Spirit of Best University in India Being Revived
A new university is being established in Nalanda, India, right on the sight of where the best university in India in ancient times used to stand. The new university, scheduled to open in 2013, is in fact meant as a tribute to the glory of that ancient school.
Some members of the board of the new Nalanda University, including the chairperson Amartya Sen, have asked to delay its construction in order to do more excavation at the site. There remain many indications that there was much more to the ancient university than what has been found to date. The Indian Culture Secretary has referred the matter to a technical committee of the Archaeological Survey of India to carry out exploration at the site and determine whether more excavation was needed.