More than 500 years before Oxford University was founded, India's Nalanda University was home to nine million books and attracted 10,000 students from around the world.

In ‘Nalanda’, Abhay K tells the story of the rise, ... Several lectures and disputations went on simultaneously in the central courtyards of the monasteries and monks actively participated in ...

Nalanda’s excellence and best practices in medicine, ophthalmology, alchemy and other health sciences were embraced in Tibet, Nepal, China, Korea, Japan, Mongolia and many parts of the world, too.

By Sugato Mukherjee More than 500 years before Oxford University was founded, India’s Nalanda University was home to 9 million books and attracted 10,000 students from around the world. ... Other ...

The book chronicles the rise, fall and rebirth of Nalanda, the iconic seat of learning in Bihar SENSEX 81,551.63 -624.82 ... Such a courtyard, argues the author, ...

For over eight centuries, Nalanda thrived as a beacon of knowledge, thanks to the dedication of its learned monks and teachers. The first residential university in the world was at its zenith, as ...

More than 500 years before Oxford University was founded, India's Nalanda University was home to nine million books and attracted 10,000 students from around the world.