How It Changed the World’, on the ancient monastery-university that nurtured scholars who contributed to Buddhist philosophy ...

Established in the 8th century CE by the Pala king Dharmapala, Vikramashila University in Bihar was built to complement and rival Nalanda. It quickly became a prominent center of Buddhist tantra ...

IF you have travelled on the Grand Trunk Road, which we insist was built by Sher Shah Suri ... ransacked the Buddhist seat of knowledge at Nalanda and burnt its libraries in the late 12th century.

These include some of India's most renowned landmarks such as the Taj Mahal in Agra, Qutub Minar and Humayun’s Tomb in Delhi, and the ancient ruins of Nalanda University in Bihar. “By waiving ...

Centuries before Oxford or Harvard, there was Nalanda. Founded in the 5th century CE, this Buddhist university drew scholars from across Asia. Today, its ruins still radiate ancient wisdom. Built ...

a university believed to have rivalled Nalanda and Takshashila. “The settlements might be over 1,000 years old if one goes by the norm that such community life is often found around temples and ...

The mention of Nalanda instantly evokes images of the ancient Nalanda University, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Renowned historian William Dalrymple recently described it as the "Harvard, Oxbridge, ...

Qutub Minar and Humayun's Tomb in Delhi and the ancient ruins of Nalanda university in Bihar. "By waiving off entry fee, the ASI hopes to promote greater public engagement around the importance of ...

Jamia Hamdard University hosted an insightful discussion on Nalanda Mahavihara's global impact, coinciding with the release ...

IMAGE: Vikramshila University from the Vikramshila excavated site. Photograph: Kind courtesy Spotplayerx/Wikimedia Commons After Nalanda University, Vikramshila in Bihar is the next ancient ...