The Ancient University of Nalanda | It Happens Only in India | National Geographic 

Being a resident of Nalanda, its deeply painful to see the condition of my state. Wish to see the restoration of ancient Bihar glory in my lifetime.

When other religions were non existent, India was teaching Science and medicine to the world. This gives me goosebumps!

I am from Patna and my father's lineage is from Nalanda. I am a person who is really into history getting it from my father. The first time i heard this story my soul cried and it still hurts the same every time I visit the ruins or hear about it.

I am proud that I have taken birth in a holy land like Nalanda 💫 💙

University of Nalanda was world's first residential university. This is just proud feeling. Much before than many world ancient's civilizations itself, Nalanda university was educational hub for the world.

Ek hi dil hai kitni baar todoge!!! Whenever I get to listen about the library that kept on burning for about 3 months.... those handwritten books which we will never get to know about , the sea of knowledge ...the immense pain it brings knowing it might have had all the information about the ancient technology as well and knowing the fact that we are just rediscovering things and techs which had already been discovered in the ancient India. ... THE BURNT TREASURE!!!💔

I'm proud on my ancestors who built Nalanda University. 🙏🙏🙏

"The Cycle of Hatred cannot be ended with more Hatred, But with Love and Forgiveness. This is an Ancient Wisdom." - Buddha

When i heard this history i have a mixed feelings like i feel proud about nalanda university and i feel hate for those who attack this type of university and give great loss to human kinds, i feel thank to dr apj abdul kalam sir (the man with zero haters) for renovate our legacy.. 🇮🇳🙏🇮🇳

Kalam is the muslim we idolize, and bakhtiyar is someone who we totally despise.

Feels proud to be an Indian. We will get back everything one day what we lost.

यही सब वह घाव है । जो आज भी हमारे दिल को कचोटता है। और एक peaceful community जो इसको support करता है जो उसे अपना पूर्वज कहते है।

Proud being the part of Magadh! It's historical importance will make it great again..! Land of Buddha and great dynasty Magadh

These mini videos are way better than hour long documentaries. It's short, filled with knowledge & the presentation is simply astounding. 😊

Har ek hindustani k dil ki avaaz, fir ek din suraj ugega aaur puri dunia bharat ka loha maanegi

I am lucky enough that I have seen this place. It is truly unbelievable. I have seen many historical places in India and out of India as well but remains of Nalanda University is unbelievable. When I was there, I was feeling like I am in 5th century and very proud Indian beyond all this world.

Gupta period was golden period ❤️❤️❤️

History will repeat and nalanda will regain it's glory...

I appreciate you because you giving so many about knowledge of naland university🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

The voice of pallavi mam is just awesome another mesmerizing presentation .

00:27 Nalanda is derived from the words Nalam+Daa. Nalam means Lotus which represents Goddess of Knowledge Saraswati and "Daa" means Giver hence Nalanda means Giver of Knowledge. You mentioned Alam which is totally incorrect because it's an Urdu word.

Best series. Good work from NatGeoIndia. It is very important to show the real truth and glorious and magnificent history of our "BHARAT" 🚩🚩to this world. Hoping same for TAKSHASHILA university.😊

The ancient University of Nalanda, located in present-day Bihar, India, was a renowned center of learning in ancient times. Founded around the 5th century CE, it reached its zenith in the 7th century under the patronage of the Gupta and Pala empires. Nalanda was a Buddhist center of education, attracting scholars from various parts of the world. The university complex was vast, comprising classrooms, libraries, meditation halls, and living quarters for students and teachers. Nalanda was particularly known for its emphasis on the study of Buddhist philosophy, but it also offered courses in various subjects like astronomy, medicine, logic, and linguistics. The university had a library named "Dharmaganja," which was said to be one of the largest libraries of ancient times. Nalanda's decline is often attributed to invasions, with the most significant being the 12th-century sack by the Turkish invader Bakhtiyar Khilji. The destruction of Nalanda marked a turning point in the decline of Buddhism in India. Despite its demise, Nalanda remains a symbol of India's ancient educational and cultural heritage, and efforts have been made to revive its legacy through modern Nalanda University in the same region.

What a legacy we have! ❤️

And finally!! I was waiting for the documentary of Nalanda...thank you😍

Correction:- Nalanda University is not one of the oldest University, It is the Oldest University.

very beautiful documentary

Literal goosebumps !

Glad to be the alumnus of Batch 2017-19 of the new Nalanda University, envisioned by Dr. Kalam😊

I had visited Nalanda last January, got thrilled and goosebumped again❤

Que genial ! Conocer más

Dil chu gayi when she said it happens only in India ☺️😊

Everytime when I hear Nalanda's story. It brings tear to my eyes.

I like the way Nat Geo produces these mini films . Proceeds to describe the university & mentions it's destruction while adding it was after several such attempts over centuries which frankly is news to me without mentioning who was it who threatened this university over the centuries & who was it who finally succeeded in destroying it ? Keep it up.

Best explanation .thank youu

Amazing episode i hope your next episode longer its topics.

The Bihar government should change the name of Bakhtiyarpur to Nalanda.

And in Bihar we have two - three towns in the name of its destroyer but the ruling party could not do anything about it because vote bank politics is important. This is not just Hindus history but also the history of Indian muslims who are not even distantly related with Bhakthiyar Khalji a Turkish invader. Same is the case of Sharda Vidyapeeth an ancient University in Kashmir.

This is India 🇮🇳♥️ Going there just a week after!!!

Proud to be Buddhist ♥️🇮🇳🙏.

