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Visva-Bharati university was started in Santiniketan during the reign of a viceroy

Visva-Bharati university was started in Santiniketan during the reign of a viceroy Correct Answer Lord Reading

The correct answer is Lord Reading.

Key Points

  • Visva-Bharati:
    • It is a public research center university and an Institution of National Importance located in Santiniketan, West Bengal, India.
    • It was founded by Rabindranath Tagore in 1921, who called it Visva-Bharati, which means the communion of the world with India.
    • Until independence, it was a college.
  • Main incidents during Lord Reading (1921-26) Viceroyship are:
    • Chauri-Chaura incident (5th Feb 1922).
    • Formation of Swaraj party by C.R.Das Motilal Nehru in Dec 1922.
    • Repeal of Rowlatt Act.
    • Foundation of Rashtriya Swayam Sevak Sangh (RSS) by K.B.Hedgewar (1925).

Additional Information

Lord Curzon (1899-1905)
  • Main incidents during his Viceroyship are:
    • Thomas Raleigh commission.
    • Ancient Monuments Preservation Act of 1904.
    • Partition of Bengal in 1905.
Lord Chelmsford (1916 -21)
  • Main incidents during his Viceroyship are:
    • Home Rule leagues.
    • Lucknow pact in 1916 by the efforts of B.G.Tilak.
    • Formation of Indian Liberal Federation by S.N.Banerjee.
    • Jillian Walla Bagh Massacre (13 April 1919).
    • Khilafat movement (1919-20).
Lord Mountbatten (1947)
  • He was the last viceroy of India.
  • Partition of India and Independence happened during his time.

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