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	Vikramshila - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Vikramshila University was established by King Dharampal of Bengal ( 783 to 820).
		The affairs of Vikramshila University was looked after a President, and one such President, Dipankar Acharya Atish, was famous in the-then Buddhist world for his knowledge in the field of Buddhist Philosophy.
		Remains of the ancient Vikramshila University have been excavated at village Antichak in the Bhagalpur district, Bihar state, India.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Vikramshila (109 words)

	Vikramshila (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		The Vikramshila Education Resource Society is an educational resource centre founded in 1989 in Kolkata by a group of teachers committed towards improving children's education, especially in neglected rural and urban areas.
		Vikramshila develops and provides innovative material and services in order to facilitate better teaching and stimulate the minds of children so that they are able to actively participate in their
		Success of Vikramshila's work is evident from the fact that the West Bengal government has adopted the educational tools developed by it in the Government run schools and the District Primary Education Programme.
	www.cry.org /home/howcryworks/vikramshila.asp (163 words)

	Taking Charge of Our Lives (Vikramshila Education Research Society) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Vikramshila’s goal is to make quality education accessible to the marginalized sections of society because they found that disparity of education was actually acting as a wedge further widening the gap between the rich and the poor.
		Vikramshila was born with a vision - with a belief that education should be evaluated in terms of meaningful options and potential fulfilment.
		Vikramshila has been actively involved in various state and national level campaigns pertaining to education.
	www.aidindia.org /maryland/preview/projweb/vshila.htm (1283 words)

	Education - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		At the Gurukuls, the teacher imparted knowledge of Religion, Scriptures, Philosophy, Literature, Warfare, Statecraft, Medicine and Astrology (Surprisingly, ancient Indians seem to have not been interested in History).
		The first millenium and the few centuries preceding it saw the flourishing of higher education at Nalanda, Takshila, Ujjain, and Vikramshila Universities.
		Art, Architecture, Painting, Logic, Grammar, Philosophy, Astronomy, Literature, Buddhism, Hinduism, Arthashastra (Economics and Politics), Law, and Medicine were among the subjects taught and each university specialized in a particular field of study.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Education (2126 words)

	Vikramshila,Vikramshila Tours,Vikramshila Travel, Vikramshila India, Vikramshila Tours Packages,Vikramshila Bihar, ...
		Vikramshila is 50 km from Bhagalpur in the state of Bihar.
		Vikramshila is not directly associated with Buddha but became a great center of Buddhist learning later.
		The Vikramshila Monastic University was founded in the 8th century AD and developed into the intellectual center for Tantric Buddhism.
	www.buddhisttoursindia.com /buddhist-tour-destinations/vikramasila-tours.html (247 words)

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		Vikramshila Education Resource Society (VERS) was formed in 1989 by a group of teachers dedicated to improve the state of education, especially in the neglected rural and urban areas.
		Vikramshila intervened just here for demonstrating that sustainable, relevant, contextual and child-friendly pedagogical processes and school systems can be maintained at low costs with a view to ensure equity and quality in education for all.
		The concept of activity-based child-friendly teaching learning methodology, devised by Vikramshila, shared with teachers of government and non-government schools in all states of North and East region.
	www.america.cry.org /project_details.asp?project_id=74 (820 words)

	Vikramshila, by Shubra Chatterjee (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		The organisation was started after a site visit found a dark, l-shaped classroom where children in the short arm of the l don't even see the teacher.
		One of the problems with government programs is that they focus on skill-building and yet expect an attitudinal change at the end of these programs.
		Vikramshila's programs work because they focus on the 80% trainees who want to change.
	www.ashanet.org /mit/Public/www/Talks/vikramshila-talk-05-30-2002.html (604 words)

	Temples And Legends Of Bihar - Sultanganj ( Page 7) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		He is supposed to have founded Vikramshila Vihara on a hillock on the bank of the Ganga in Northern Magadha.
		There is another theory that Vikramshila University was in the area where there are the present villages of Orip, Antichak and Madhorampur near Batesharasthan, six miles north of the Colgong station.
		Excepting Silao all the other places are in Bhagalpur district.It is remarkable that Jahangira had persisted in being an important place in the kingdom of Anga through all the ages, Vedic, Epic, Buddhistic, as well as in the days of the Muslim rule and later.
	www.hindubooks.org /temples/bihar/sultanganj/page7.htm (241 words)

	Ganges River dolphin (Vikramshila Gangetic dolphin Sanctuary)
		The Vikramshila River Dolphin Sanctuary in Bihar, India, is the only designated protected area for this endangered dolphin in Asia.
		The Vikramshila sanctuary project may mean the difference between life and death for local river dolphins.
		Please mark donations with Vikramshila, or for further details on how you or your company can help support this vital project contact our Corporate Fundraiser on info@wdcs.org or call the office on +44 (1249) 449500.
	www.wdcs.org /dan/publishing.nsf/allweb/E0C0B05135240D468025703F003DAD3D (602 words)

