More than 1,500 years ago, in the ancient kingdom of Magadha (present-day Bihar), a large centre of learning or Mahavihara was established. This centre of learning was the great Nalanda University, the world’s first residential university, a sort of mediaeval Ivy League institution home to nine million books that attracted 10,000 students from across Eastern and Central Asia. Nalanda was an acclaimed centre of learning, not only in India, but also in the world
