prof. Bidyut Chakrabarty Visits Sevagram Ashram

On July 19, 2025, Prof. Bidyut Chakrabarty, former Vice Chancellor of Visva-Bharati, Santiniketan, West Bengal, visited Sevagram Ashram with a group of academics. A renowned author, Prof. Chakrabarty has written several notable books, including "Mahatma Gandhi: The Historical Biography" and "Confluence of Thought: Rabindranath Tagore and Mahatma Gandhi."

During his visit, Prof. Chakrabarty held discussions with Shri Vijay Tambe, Secretary of Sevagram Ashram Pratishthan, and attended the evening prayer at the Ashram. He also visited the Library and Research Centre for Gandhian Studies, where he interacted with Dr. Siby K. Joseph, Director of the Centre.

Dr. Siby Joseph presented Prof. Chakrabarty with a copy of "The 1924 Belgaum Congress Session: A Pictorial Narrative of Mahatma Gandhi's Presidential Debut," a project of the Centre. Prof. Chakrabarty was pleased to learn about the book's translations into Hindi and Kannada and graciously offered to support its translation into Bengali and other academic initiatives.


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