Nava Nalanda Mahavihara
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 Dr. Rajendra Prasad at the school's inauguration | |
| Type | Public, Deemed university |
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| Established | 1951 |
| Chancellor | Union Minister of Culture |
| Vice-Chancellor | Siddharth Singh |
| Location | , , 25°07′42″N 85°26′44″E / 25.1282408°N 85.4455249°E |
| Website | nnm |
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Nava Nalanda Mahavihara (NNM) is an institute deemed to be a university located in Nalanda, Bihar, India. It was established in 1951 under Rajendra Prasad to revive the ancient seat of learning in Nalanda.
Nava Nalanda Mahavihara was founded to develop as a centre of higher studies in Pali and Buddhism along the lines of ancient Nalanda Mahavihara. From the beginning, the Institute functioned as a residential institution with few Indian and foreign students.[1] It became a deemed university in 2006.[2]
Academics
NNM offers degrees, certificates, diplomas and research courses in the discipline of Pali, philosophy, ancient history, culture and archaeology, Tibetan studies, Hindi, Sanskrit and more.[3] Renowned Hindi-Bhojpuri-Maithili writer and cultural thinker Parichay Das (Prof. Ravindra Nath Srivastava) is a faculty here.
