Nalanda Bill in Parliament next month: Krishna

Singapore, Mar 26 (PTI)
Government has already acquired land for reviving the Nalanda University and
the Nalanda University Bill will be tabled in Parliament when it convenes
next month, External Affairs Minister S M Krishna said on Friday.

Addressing the Nalanda Sriwijaya Centre here, Krishna said the Nalanda
University was a great ancient and medieval centre of intellectual activity
in Buddhist philosophy, mathematics, medicine and other disciplines.
"...the East Asian Summit endorsed the establishment of the Nalanda
University in the State of Bihar in India. This has been the product of many
months of hard work put in by the Nalanda Mentor Group, and will be a
shining example of cooperative action in the field of education. "The land
for the University is already acquired and the Nalanda University Bill is
being processed for Parliamentary approval during the current session. I am
confident of steady progress," he said. Parliament will re-convene on
April 15. He also termed the research publication on Chola Expeditions to
Southeast Asia by the university as a landmark achievement. Nalanda
University, the ancient seat of learning, is being revived with the help of
a number of countries. PTI ETB SDE



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