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Vedic Wisdom Gurugram is believed to be a part of the
DiD you know?

ancient kingdom of the Pandavas and the
In the Vedic Age, great emphasis was laid on education Kauravas. They presented the city to Guru
Droncharya, their royal guru, as a token of
of philosophy, religion and righteous living. Different appreciation for their training.
learning centres emerged during this period that Saksham Sethi, VIII A, D.A.V Public
imparted knowledge on these subjects. School, Sector 14, Gurugram
K. Daedeepya, V C, gitanjali Devakul school, Kukatpally, hyderabad
Illustration by: Little Ones Public School, Saket, New Delhi
HOME SHikSHA GLORiOuS GuRukuLS

From the Pre-historic period to about Gurukuls were the residential places of
1000 BCE, family was the only educational learning from the gurus (teachers). The
agency. With the evolution of specialised students had to study in the gurukul for
skills families imparted the traditional at least 12 years, where they learnt Vedas,
skills to the next generation. rules of nature, logical reasoning, grammar,
science, and work skills.
P. Deepika, V b, revoor Padmanabha Chetty’s Matric
LifE-LONG LEARNiNG hr. sec. school, Chennai; Nitya Malhotra, Viii D, amity
inetrnational school, sector 43, gurugram; saksham goel,
Students were divided into three Vi b, Colonel’s Central academy, sector 4, gurugram
categories depending on the
number of learning years -

Vasu - to the age of 24 years DVijYA OR TwiCE BORN
Rudra - till the age of 36 years After the formal ceremony of Upanayana,
Aaditya - up to the age of 48 the student would leave for the teacher’s
years house or gurukul. In this new home, the
student had a second birth and was
aryan rana, Vi, swami Vivekanand Public
school, Jagadhri called Dvijya or twice born.
Illustration by: Diya Kapoor, X E, Swami Vivekanand
Public School, Jagadhri

ANCiENT CENTRES Of LEARNiNG

Parishads Ashramas ghatikas Agraharas Mathas Temple Sakhas,
Academies that Hermitages that These were These were These were colleges Charanas,
were assemblies had students important settlements centres in or These Parishads, Kulas
of learned from across the centres of learned around temples imparted and gotras
Brahmins. country, who of higher Brahmins in where students higher These were Post-
learnt from learning in South India. received religious education. Vedic educational
sages. South India. and secular centres.
education.
Ch. Pragya, iX a, sri Prakash Vidyaniketan, Pendurthi,
Visakhapatnam; r. Preethi, iX a, Mani hr. sec. school, Coimbatore; ACTiViTY: DiVERSE DiSCipLiNES
l.s. aruna, Vi a, glazebrooke Public school, salem
Match the following areas of Vedic study with what they mean-

HEAR, THiNk, AND 1. Itihaas A. Archery
2. Anviksiki
B. Architecture
COMpREHEND! 3. Mimamsa C. History
D. Polity
4. Shilpashastra
Sravana - oral lessons 5. Arthashastra E. Interpretation
Manana - process of thinking 6. Varta F. Logic
Niddhyaasana - complete comprehension 7. Dhanurvidya G. Agriculture, Trade
harshit Kohli, Vi e, P.K.r Jain sr. sec. Public school, ambala Mention the subjects that still hold relevance today.

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