Cheena Bhavana

Cheena Bhavana
Visva-Bharati University
Cheena Bhavana - Visva-Bharati University
LocationSantiniketan, West Bengal, India
Coordinates23°40′45″N 87°41′12″E / 23.67921°N 87.68671°E / 23.67921; 87.68671
FounderRabindranath Tagore, Tan Yun-Shan
Established1937
DirectorDr. Avijit Banerjee
WebsiteCheena Bhavana

Cheena Bhavana, (Institute of Chinese Language and Culture) of Visva-Bharati University, founded in 1937, is a centre of Sino-Indian cultural studies located at Santiniketan in West Bengal, India. Its reputation as a center promoting historical study and modern relations between the two countries was built by such figures as Rabindranath Tagore and Tan Yun-Shan. The library is known for a major collection of Chinese books and journals, especially Buddhist scriptures and texts.