01493nam a22002057a 4500003000400000005001700004008004100021020001800062040001200080082001900092100002000111245003800131260005100169300001100220520086600231650004801097942001101145952011201156999001901268OSt20260702161153.0260702b        |||||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d  a9780670099627  cAACR-II  a378.020954 ABH  aAbhay K.920760  aNalanda: how it changed the world  aGurugram bVintage; Penguin Random Housec2025  a193 p.  aMuch about Nalanda remains shrouded in mystery. When was it founded? Who founded it? Who studied and taught there? What subjects were offered? How many students and teachers were there? Was Nalanda a university in the modern sense? And what ultimately led to its downfall? Nalanda by Abhay K. unravels these questions, telling the story of the rise, fall, and re-rise of Nalanda Mahavihara. Through extensive research, the book explores Nalanda’s contributions in fields such as science, mathematics, philosophy, art, architecture, and poetry. It also highlights the great luminaries who elevated its unparalleled reputation as the preeminent seat of knowledge, as well as the foreign scholars who visited the celebrated monastery.
Broad in sweep and deep in history, Nalanda is a thrilling read that sheds new light on Nalanda and its journey over millennia.  aHistory of Higher Education in India920761  2ddccB  00102ddc4070aLBSNAAbLBSNAAd2026-07-02g699.00l0o378.020954 ABHp185928r2026-07-02w2026-07-02yBA  c361574d361574