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APRIL - JUNE 2019 VOL. 16 No. 2
India’s Educational Marvels

India has always had a rich tradition of learning. History of
Let’s unravel education in India can be traced back to the 3rd century
our educational BCE, through varied institutions, ranging from gurukuls,
marvel!
to ancient universities, to even specialized learning centres.
While we all know about the famous universities of ancient
India – Nalanda and Vikramshila, not many are aware of the
Dear Friends, South Indian temples which functioned as centres of learning.
The many educational
institutions of our In medieval India, pathshalas and madrasas
country have a great came up, where teachers and students
history associated with them! Educational had a unique relationship. The modern
centres have travelled from temples and
homes of scholars across the town, to the period saw a great deal of evolution –
large institutions that we see today. from European education to Indianised
The quality of education imparted in nationalist education.
ancient India was unparalleled. Students
from different parts of the world flocked From gurukuls, to maqtabs, to modern
to Indian universities. Amir Khusrau educational institutions, India's education
mentioned that scholars have come from has seen the emergence of scientific temper,
different parts of the world to study
in India but no Indian scholar has found theology, philosophy and so on. Let us read
it necessary to go abroad to acquire on to know more about the educational
knowledge. Illustration by: Manmeet, VII, Swami marvels of India.
Vivekanand Public School, Jagadhri
Let’s take a look at this rich history!
K. srinithi, Viii a, Chandra Matriculation hr. sec. school, Coimbatore; K. Daedeepya, V C, gitanjali Devakul
school, Kukatpally, hyderabad; anjum Khanam, Vii a, angappa educational Trust senior secondary school,
Coimbatore
CONTENTS NOVEL NAMGHARS
India’s Educational Marvels 1 SCHOLARLY CHOLAS
Vedic Wisdom 2 In Assam, Namghars were
congregational prayer
Education Evolves! 3 halls, where debates and Ennayiram, Anur, Puttur, Tribhuvanai,
Ancient Centres of Learning 4 scholarly talks used to take Tiruvindalur, and Tirumukudal were
Nalanda-The Seat of Wisdom 5 place, educating people in an educational centres under the Cholas. The
Medieval Marvels 6 informal manner! teacher to student ratio was 1:30; with 100-
Sheikh Chillie ki Madrasa 7
Modern Period 8 300 students in each of the above colleges.
Nationalism 9 Vedas, philosophy, and
Santiniketan Story 10 itihasa (history) were
Southern Splendours 11 taught here.
Schools With A Difference 12
Out Of The Box, Out Of The City 13
Creative Colleges 14
Teachers and Philosophers 15
Activities 4U 16
Education for All 17
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