President Droupadi Murmu said Nalanda University’s revival reflects national and global commitment to restoring its historic legacy. Speaking at its convocation in Rajgir, she noted its past as a global knowledge centre and termed its fall a loss to humanity. She added students inherit both degrees and shared human heritage, highlighting global diversity on campus.

Rajgir: President Droupadi Murmu on Tuesday said the revival of Nalanda University is a symbol of national and international commitment to re-establish its glorious heritage in a modern setting.

Addressing the convocation ceremony of the university here, she said the ancient Nalanda university had established itself as a great centre of knowledge for about eight centuries, and its fall was a very big loss not only for India but for the entire world.

"Its revival is a symbol of national and international commitment to re-establish the university's glorious heritage in a modern setting," Murmu said.

Conferring degrees to the graduates, the President said the students of the institute receive a "shared inheritance" of humanity.