NEVER FORGET..NEVER FORGIVE...........remember if you does,,,history will repeat itself

Our history burn by islamic inavder Our culture burn by British 😢

Nalanda ... Greatest gift of Buddhism in india❤❤❤

There are contemporary Sompura Mahavihara & Jagadal Bihara just a few kms from my town in Bangladesh.These were great Buddhist institutions.

Proud and blessed to born in bharat ❤

Buddhism Is Most Peaceful And Greatest Religion In This Universe ☸️ ✨️ ❤️

It is my dream for the Indian civilization to be great again, when humans all across the world were just discovering how to farm we were teaching complex surgeries and mathematics. IM PROUD TO BE AN INDIAN

Our country India is the treasurer of knowledge

Heart touching line ''it happens only in india ''

The time when Nalanda University was there in India, not even the name of University was there on other countries this shows the Great Wisdom of our Great Bharat 🙏🌷🌷🌷🙏

Bhut sundar 🙏🙏🙏

It sent us millions of years back.

❤It happens only in INDIA 🧡🤍💚 By listening it feels proud to be an Indian 🇮🇳

I want to correct one thing in your video. The word Nalanda means the unstoppable flow of knowledge. There was no use of Alam word in Hindi and Sanskrit before mughals arrived.

Wow such a beautiful University ❤❤❤❤❤

I love my India ❤

Proud to be born in Nalanda.😊

India is highly rich in cultural heritage education and so on 💓🙏🏼💓jai Hind

Wow ❤️

Great

Proud to be an Indian, i am from nalanda ❤ it’s my hometown

Nalanda Is Buddhist University ☸️ I'm Proud To Be Buddhist ☸️ ❤️

Hope it will be restored again

The library part burns my souls, what a loss!

That was very intentional on the part of Bakhtiyar Khilj. He was amazed by the knowledge and skills of the professors at the university. So he pushed our country into the realm of darkness. The loss of those manuscripts, books, and research papers is perhaps the biggest blow to us in history.

Those who forget history are doomed to repeat it. जो लोग इतिहास को भूल जाते हैं वे उसे दोहराने के लिए अभिशप्त होते हैं।

Awesome mam

I am proud of as a Indian ❤❤ 🇮🇳

Kumargupta founded Nalanda University in the 5th century A.D. ❤

Imagine what happen if Nalanda was not destroyed... this Era and our technology is more advanced, the world is now at another level but😢

Jay Jagannath ❤

Nalanda symbolizes the multiplicity of knowledge production, innovative processes of organized transmission of ideas through education, and the shared heritage of people living in many regions of Asia.

Grate culture of India ❤❤

Why is there no English subtitles in any of Natgeo India videos? I hope it is included so it is useful for all

Yes , it happens only in India👍

Wow❤

It is not only buddhism but jainism was also the influential part to create this magnificent university.

Very nice initiative and it's very helpful to know about our culture and heritage but only one request from my side... If possible, please make the videos in English as well as your videos could be able to enhance the knowledge till the bottom tip of india

Super like documentary 👍👌

THANK YOU THANK YOU FOR THIS BEAUTIFUL AMAZING VIDEO SOO MUCH KN OWLEDGE EXISTED & SUCH A HUGE HUGE UNIVERSITY EXISTED IS UNBELIEVABLE BHARAT DESH MUST PRESERVE THIS FOR PRESENT & FUTURE GENERATIONS TO SEE ADMIRE & RECEIVE GREAT GREAT INSPIRATION FROM THIS GREAT TREASURE MONUMENT. JAI JAI BHARAT DESH JAI TO DEVOTEES WHO TIRELESSLY WORK TO PRESERVE & PRESENT THIS

Dil rota hai jab itne bade loss ko sunta hu to ,aaj wo pustake humare paas hoti to humare sanatan dharm pe koi ungli nahin uthata aur bharat ki gauravshali itihaas ko duniya jaanti. main Manta hu ye loss history me manavta ka sabse bada loss hai. 😭

Thanks to the high standards of National Geographic India, the geographical location of this ancient university (mahavihara) was left unmentioned. While its location in the present-day Nalanda district in Bihar may sound obvious, the norm is to mention such information (along with the time of establishment) explicitly at the beginning of such a feature.

Whenever I think about this, it hurts more than a breakup.

Wonderful 😊

Being Indian muslim i want to say Sir apj kalam, myself and many like me who are born,brought up in this bharat maa are always ready for securing and harnessing the pride of nation, Baktiyar khilji is outsider he will never understand the belongingness, And First AYAT OR line of Qur'an is IQRA means Read/recite which highlights the importance of education along with this respecting the educational institutions and guru/teachers, Sufi saint always highlights this attribute to be followed,and these teachings can not be understood by persons with looting, exploitative and greedy mindset..... Thanks nat Geo for such a crisp and comprehensive video...❤ Jai Hind⭐🌅

I am proud this great ancient university is from our Bihar served the whole world with the plate of education.

That op , ❤it happened only in india

If those books had existed, imagine how much knowledge we could have gained. 😢

I'm proud of I'm from Nalanda 😊

Proud to be an INDIAN 🇮🇳🙏

love from TRIPURA❤❤

I wish we had a time machine so that we could see nalanda in its full glory.

Rest in peace... Kalam sir 🕊️ ❤️

Om Namash Shivaya ❤

What a pain ! Seeing such huge loss

Peaceful community spread peace everywhere

I proud of my country INDIA ❤

✌️... last line

I want Nalanda recreate again❤❤❤.Jo Jo bhi books hai uska Gyan milega.

The gift of the knowledge is the highest gift in the world! ~ Swami Vivekananda