India’s Civilisational Journey Has Been a Story of Cultural Exchange: PM Modi

October 15, 2026 12:08 AM

India’s Civilisational Journey Has Been a Story of Cultural Exchange: PM Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said that India’s civilisational journey has, for centuries, been a story of cultural exchange, with centres of learning such as Nalanda facilitating the exchange of knowledge across Asia and Buddhist monks, scholars, traders and travellers carrying Indian ideas to different parts of the world through land and maritime routes. In his message to the three-day international conference on ‘Bharat’s Cultural Connections across the Globe’, being held...

PM Modi inaugurates new campus of Nalanda University in Bihar

September 16, 2024 6:27 PM

PM Modi inaugurates new campus of Nalanda University in Bihar

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday inaugurated the new campus of Nalanda University in Rajgir, Bihar. The inauguration ceremony included the unveiling of a plaque and was attended by External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, Bihar Governor Rajendra Arlekar, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, Deputy CMs Samrat Choudhary, and Vijay Sinha. Ambassadors from 17 countries were also present during the event. Earlier in the morning, PM Modi visited and toured the ruins of the ancient Nalanda Mahavihara...