Date:16-Jan-2011
Press Release: Launch of Daily Pilgrimage Service to The Footsteps of Buddha.
Need for such a service:
Bodhgaya is an international Tourist place and there is a big need to have a safe and comfortable pilgrimage to the footsteps of Buddha – primarily the places in Rajgir and Nalanda. Pilgrims have always looked for a complete solution, which takes care of all their needs. It is a welcome service started by Bodhgaya Temple Management Committee (BTMC) to commemorate 2600th years of Buddha’s enlightenment and it is non-profit in nature.
Main Features
Pilgrimage to various places in Rajgir and Nalanda (details below)
Includes Breakfast, traditional lunch and evening snacks and tea.
Includes Ticket charges of Ropeway, Venuvan, Nalanda Ruins, Xuan Xang Memorial and Nalanda and Bodhgaya Multimedia Museum.
Includes Guide Services
Travel in Air Conditioned Bus
Screening of historical films about History of Rajgir and Nalanda during the journey
Safe and Hassle Free Trip
Relevant books on History of Rajgir and Bodhgaya would be available on the bus (for purchase)
Initial Launch Offer – Rs 750/pax.
Early Bird Advantage Offer – Rs 499/pax (5 rear seats earmarked for this)
Children below the age of 10 – Rs 499/child
Infants up to age 3 – Free
Pilgrims from countries other than Saarc and Bimstec countries would be charged Rs 200 more due to differential entry fees at Nalanda ruins, Xuan Xang Memorial and Venu Van.
Booking Contact Number: 9234876571
Ticket Counter at: Bodhgaya Multimedia Museum
Booking will also be available thru BTMC website – www.mahabodhi.com
Prachin Bharat Tourism Technologies has been engaged as a solution provider
Pilgrimage Itinerary
7AM – Departure from Bodhgaya from the parking lot opposite BTMC.
7AM to 12:30PM
Packed Breakfast will be served onboard.
Places covered: Cylopean Wall, Chariot Wheel Marks, Ropeway ground level, Shanti Stupa, Gridhkuta , Ropeway Ground level back,
Jeevak Mango Grove – Drive thru,Bimbissar Jail, Son Bhandar, Jarasandh Ka Akhara (will get added soon)
Arrive at Nalanda Multimedia Museum for lunch – 12.30 pm
Lunch – 12:30PM - 1.00 PM
1:00PM to 5:00PM
Places covered: Watch Multimedia Show,Xuang Xang Memorial, Nalanda Ruins, Shopping
Depart Nalanda 4.00 PM
Arrive Venuvan 4.30 PM
Departure from Venuvan at 5.00PM and arrive at Bodhgaya at 7:30PM.
Tea/Coffee Snacks
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Sunday, January 16, 2011
Saturday, November 24, 2007
PM seeks European support for Nalanda university
SINGAPORE — Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh yesterday sought European support for a proposed internationally-backed university at Nalanda, the ancient Buddhist site of learning in India.
Speaking at an exhibition on ‘The Nalanda Trail’ here, the prime minister said the university would focus on becoming a centre for excellence for research and teaching with an emphasis on postgraduate studies.
"It will have departments for philosophy and Buddhist studies, regional history, business and management studies, international relations and peace studies and study of languages," he said.
"It will be established as an international university through an international treaty."
Welcoming leaders of the European Union to the exhibition, the prime minister sought support from the grouping "in making the initiative on Nalanda a success".
The exhibition, which unveils the spread of Buddhism from India to China and Southeast Asia and the role played by Nalanda in Bihar, opened on November 2 at the Asian Civilisations Museum. It ends on March 23 next year.
The ancient university at Nalanda drew students from all over the world for more than 700 years from the fifth century onwards. At its peak the campus had dormitories for over 10,000 students and 2,000 teachers, from Turkey and Persia to Indonesia, China and Japan.
By special permission of the Indian government, the exhibition features bone relics from the only known archaeological find that can be linked directly to Buddha.
Speaking at an exhibition on ‘The Nalanda Trail’ here, the prime minister said the university would focus on becoming a centre for excellence for research and teaching with an emphasis on postgraduate studies.
"It will have departments for philosophy and Buddhist studies, regional history, business and management studies, international relations and peace studies and study of languages," he said.
"It will be established as an international university through an international treaty."
Welcoming leaders of the European Union to the exhibition, the prime minister sought support from the grouping "in making the initiative on Nalanda a success".
