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Relax and enjoy:
I was reading about Nalanda university and its ancient glory. How this university had introduced astronomy as a separate branch from mathematics. It was the world’s first residential international university. It functioned uninterrupted for 700 years. The Chinese pilgrim Hieun Tsang was awe struck with the size of its library. The university attracted scholars and students from all over the world. But these damn news channels make sure to destroy any romanticism, even if it exists in my imagination and distant past. But I will not give up. I will continue being an optimist.
The ancient glory of Nalanda might be restored:
These days the TV news is infested with elections and various bright candidates who will decide our destiny.
I was listening to the profile of a future candidate.
The broadcast media was flashing the story of successful man, somehow named as RANJIT DON. He is a highly successful person by page 3 standard. I have written this line after checking the entire yardstick from that revered page. He was about to buy a helicopter, has huge mansions in many cities, a fleet of expensive cars, in short he was (will) living life king-size. He is a hard core social worker. One of his grand acts was letting the CAT out of the bag. According to various media (controlled by his rivals) reports, he “leaked questions of medical, engineering, banking and other key exams, helping affluent clients to respectable jobs without having to burn the midnight oil.”
Finally all of my doubts were laid to rest when he declared the intention of contesting elections from Nalanda, his hometown. Earlier this place produced one of the greatest scholars Nagarjuna and NOW Ranjit. WOW!
Whenever I hear the name of Nalanda, I associated it with the Grand University. If Ranjitji would be elected by the Janata Janardan, I know he WILL make it his mission to restore the ancient glory of Nalanda University.
