The Trust has, for more than a century, been instrumental in development processes, providing grants to institutions in the areas of Education, Enhancing Civil Society and Governance, Health and Arts, Rural Livelihoods and Communities and Culture
According to Rabindranath, "civilisation means, discovery of ownself amongst others."
Once it was a cry of the universe that "sacrifice for your country, your nation." The result was a nation was gradually gathering wealth by exploiting other nations and indulged this way of doing things. But this sin-full activities took the shape of a world war.The whole Europe became alert by viewing a specter. But this is the new era, an era of of union between two nations, between all nations." Yatra Biswang Bhabatyekniram" and this is the main hymn of Viswabharati."
On the same day, 1st Baishakh, 1330 (14th April 1923), a foundation stone of a guest house of foreign lecturers in Santiniketan was laid by the Prof. of Comparative Literature of Calcutta University, Dr.I. Jehangir Tarapourwala [1884-1956]. All the teachers and students including Gurudev of Santiniketan participated the occasion . Ratan Tata Trust of Bombay contributed Rs. 25,000/- for this guest house.
