Include Nalanda University in Unesco list:
Nitish
Monday January 14, 2013 10:04:21 PM,
IANS
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Patna:
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar Monday demanded that the ruins
of the state's ancient Nalanda university be included in Unesco's
list of World Heritage Sites.
"The central government should make an earnest effort for
inclusion of Nalanda sites in the UNESCO list," Nitish Kumar said
here at a function.
"We strongly feel that the ancient university's inclusion in the
UNESCO list will attract more tourists, especially foreigners," he
added.
The excavated site of the ancient university in Nalanda district
is a place of national importance. A fifth century architectural
marvel, the university was home to over 10,000 students and nearly
2,000 teachers.
Named after the Sanskrit term for 'giver of knowledge', the
varsity, which existed until 1197, also attracted students and
scholars from South Korea, Japan, China, Tibet, Indonesia, Persia
(now Iran) and Turkey.
It was devoted to Buddhist studies, but also conducted studies and
training in the fine arts, medicine, mathematics, astronomy,
politics and the art of war.
In 1193, the Nalanda university was ransacked by an army led by
Bhaktiyar Khilji, a Turkish general of Qutb-ud-din-Aibak of the
Slave Dynasty, the then ruler of northern India.
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