	Bihar - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Nalanda and Vikramshila Universities were the world class learning centres.
		1200: Muhammad of Ghori 's army, destroys the universities at Nalanda and Vikramshila
		In ancient Bihar, world famous learning centres, universities of Nalanda and Vikramshila, were located.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Bihar,_India (2031 words)

	Atisha Dipankar Srijnan
		The Mahayana and Tantric learning which originated in the Nalanda University subsequently developed and enriched in the Vikramshila Vihara and spread to greater parts of Asia with the missionary activities done by Bengal scholars.
		When Dipankar was the Maha Acharya of Vikramshila Mahavihara, the King of Tibet sent emissaries to invite him to visit Tibet and resurrect Buddhism, then in a decaying condition in Tibet.
		Besides Vikramshila, a number of other big monasteries were being run under his guidance.
	budismotibetano.no.sapo.pt /biografias/atisha.htm (3316 words)

	PD News - Narrow Escape for Vikramshila Express
		In what could have been a major catastrophe, the Bhagalpur bound 2368 Vikramshila Express, on Wednesday morning, came to a screeching halt after the engine’s axle suddenly jammed causing all the wheels to lock and throwing the passengers and their luggage in all directions.
		The incident took place near Tudiganj station between Moghulsarai and Patna under Danapur division of the East-Central railway, officials at Danapur said.
		Poor maintenance at Jamalpur Locomotive Shed is believed to be the cause for the mechanical trouble.
	www.patnadaily.com /news2004/052004/narrow_escape_for_train_passengers.html (151 words)

	Vikramshila gangetic dolphin sanctuary: turning conventional wisdom on its head
		Conventional wisdom suggests that people living in one of the poorest and politically unstable regions of the Asian subcontinent should be more concerned with economic security than with conserving wildlife.
		Before initiating the project, one Indian scientist told me that if we could establish meaningful protection for river dolphins in Vikramshila, we would be able to do the same almost anywhere in the Ganges.
		With dedicated individuals like those from the Vikramshila Biodiversity Research and Education Centre, conventional wisdom was being turned on its head and dolphins (and people) would surely thrive for generations to come in the holy Mother Ganga.
	www.wdcs.org /dan/publishing.nsf/allweb/2F36057C814F3910802569F10041D0CE (1081 words)

	Freeindiamedia.com, Express your impartial, radical, grassroot views on current issues. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Although a few individual farmers have implemented organic farming techniques and achieved pesticide-free crops in various parts of the state, this is the first time an entire village, spread over 20,000 cottahs and housing 2,100 people, has worked as a team to achieve this goal.
		It is only when a grassroots organisation like Vikramshila follows it up on a day-to-day basis that this can be achieved,” says Kar.
		As local resident and Vikramshila coordinator Arun Sain points out: “It works out much cheaper since all domestic and farm garbage can be used to make liquid manure.” Additionally, the composition of the organic manure is such that there is no need to use pesticides.
	www.freeindiamedia.com /agriculture/28_feb_agri.htm (1008 words)

	Wipro Education » Vikramshila
		Vikramshila Education Resource Society was founded in 1989 as a teacher training organisation to provide in-service training to grassroots level organisatons working for the education of the disadvantaged sections of the society.
		It believes that education should be evaluated in terms of meaningful options and potential fulfilment.
		Thus, it hopes to influence macro policy on education to bring about social transformation.
	wiproeducation.com /category/our-work/partners/vikramshila (104 words)

	India Travel - Bihar tours & vacation guide - Bihar Hotels
		Bihar has basked in the glory of Magadh Empire in the period of Mauryans, Guptas and Pal, Vikramshila University, whose ruins speak of best as this glorious deat of learning was constructed during Pal dynasty.
		The state of Bihar lies along the eastern Gangetic Plains in North India, A land that has been the passing of many dynasties of ancient India, Bihar has also been the birth place of two treat theologies -Buddhism and Jainism.
		Remains of the ancient Vikramshila University have been excavated at village Antichak in the Bhagalpur district.
	www.indiaetravel.com /bihar (4031 words)

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		Vikramshila Remains of the ancient Vikramshila University have been excavated at village Antichak in the Bhagalpur district
		Excavation at this site were done in 1960-61 and have disclosed different periods of habitation.
	www.tourmyindia.com /states/bihar/vikramshila.html (265 words)

	travel guide to Bihar, Monuments in Bihar
		Located 252 kms from Patna, in the district of Bhagalpur, is the site of an ancient University, Vikramshila.
		Vikramshila University belongs to the Pala period and thus can be assigned to the period between 10th and 12th centuries A.D. The site covers a very extensive area dotted with carved pillars, votive stupas and mounds with ruins.
		Famous for studies in Tantra, it also bore the imprint of teachings in Buddhism.
	www.indiantravelportal.com /bihar/monuments/vikram-shila.html (194 words)

