It's time Asia paid back the `knowledge' debt

From: New Straits Times | Date: February 18, 2008| Author: Mahendra Ved | Copyright information


New Straits Times

02-18-2008

It's time Asia paid back the `knowledge' debt
Byline: Mahendra Ved
Edition: Main/Lifestyle
Section: Main Section

IT is payback time for the world community, especially East and Southeast Asia, for what it received by way of knowledge from an ancient Indian university that is in the throes of revival as an international seat of learning.

It is heartening to note that there is some rallying for the Nalanda I...

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