Nalanda The World’s First University and the Know

Long before Oxford, Cambridge, or European universities, there existed a fully organized center of higher learning in ancient India — Nalanda University. Founded in the 5th century CE, Nalanda is widely regarded as the world’s first residential university, attracting thousands of students from across Asia. In this video, we explore: • How Nalanda was founded during the Gupta Empire • Why it is considered the world’s first true university • Its massive residential campus and strict admissions • Subjects taught, from philosophy to medicine and astronomy • The legendary Nalanda library and its lost manuscripts • Accounts from foreign scholars like Xuanzang • How Nalanda was destroyed and why its loss still matters Nalanda proves that advanced, global education flourished in Asia centuries before Europe’s universities. If you enjoy hidden history and forgotten civilizations, like, subscribe, and share. #NalandaUniversity #WorldsFirstUniversity #AncientIndia #HistoryChannel #EducationHistory #GuptaEmpire #Xuanzang #AncientKnowledge #LostLibraries