Today, Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi traveled to the Nalanda Ruins in Bihar. One of the first residential universities in the world was the original Nalanda University. In 2016, the Nalanda remains were designated as a United Nations Heritage Site.
On X, the prime minister posted.
“Seeing the Nalanda excavation sites was excellent. It was a chance to be there at one of the most esteemed centers of study in antiquity. This website provides a rich window into the academic community that formerly called this place home. Our country still benefits from the intellectual spirit Nalanda fostered.
Visiting the excavated remains of Nalanda was exemplary. It was an opportunity to be at one of the greatest seats of learning in the ancient world. This site offers a profound glimpse into the scholarly past that once thrived here. Nalanda has created an intellectual spirit that… pic.twitter.com/UAKCZZqXn4
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) June 19, 2024