The exhibition, which unveils the spread of Buddhism from India to China and Southeast Asia and the role played by Nalanda in Bihar, opened on November 2 at the Asian Civilisations Museum. It ends on March 23 next year.
The ancient university at Nalanda drew students from all over the world for more than 700 years from the fifth century onwards. At its peak the campus had dormitories for over 10,000 students and 2,000 teachers, from Turkey and Persia to Indonesia, China and Japan.
By special permission of the Indian government, the exhibition features bone relics from the only known archaeological find that can be linked directly to Buddha.
Saturday, October 27, 2007
200 villages around Nalanda varsity to be developed
Nearly 200 villages around the proposed Nalanda International University in Bihar will be developed soon. It will change the socio-economic conditions of thousands of families, eagerly waiting for development since the last several decades.
This was disclosed by none other than Chief Minister Nitish Kumar in Patna on Friday.
"Nearly 50 villages around the proposed Nalanda International University have already been marked for the economic development and work is going on to identify other villages," Nitish said.
The Patna-based K P Jaiswal Reserach Institute was assigned the job by the state government early this year for identification of villages that were linked with the ancient Nalanda university.
Experts said that 200 villages used to be attached to the ancient Nalanda university.
Official sources in the Chief Minister's Office told rediff.com that Nitish Kumar is taking keen interest to develop villages around the proposed university to establish linkages like the ancient Nalanda university.
Nalanda, about 100 km from Patna, is the famous Buddhist centre of learning in Bihar. Lord Buddha is known to have visited the town several times. So did Lord Mahavira, the founder of Jainisim.
Nalanda is also the home district of Nitish Kumar. He won the last Lok Sabha election in 2004 from Nalanda seat.
"The state government has chalked out a special plan to develop these villages," an official said.
All the basic amenities including, schools, roads, safe drinking water and electricity will be provided in these villages and job opportunities will also be created for the villagers.
The government will take help of international funding agencies and Japan, Singapore, Thailand and Mauritius for the development of these villages around the proposed university.
According to official sources, the villages will be developed in such a way to ensure the daily requirements of the students of the proposed residential university spread in nearly 500 acres of land.
The state government has already acquired the land.
"It will provide the best package for rehabilitation of all displaced farmers for acquiring the land for the university," officials said.
The Bihar Assembly unanimously approved the University of Nalanda Bill 2007, in March 2007 for the setting up of an international university. The bill stated that the international university will strive to create a world free of war, terror and violence.
The government had appointed former president A P J Abdul Kalam as the first visitor to the proposed university.
The first meeting of the Nalanda Mentor Group, headed by Nobel Laureate Amartya Sen to oversee the opening of the university was held in Singapore in July. Three more meetings will be held soon.
The idea of the university was first mooted in the late 1990s, but it was Kalam's initiative in 2006 that gave shape to the project.
Tibetan Spiritual leader Dalai Lama had offered to donate artifacts of Tibetan Buddhism to the proposed international university.
The detail project report was prepared by the Educational Consultants of India, a consulting company.
The DPR states that in its first phase the university will offer only post-graduate, research, doctoral and post-doctoral degrees. However, the DPR is also in favour of offering undergraduate courses in specific areas.
The university will impart courses in science, philosophy and spiritualism along with other subjects. An internationally known scholar will be the chancellor of the university.
Some 1,137 students from both India and abroad will be enrolled in the first year. By the fifth year, the number will go up to 4,530.
In the second phase, the enrolment of students will increase to 5,812.
The university, on a sprawling 500 acre campus, will have a 1:10 faculty-student ratio.
The 46 international faculty members will receive an estimated $36,000 per annum as salaries.
The excavated remains at Nalanda are protected as a site of national importance. The university, a 5th century architectural marvel, was home to over 10,000 students and nearly 2,000 teachers.
Nalanda is the Sanskrit name for "giver of knowledge".
Nalanda University, which existed until 1197 AD, attracted students and scholars from Korea, Japan, China, Tibet, Indonesia, Persia and Turkey, besides being a pedestal of higher education in India.
Though it was devoted to Buddhist studies, it also trained students in subjects like fine arts, medicine, mathematics.
This was disclosed by none other than Chief Minister Nitish Kumar in Patna on Friday.
"Nearly 50 villages around the proposed Nalanda International University have already been marked for the economic development and work is going on to identify other villages," Nitish said.
