“How Amartya Sen nearly crippled Nalanda University’s revival”, Swarajyamag, June 19, 2024:
“On 19 June 2024, Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the new campus of Nalanda University (NU) in Rajgir, Nalanda.
The idea for reviving the historic NU was put forward by former President Dr A P J Abdul Kalam in 2006. Nitish Kumar quickly pounced on the idea and provided land for the university on war footing.
The Manmohan Singh government then established a “Nalanda Mentor Group (NMG)” on 28 June 2007. It was tasked with providing governance structure, framework and structure of international cooperation and partnership among others. Amartya Sen was chosen as its head……”
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