Sir,

Being a Bihari, I am very happy that Nalanda University has been included as world heritage site by UNESCO. It stands out as the most ancient university of Indian subcontinent.

Nalanda was the centre for learning from the 5^th century. It flourished under Gupta Empire in fifth and sixth centuries and had its growth till ninth century. But later in subsequent centuries, it started declining.

The ruins, stupas and the shrines still attract many tourists. People from all over the place come to Nalanda to get the knowledge and to feel about Buddhism. It is now a notable tourist destination and a part of Buddhist circuit.

It gives me immense pleasure that Nalanda is in Bihar where many people came from outside to get education. At the same time I am ashamed that we modern Biharis are our self destroying our education system by doing all sorts of malpractices during our exams and also putting our own  future in danger.

Now people have doubts on the educational certificate or degree of Bihar schools and colleges. We modern Biharis are failing in our education system and are becoming a reason for the degradation of Bihar.

Yours truly

Seema Kumari

St.Xavier’s College of Management & Technology, Digha, Patna

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