Cheena Bhavana
| Cheena Bhavana | |
|---|---|
| Visva-Bharati University | |
Cheena Bhavana - Visva-Bharati University | |
| Location | Santiniketan, West Bengal, India |
| Coordinates | 23°40′45″N 87°41′12″E / 23.67921°N 87.68671°E |
| Founder | Rabindranath Tagore, Tan Yun-Shan |
| Established | 1937 |
| Director | Dr. Avijit Banerjee |
| Website | Cheena 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.