Bihar Chief Minister Jitan Ram Manjhi will also be present at the inaugural function to be held at Rajgir, around 100 km southeast of Patna.

Nalanda University in Bihar's Rajgir district started its first academic session , nearly 800 years after ancient education institution was...

Economist Amartya Sen is Chairman of Governing Body of Nalanda University, while renowned teachers from various countries are its members.

Nalanda University is all set to start two post-graduate courses - Historical Studies and Ecology and Environment Studies.

In 2007, the govt set up a Nalanda Mentor Group, chaired by Prof. Amartya Sen and people like Prof. Meghnad Desai, Prof. Sugata Bose and NK...