{"product_id":"nalanda-how-it-changed-the-world-hardcover","title":"Nalanda: How It Changed the World - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAbhay K\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMuch about Nalanda remains shrouded in mystery. When was it founded? Who founded it? Who studied and taught there? What subjects were offered? How many students and teachers were there? Was Nalanda a university in the modern sense? And what ultimately led to its downfall? \u003ci\u003eNalanda\u003c\/i\u003e by Abhay K. unravels these questions, telling the story of the rise, fall, and re-rise of Nalanda Mahavihara. Through extensive research, the book explores Nalanda's contributions in fields such as science, mathematics, philosophy, art, architecture, and poetry. It also highlights the great luminaries who elevated its unparalleled reputation as the preeminent seat of knowledge, as well as the foreign scholars who visited the celebrated monastery. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBroad in sweep and deep in history, Nalanda is a thrilling read that sheds new light on Nalanda and its journey over millennia.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAbhay K. is the author of a dozen poetry books, including, \u003ci\u003eCelestial, Stray Poems, Monsoon, The Magic of Madagascar \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Alphabets of Latin America \u003c\/i\u003eand is the editor of \u003ci\u003eThe Book of Bihari Literature\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Bloomsbury Book of Great Indian Love Poems\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eCapitals, New Brazilian Poems \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Bloomsbury Anthology of Great Indian Poems.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHis poems have appeared in over a hundred literary magazines, including Poetry Salzburg Review and Asia Literary Review. His 'Earth Anthem' has been translated into over 160 languages. He received the SAARC Literary Award (2013) and was invited to record his poems at the Library of Congress, Washington, D.C., in 2018. His translations of Kalidasa's \u003ci\u003eMeghaduta \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eRitusamhara \u003c\/i\u003efrom Sanskrit won him the KLF Poetry Book of the Year Award (2020-21). His translation of Magahi novel \u003ci\u003eFool Bahadur \u003c\/i\u003ehas been published by Penguin Random House, India. His paintings on the Buddhist philosophy of 'Sunyata' have been exhibited at Bihar Museum, Patna.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 288\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 13, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47292052046073,"sku":"9780670099627","price":24.82,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/OeOdOyfVK_9780670099627.webp?v=1769167427","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/nalanda-how-it-changed-the-world-hardcover","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}