New Delhi: In a major step towards realising the ambitious Nalanda International University, coming up in Rajgir in Bihar, an international jury has selected the architectural design of an Ahmedabad-based firm for the varsity. The design of Ahmedabad-based company Vastu Shilpa Consultants was selected by a jury that comprised top architects from Singapore, China, Japan and India.
Vice Chancellor Gopa Sabharwal, addressing the media in Delhi on Thursday, said 79 proposals had been received and eight final entries were shortlisted. BV Doshi, principal architect of the firm, said they based their design in such a way that "it would give a glimpse of what Nalanda stood for - as a centre of knowledge, a centre of understanding life and its processes".
Rajeev Kathpalia, of the firm, said while designing the university, they kept in mind the soil, the environment and the manner in which Nalanda University was constructed. The first phase of the varsity, an initiative of the government of India supported by the East Asia Summit, would be completed in two years, said Sabharwal.
The university, located around 100 from Patna and 12 km from the ruins of the ancient seat of learning, is to begin its academic session 2014, with masters classes in ecology, environment and historic studies, she said. The varsity would come up at Rajgir on a 446-acre plot. ...
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04:35 AM, May 17, 2013
Mumbai: Southern star Dhanush, who is set for his Bollywood debut with 'Raanjhanaa', says he will soon launch his own music label and it will be called Wunderbar Studio. "Hey guys we have decided to launch our own music label soon under the name Wunderbar Studio. Will make an official announcement soon," tweeted the 29-year-old. Dhanush made his acting debut in Tamil cinema with 2002 movie 'Thulluvadho Ilamai' and has...
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New Delhi: The Home Ministry on Friday made it clear that former President APJ Abdul Kalam's acceptance of the mercy petition of an Assam death row convict was conveyed to his successor Pratibha Patil and she was not kept in the dark. In a statement, the Home Ministry said the entire file related to death row convict Mahendra Nath Das, including the minutes recorded by the previous President, were placed...
07:33 PM, May 03, 2013
Chennai: After successful Tamil films such as 'Pollathavan' and National Award winning 'Aadukalam', actor Dhanush and filmmaker Vetrimaaran will team up to work in an untitled Tamil venture to be produced by Dhayanidhi Alagiri. "The script is locked for Dhanush Vetrimaaran project. The technical team is finalised and pre-production work will start in full swing," said producer Dhayanidhi in one of his tweets. They will make a detailed announcement soon,...
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Bulandshahr: Taking a different stand from his party, Uttar Pradesh minister Devender Gupta on Saturday said there was nothing wrong if his cabinet colleague Azam Khan was frisked at a US airport. The UP minister for solar energy said that even former President APJ Abdul Kalam was frisked in 2012 and bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan was detained for over two hours at a New York airport. "Who is Azam...
03:29 AM, Apr 28, 2013
It is a special day for our very own 'Thala'. Yes, the star couple Ajith and Shalini are celebrating their 13th wedding anniversary today. They met on the sets of 'Amarkalam' directed by Saran. The couple got tied a knot on April 24, 2000. The couple has a five year old daughter Anoushka. The couple share a sweet love story and complete thirteen years of togetherness today. They set an...
10:29 PM, Apr 24, 2013
Mohali: The gap between urban and rural should be bridged for overall development of the country, former President and 'Missile Man of India' APJ Abdul Kalam said on Thursday. Addressing engineering students of Chandigarh University during a convocation ceremony at Landran near here, Kalam said development of rural areas was the need of the hour as the real power of the country lies in its villages. Sharing his vision of...
12:58 AM, Apr 19, 2013
Siddharth seems to be ruling the Southern industry after making his presence felt with Bollywood film 'Chashme Badoor', the actor is awaiting release of his upcoming films ''Udhyam NH4' with newcomer Ashrita Shetty, 'Theeya Velau Seiyyanum Kumaru' with Hansika Motwani as his heroine and 'Kaaviya Thalaivan'. It is reported that the actor is currently planning to star in 'Pizza' fame director Karthik Subbaraj's upcoming film. Karthik Subbaraj found his fortune...
11:40 AM, Apr 17, 2013
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01:24 AM, Mar 11, 2013
Former president APJ Abdul Kalam will teach students of the Indian Institute of Management-Shillong a course titled "Societal transformation bio-technology and its application". ...
05:50 AM, Mar 08, 2013
Former president APJ Abdul Kalam will teach students of the Indian Institute of Management-Shillong a course titled "Societal transformation bio-technology and its application". ...
04:40 PM, Mar 06, 2013
The 74 year old veteran made her singing debut in 1957 Tamil film 'Vidhiyin Vilayattu. ...
12:58 PM, Jan 26, 2013
India can adopt 'never forget and never forgive' attitude of the US and Israel in tracking terrorists, former President APJ Abdul Kalam has said, suggesting that the three countries come together with an integrated task force to defeat their threats. Kalam said the experience of the US and Israel in cooperating with each other on real time basis in countering threats from terror groups has helped in saving the lives...
02:31 PM, Jan 25, 2013
India had launched a series of missiles, rockets and dropped experimental bombs to divert attention of "snoopers" before conducting the 1998 nuclear tests, APJ Abdul Kalam, considered the father of India's missile programmee, said on Thursday. ...
03:28 AM, Jan 25, 2013
Vetrimaaran confirmed that shooting for his film will begin in May this year. ...
03:31 PM, Jan 22, 2013
Former President APJ Abdul Kalam suggested that all families should have a small library in their homes with a minimum of 10 books to encourage the reading habit in children. ...
06:30 PM, Jan 14, 2013
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09:46 PM, Jan 02, 2013
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04:07 AM, Dec 21, 2012
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01:20 AM, Dec 19, 2012
Vivek celebrated his birthday on November 19, on the sets of the film 'Killadi'. Director A Venkatesh, actor Bharath, producer Chandrasekar and others wished him. "I don't have any big birthday plans since I have shooting today. I will take my family for a dinner in the evening," said the actor. Asked about his birthday resolution, Vivek said that he was busy planting trees all over Tamil Nadu, based on...
12:02 PM, Nov 20, 2012
