I went to bodh gaya two months ago and that is when I went to nalanda . I heard and read a lot about the university , its history and the nostalgia that you feel from the very moment you enter the place . A three thousand years old epicentre of education of the world which shows the rich culture of india and its marvelous history.I was very excited .
On the entrance is the ticket counter and 10’s of guides just waiting for you to pay for the ticket and come in . The moment we entered these guides came to us .
We knew there was no way we could understand nalanda without a guide, so we got one and that is how a our journey in nalanda started. From the very beginning he started explaining us what this great institution used to be. Well I missed most of the things as I was busy enjoying the feel of nalanda, the very thought that I am walking in the same pavements were once my ancestors walked , seeing the same rooms where they lived , gives you goosebumps. We saw the classrooms and lecture rooms where students were taught, their rooms were they lived but the most exciting part was the library .
This was the place where the archaeologists found hiuen tsang’s diary and got all the infirmation about nalanda . It was three storey’s high , the guide explained us how consecutive kings contributed to construction of eash storey and I nalanda was destroyed .It is said that when nalanda the set on fire , it burnt for 7 days and people good see nalanda glowing because of fire. It was the pages of the books in this library which were made of copper and helped the fire spread all over the institution . Till now only 10% of nalanda is found , most if it is still under the ground. I never wanted to leave but we had to , and when the sun went down we said goodbye to nalanda. My experience with nalanda was very exciting abd fascinating , I recommend everybody to visit this historical site for once atleast .