The Patna-based K P Jaiswal Reserach Institute was assigned the job by the state government early this year for identification of villages that were linked with the ancient Nalanda university.
Experts said that 200 villages used to be attached to the ancient Nalanda university.
Official sources in the Chief Minister's Office told rediff.com that Nitish Kumar is taking keen interest to develop villages around the proposed university to establish linkages like the ancient Nalanda university.
Nalanda, about 100 km from Patna, is the famous Buddhist centre of learning in Bihar. Lord Buddha is known to have visited the town several times. So did Lord Mahavira, the founder of Jainisim.
Nalanda is also the home district of Nitish Kumar. He won the last Lok Sabha election in 2004 from Nalanda seat.
"The state government has chalked out a special plan to develop these villages," an official said.
All the basic amenities including, schools, roads, safe drinking water and electricity will be provided in these villages and job opportunities will also be created for the villagers.
The government will take help of international funding agencies and Japan, Singapore, Thailand and Mauritius for the development of these villages around the proposed university.
According to official sources, the villages will be developed in such a way to ensure the daily requirements of the students of the proposed residential university spread in nearly 500 acres of land.
The state government has already acquired the land.
"It will provide the best package for rehabilitation of all displaced farmers for acquiring the land for the university," officials said.
The Bihar Assembly unanimously approved the University of Nalanda Bill 2007, in March 2007 for the setting up of an international university. The bill stated that the international university will strive to create a world free of war, terror and violence.
The government had appointed former president A P J Abdul Kalam as the first visitor to the proposed university.
The first meeting of the Nalanda Mentor Group, headed by Nobel Laureate Amartya Sen to oversee the opening of the university was held in Singapore in July. Three more meetings will be held soon.
The idea of the university was first mooted in the late 1990s, but it was Kalam's initiative in 2006 that gave shape to the project.
Tibetan Spiritual leader Dalai Lama had offered to donate artifacts of Tibetan Buddhism to the proposed international university.
The detail project report was prepared by the Educational Consultants of India, a consulting company.
The DPR states that in its first phase the university will offer only post-graduate, research, doctoral and post-doctoral degrees. However, the DPR is also in favour of offering undergraduate courses in specific areas.
The university will impart courses in science, philosophy and spiritualism along with other subjects. An internationally known scholar will be the chancellor of the university.
Some 1,137 students from both India and abroad will be enrolled in the first year. By the fifth year, the number will go up to 4,530.
In the second phase, the enrolment of students will increase to 5,812.
The university, on a sprawling 500 acre campus, will have a 1:10 faculty-student ratio.
The 46 international faculty members will receive an estimated $36,000 per annum as salaries.
The excavated remains at Nalanda are protected as a site of national importance. The university, a 5th century architectural marvel, was home to over 10,000 students and nearly 2,000 teachers.
Nalanda is the Sanskrit name for "giver of knowledge".
Nalanda University, which existed until 1197 AD, attracted students and scholars from Korea, Japan, China, Tibet, Indonesia, Persia and Turkey, besides being a pedestal of higher education in India.
Though it was devoted to Buddhist studies, it also trained students in subjects like fine arts, medicine, mathematics.
Thursday, May 17, 2007
Daughters of Bihar to appear in UNICEF calendar
It needs to be mentioned that Gudia Khatoon and Lalita also figured in the calendar on girls’ theme prepared by the Government of India. All the girls are achievers in their own way given the constraints they had to face.
Ten years old Abilasha Kumari from Lalbagh village of Nalanda district is the deputy education minister of her school. Not only is she a painter, but she convinced parents to send their daughters to school. About 50 girls of her village now go to school just because of her efforts.
Lalita of Khopraha village in Sitamarhi hails from Musahar community, the most backward of the Dalit sub-caste. She has appeared in Class-Xth exam recently and is a judo trainer.
Gudia Khatoon of Gaya was picked up by the UNICEF for the “State of the World’s Children” report in London. Angoori Khatoon of Muzaffarpur also acquired education when the circumstances did not favour her.
Payal, Savitri and Baby from Begusarai overcame opposition to make a mark in swimming, Sheela Kumari of Chapra and Chandini of Vaishali, both physically disabled set an example as to how disability can not be a handicap for those with a positive outlook on life.
The calendars with photographs of these girls will be distributed to all the schools free of cost by the BEP, said its Director, Anjani Kumar Singh.
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