00:00Well, in today's detailed visit, we will visit the fifteen hundred year old drama school of the world's largest educational institution.
00:06We are going to dive into the story.
00:08This is not a pleasant lesson from history, but a truly astonishing tale of human brilliance and glory.
00:14Is.
00:15So let's start with a big and difficult question.
00:18Just imagine what happens when the world's largest repository of knowledge is burnt to ashes.
00:24There's no question of a building falling down or burning down on this side.
00:27When centuries of hard work, books and knowledge are destroyed, then it is for the progress of entire humanity.
00:33There is a loss which cannot be compensated.
00:37But before this disastrous destruction, this place was actually a very wonderful and vast place of knowledge and wisdom.
00:43Located in the present day Suba Behar, the ancient Yazim and Shan University is situated on a mile long stretch.
00:50It was the first one too.
00:50Imagine, centuries before the modern universities like Oxford or Cambridge came into existence, such a well-organized and modern
00:57The campus was there, it was truly a wonderful creation of the human universe.
01:02The first part of education is the old cave of Nalanda. To understand the real importance of Nalanda, first of all its keepers and
01:09Understanding the population is very important.
01:32And for the care of these ten thousand Taliban, about two thousand poor, wealthy teachers and experts were present.
01:40That means, if we calculate, there is one teacher for every five Taliban. This is such a wonderful balance that
01:47The most expensive and
01:49Even modern universities aspire to achieve this. This gives an idea of the high standards of education here.
01:55It was niche.
01:55And the most surprising thing is that this Idara was under the patronage of Gupta and Pala Sultanates, about eight hundred
02:03It continued uninterrupted for eight centuries. This is no small feat in the history of the period. It lasted for so long.
02:11Visit any educational centre without stopping
02:24The monastery was originally designed to provide a place for the Buddhas to rest during the monsoon rains.
02:30They could rest in peace. But look at the beautiful turn history took. What arose was just a simple khanqah.
02:37starting as
02:50But the real highlight of this university was its rigorous and highly organized academic environment.
02:59Getting into the university was no child's play. The guards who stood at the gates were no ordinary guards.
03:04No
03:05He was not, but he was a highly capable and educated scholar of his time. To enter, candidates had to
03:11He had to engage in the most difficult scholarly discussions. Consider him a PhD-level scholar of today.
03:17harshest words
03:46There were limits.
03:48Rather, the students should be taught worldly knowledge like Qawaid, Ayurvedic Tib, Mantik and the most modern knowledge as per the present times, Falakiad.
03:57The sciences were also taught. This was a remarkable and comprehensive attempt to understand the universe during this period.
04:18It was completely out of reach due to the generosity of its patrons. What a wonderful way to make this knowledge accessible to all who need it.
04:25Was a model.
04:26Third Part: A Sea of Jewels Let us now move towards the beating heart of this university, i.e. its immense
04:34Ushshan Library, which was poetically called Dharam Ganj or the treasure of knowledge.
04:40This library was so huge that it was spread over three different multi-storey buildings namely Ratan Sagar, Ratan
04:47Dadhi and Ratan were called dyes.
04:50Just imagine, an entire nine-story building in the ancient world, filled with scriptures written on delicate palm leaves.
04:57And it is filled with rare books.
04:59This was not just a Kutub Khana, but the most protected treasure of centuries of human wisdom and knowledge.
05:08But as we know, every rise has its own flame.
05:12Historical records indicate a historical omen from the very beginning of the university's construction.
05:42Nalanda initially suffered several attacks, such as the Huns' invasion in the fifth century and the Bengal invaders' invasion in the seventeenth century.
05:48Of Gods, but surprisingly every time the local rulers rebuilt it with stones.
05:53However, the attack by the Turkish general Bakhtiyar Khilji at the end of the 12th century, around 1100 to 1300 AD,
06:00He proved to be absolutely original and final for this side.
06:03Just thinking about this scene gives you goosebumps. A grand, nine-story library housing priceless treasures of human history.
06:11It continued burning for three months, turning millions of books into ashes and killing innocent scholars.
06:19A bright era of knowledge and awareness in northern India had a bleak end. A catastrophe that would last for centuries.
06:27His knowledge was destroyed in moments.
06:49Follow this journey to the inauguration of a new Benul Awami campus in 2024. This is actually a timeline.
06:55This will reveals the political and administrative efforts that will further develop this fifteen hundred year old heritage.
07:02Romantically, twice in the 21st century
07:16This is a national unity. This nation is collectively adopting the educational heritage of its people and is spreading this message beyond borders.
07:23It is reviving the ancient tradition of education which once made Nalanda flourish. Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam Sanskrit
07:30Of �
07:31This ancient phrase means that the whole world is a mine. This picture is the true face of this institution which
07:37Just as ancient Nalanda had accepted Susul with open heart, in the same way modern Nalanda is also a world-famous country.
07:43This philosophy can be achieved through safe transfer.
07:45Once again presenting it to the world, books may burn in the flames of fire but the flame of knowledge
07:51These powerful words spoken during the Halifita are a powerful testimony to this fact.
07:57that evil can demolish buildings but
08:11If the age-old legacy of knowledge can re-emerge from dust and rock after centuries, then which world will be next?
08:19History can rediscover the lost ancient wisdom. Who knows how many more forgotten fountains of knowledge there are.
08:26Just waiting for those
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