Prime Minister Narendra Modi has inaugurated the new campus of Nalanda University in Rajgir, Bihar, on June 19, Wednesday.

After inaugurating the new campus of Nalanda University, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said a golden era of India will begin with the rebuilding of the ancient University. Along with ambassadors from 17 countries,
Union Minister for External Affairs Dr S Jaishankar, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar were present at the event. Ahead of the inauguration, PM Modi visited the ancient ruins of Nalanda University, located less than 20 km from the campus.

Shrawan Kumar Rural development minister ( Bihar ) said Inaugurated by PM Narendra Modi. Bihar chief Minister Nitish kumar hard work devlopment Nalanda University is expected to resurrect the legacy of Nalanda Mahavihar, the world's first residential university The biggest seat of learning in the medieval world, its library had nine million manuscripts, which are said to have burnt for months, after invader Bakhtiyar Khilji ransacked it.

This university, close to the ancient ruins of Nalanda, was established by the Indian Parliament through the Nalanda University Act, 2010. The Act stemmed from decisions made during the 2nd and 4th East Asia Summits in 2007 and 2009. These decisions aimed to create an international institution for intellectual, philosophical, historical, and spiritual studies.

Although the decision to establish Nalanda University was made in 2010, it gained significant momentum in 2014 under Prime Minister Modi’s leadership. The university has since been developed into a global center of learning, reflecting the status of the ancient Nalanda University.