India, May 22 -- Economist Sachin Chaturvedi has taken charge as Nalanda University (NU) vice chancellor (VC) two years after his predecessor Sunaina Singh's extended six-year tenure ended.

In his address after assuming charge on Wednesday, Chaturvedi referred to the university's guiding motto, Aano Bhadrah Kratavo Yantu Vishwatah. "This verse connects us with our eternal values. Nalanda has always embodied an open and inclusive intellectual tradition, fostering a vibrant dialogue rooted in Indian scholarship and enriched by a global outlook."

Chaturvedi has taken over as VC when the university's state-of-the-art campus is ready and is expected to live up to the expectations with which it was set up in 2014 to revive the glory of ancien...