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July 14, 2007

Panel Plans Revival of an Ancient University in India

An international panel met Friday in Singapore to discuss reopening Nalanda University, a center of learning in India for seven centuries before it was sacked, in 1193.

According to the Channel News Asia and other news outlets, an 11-member steering committee discussed financing and governance of the university. Planning for the curriculum has already begun. Backers of the project envision a 600-acre institution near excavated ruins of the ancient university, but some archaeologists told The Times of India that the new construction should be located farther away, to avoid disturbing any unexcavated ruins of the old university. —Lawrence Biemiller

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