{"id":106074,"date":"2022-12-19T18:07:55","date_gmt":"2022-12-19T18:07:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/?p=106074"},"modified":"2022-12-19T18:08:41","modified_gmt":"2022-12-19T18:08:41","slug":"how-the-worlds-oldest-university-was-lost-for-800-years-bbc-reel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/how-the-worlds-oldest-university-was-lost-for-800-years-bbc-reel\/","title":{"rendered":"How the world&#8217;s oldest university was lost for 800 years \u2013 BBC REEL"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 class=\"title style-scope ytd-video-primary-info-renderer\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">How the world&#8217;s oldest university was lost for 800 years \u2013 BBC REEL<\/span><\/h2>\n<div id=\"info\" class=\"style-scope ytd-video-primary-info-renderer\"><\/div>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/aG5WeudruRw\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">Founded more than 1,500 years ago, India&#8217;s ancient Nalanda University is thought to have been the world&#8217;s first residential university. 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