Topic: Nalanda

With slogans like 'Tie the knot in Bihar', the state tourism department is tapping into Bihar’s rich cultural and historical landscape to rival popular wedding destinations like Goa and Rajasthan.

In ‘Nalanda’, Abhay K tells the story of the rise, fall and revival of the famed university.

New Delhi: The slew of paper leaks and exam cancellations involving the National Testing Agency (NTA) marks the “beginning of a new (form of)...

Nalanda started losing importance by the 11th century, with rulers determining that Brahmin settlements were far more useful than Buddhist monasteries. Brahmins were willing to work as a state cadre, whereas Buddhist monks would not.

While Biharsharif SP quoted the number of arrests at more than 50, Nalanda DM Shashank Shubhankar said over 80 people had been arrested, and that the situation is now peaceful.

Clashes were reported on 31 March in Nalanda's Biharsharif and Sasaram in Rohtas district where Union Home Minister Amit Shah was scheduled to address public meeting.

Deceased Tripit Sharma, 75, was pushed into the water tank of a newly-constructed house in village Balwapur on the intervening night of 18-19 October.

With a 200-strong international student community, 'unique courses', and a campus cradled by Rajgir hills, Nalanda hopes to achieve the stature of its centuries-old predecessor.