The 5th Century ancient seat of learning, 'Nalanda Mahavihara,' rose from its ashes to be declared a 'UNESCO World Heritage Site' on Friday finally. Briefcase 1 'Nalanda Mahavihara' was India's official entry to UNESCO's 'World Heritage Sites' list for 2016. This decision was taken at the UNESCO World Heritage Committee's 40th session, currently ongoing at Istanbul, Turkey. It further read: "The Nalanda Mahavihara site, in Bihar, comprises archaeological remains from the 3rd century BCE to the 13th century CE. Dr. Fonia explained, "We prepared additional literature on Nalanda to convince the UNESCO World Heritage Committee.

Source: India Today July 16, 2016 03:33 UTC