Shantiniketan, the abode of Nobel Laureate poet Rabindranath Tagore, and Western Ghats can well be the country's next World Heritage Sites if India's proposal in this regard is accepted by the UNESCO. Shantiniketan, which houses the world-famous Visva Bharati university and attracts thousands of tourists from across the globe every year, is India's official entry this year for UNESCO's list of World Heritage Sites. Highly placed sources in the culture ministry said besides Shantiniketan, the Western Ghats has also been nominated for the World Heritage Site honour. Shantiniketan's nomination comes as the country gears up to celebrate the 150th birth anniversary of Rabindranath Tagore, who penned country's national anthem.