Patna: PM Narendra Modi inaugurated Wednesday a new Nalanda University campus near the ruins of the institution’s ancient avatar in Bihar’s Rajgir, saying his two-pronged mission is to make India a developed nation by 2047 and re-establish the country as the “foremost knowledge hub in the world”.
“Nalanda is not just a name. It is an identity, an honour, a value, a mantra, and a saga,” said Modi, highlighting that despite the destruction of the ancient university’s libraries by invaders in the 12th century, the essence of knowledge remains indestructible.
“The emergence of the new Nalanda University shows fire can destroy books but not knowledge,” he said during the event attended by Bihar CM Nitish Kumar, external affairs minister S Jaishankar, and representatives from 17 countries.
Highlighting the broader significance, Modi said: “My mission is to see India become the centre of education and knowledge for the world. My mission is that India should again be recognised as the most prominent knowledge centre of the world.”

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