About Us It is a dream realized The Hon rsquo ble Chief Minister Smt Mamata Bandyopadhyay and the Hon rsquo ble Education Minister gave a concrete shape to the long-cherished dream of the people of nbsp Bankura by establishing Bankura University thereby giving a new intellectual impetus to this peripherally located region of West Bengal Bankura University was established by the West Bengal Act XIX of and the assent of the Governor was first published in the Kolkata Gazette Extraordinary of th January Bankura University is committed to the dedicated task of disseminating higher learning nbsp in this region and it promises to move into a glorious future by promoting the study of indigenous folk and cultural tradition as also by a sustainable rural and tribal development Bankura historically known as Mallabhum can truly boast of a rich heritage of traditional cultural excellence It is evident in its traditional Dokra art the intellectual Read More