Nava Nalanda Mahavihara

Not to be confused with Nalanda University.

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

Type	Public, Deemed university
Established	1951; 74 years ago (1951)
Chancellor	Union Minister of Culture
Vice-Chancellor	Siddharth Singh
Location	Nalanda , Bihar , India 25.1282408°N 85.4455249°E / 25.1282408; 85.4455249
Website	nnm.ac.in

History

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.

Campus

The present campus of the Mahavihara is some 100 km from the metropolis of Patna, situated on the southern bank of the historical lake Indrapuskarani. The ruins of the ancient University of Nalanda lie close to the northern bank.

During India's first Global Buddhist Conference in 2021, the Dalai Lama inaugurated two new buildings at the University.^[4][5]