In which year was Shantiniketan founded?

Q. In which year was Shantiniketan founded?
Answer: December 1901
Notes: On 22nd December 1901, Rabindranath Tagore established his school at Santiniketan with five students (including his eldest son) and an equal number of teachers. He originally named it Brahmacharya Ashram in the tradition of ancient forest hermitages.

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