International guests reached Sanchi Baudh Bhartiya Gyan Adyayan University to see the development and expansion of the university and expressed their interest in working together. In the university a ‘Maitri Udyan’ (friendship garden) will be constructed in the memory of India-Sri lanka friendship alliance.
looking at the development, expansion and syllabus of the Sanchi University many international guests, who actually came for International Vichar Kumbh at Ujjain, agreed to join hands and work with the university. The guests included international delegates and non residential Indians who collected information on the present activities, syllabus for the coming sessions and admission procedure.
Among the guests were American editor Mary Hicks, professor of California ancient studies association Devashish Banerjee, American organisation’s Staneshwar, professor from Chennai Arun Giri and Sunanda Shastri who visited the campus and met with vice chancellor Shashi Prabha Kumar.
During the discussion, the American delegates suggested that it should form a cooperative alliance with international universities and it must form an IT-based syllabus. Along with that it should allow students from those countries with whom the university had formed alliance, study in the university.
Staneshwar said that in America and Europe there is competition to get their hands on Indian philosophy. Keeping that in mind we must encourage scholars and high level research on the subjects. Swati Desai said that the syllabus must be clearly available online. Hicks said that in the Sanchi University the Hindu, Baudh and Jain must be considered as one. Hicks also suggested giving importance to cultural and religious traditions in their teachings.
Shashi Prabha Kumar and Registrar Rajesh Gupta offered warm welcome to the guests. All the guests visited the campus. In the campus a ‘Maitri park’ will be constructed in the memory of India–Sri lanka friendship alliance. This was declared by the Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan after the meeting with the President of Sri lanka, Maitripal Sirisena at Sanchi.