	PD News - Train Disaster Averted
		Thanks to an observant railway key-man, a major train disaster involving 2368 Down Delhi-Bhagalpur Vikramshila Express between Barh and Pandarak railway station in Patna district was averted on Sunday morning, railway officials in Patna said.
		Key-man Shibu Lal, who happened to be doing his inspection work on the track, saw the clips removed and lying on the tracks.
		He immediately started to wave the red flag and managed to get the Vikramshila Express stopped merely 50 meters short of the damaged track.
	www.patnadaily.com /news05/may/051605/train_disaster_averted.html (2034 words)

	The Telegraph - Calcutta : Metro (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Keeping this in mind, Vikramshila Education Resource Society, Banga Education Society (working in the field of education towards the goal of universalising quality elementary education) and members of the local community will jointly hold an enrolment drive, with support from the state project office of Paschim Banga Rajya Prarambhik Shiksha Unnayan Sanstha.
		The school inspector from the state SSA office will be present and will issue green cards to the identified children for admission into government schools.
		The drive will be spearheaded by the children of Nabadisha, a joint programme of Vikramshila, Calcutta Police and Child Relief and You (CRY).
	www.telegraphindia.com /1050429/asp/calcutta/story_4676836.asp (401 words)

	Financial Express: Social incarnation of IIM Calcutta students
		The most attractive aspect of Inca is the human face of the initiative.
		Says Minshi, ``I was present when the Vikramshila project on vocational training was presented.
		It was nice to see the students realise that the hard work that they had done was not done just to earn a grade but to influence reality, the reality of those less privileged than they.''
	www.expressindia.com /fe/daily/19990418/fle18061p.html (641 words)

	IUCN Red List of Threatened Species: Platanista gangetica ssp. gangetica
		The Vikramshila Gangetic Dolphin Sanctuary, Bihar, India, between Sultanganj and Kahalgaon in the mainstem of the Ganges River was designated as a protected area for dolphins in August 1991 but there is little government support to enforce protective measures.
		The legal protection in India has been described as "completely ineffective" (Sinha 2002), however a small measure of progress was the convening of the Regional Seminar on Environmental Laws in the Vikramshila Gangetic Dolphin Sanctuary, Bhagalpur, India in November 2003 (Anon 2002).
		Proceedings of Regional Seminar on Environmental Laws: Violations and Regulations in Vikramshila Gangetic Sanctuary (November 30, 2002).
	www.redlist.org /search/details.php?species=41756 (2822 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Two major disruptions on railway routes falling in North-Central and North-West Railway yesterday led to changes in train timings causing immense inconvenience to passengers who had to wait for hours at platforms.
		While 15 wagons of a goods train derailed near Bharatpur in Rajasthan, falling in North-Western Railway, on Monday morning, a similar accident took place at Metha near Kanpur on North-Central Railway when a couple of bogies of the New Delhi-Bhagalpur Vikramshila Express got derailed at around 8-45 p.m.
		While the track near Bharatpur was cleared by the same evening, train movement on Kanpur route could be started only on Tuesday morning.
	www.hinduonnet.com /thehindu/thscrip/print.pl?file=2004021813570300.htm&date=2004/02/18/&prd=th& (247 words)

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		It was 1999 when CRY — Child Relief And You suggested the introduction of Non Formal Education to the Nabadisha programme of Kolkata Police.
		With the support of teachers from Vikramshila Resource Organisation Society (CRY supported), 5 centres started operating in 5 police stations.
		Trained teachers from Vikramshila conduct classes in each area.
	www.gopio.net /india_development/casestories.doc (2765 words)

	Temples And Legends Of Bihar - Mandar Hill ( Page 4) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		An inscription dated the sixth year of the reign of Gopala IT, who 6d succeeded Narayana Pala, has been found at qJajimpara in Malda district (West Bengal) and it refers to a victorious camp of Gopala 11 at Ghataparbatika.
		Ghataparbatika is traditionally associated with Bateshwarsthan at Patharghatta, near Colgong, which is now once again accepted as the site of Vikramshila University.
		Later the Sena kings also had their impact on Anga.
	www.hindubooks.org /temples/bihar/mandarhill/page4.htm (157 words)

	Vikramshila Express in India (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Vikramshila Express runs between Bhagalpur Junction Railway Station in Bihar and New Delhi Railway Station.
		(‘Vikramshila’ was an ancient Buddhist educational center.) Sultanganj, Jamalpur and Patna are the main towns on the way.
		Train number 2368: New Delhi to Bhagalpur, leaves New Delhi at 15:00 hrs.
	www.india9.com /i9show/58274.htm (81 words)

	The Story of Knowledge (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		These ideas were later translated into Latin from which people like Columbus would gain inspiration to try reach India by going westward and that would lead to discovery of Americas.
		Before Taxila, Nalanda, Odantpuri, Vikramshila and other Indian universities were burned down and their inmates killed by the Musliminvaders, much of Indian science (especially mathematics, astrology, medicine and philosophy) had already been translated into Arabic.
		The destruction of Indian literature was so extensive that no record of pre-Islamic history remained in India.
	sarvadharma.org /sivaloka/story_of_knowledge.htm (7520 words)

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