BAKHTIARPUR: Story of the Destruction of The World’s intellectual Capital NALANDA by Pankaj Lochan
Bakhtiarpur by Pankaj Lochan's Nalanda serves as a striking reminder of a past we've all but forgotten. The book transports us back to the heyday of ancient Magadha and the sad demise of prominent educational institutions like Odantapuri and Nalanda.
The author uses geography as a witness, personifies unanswered questions, and depicts the invader's legacy with unnerving honesty rather than malice. I occasionally found myself underlining because of the way he weaved concepts rather than facts.
The author uses geography as a witness, personifies unanswered questions, and depicts the invader's legacy with unnerving honesty rather than malice. I occasionally found myself underlining because of the way he weaved concepts rather than facts.
The author uses the intensely intimate process of remembering to weave together the events of Magadha's splendour and Nalanda's destruction. Not only did I follow wars and ruins as a reader, but I also stopped at the railway station signboard that silently displays the conqueror's name—a startling reminder of how quickly amnesia can turn into tradition.
Anyone who has ever stood before a relic or a ruin and pondered what ghosts might be concealed in its silence should read this moving and essential book.
Anyone who has ever stood before a relic or a ruin and pondered what ghosts might be concealed in its silence should read this moving and essential book.
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