03/04/2022
Universities of the ancient times in India
It is believed The best way to destroy your enemy is to destroy the knowledge their culture possesses. To do that destroy their libraries. It will take a long time for them to recover from that because The future generations won't have such easy access to their pride filled cultural stories and wisdom.
We had the Best Universities in the World (Taxilla – During its times this university, where the students from all across the world used to come to attain specialization in over 64 different fields of study like vedas, grammar, philosophy, ayurveda, agriculture, surgery, politics, archery, warfare, astronomy, commerce, futurology, music, dance, etc. There were even curious subjects like the art of discovering hidden treasure, decryption encrypted messages, etc) Further centers include Odantapuri, in Bihar (circa 550 – 1040), Somapura, in Bangladesh (from the Gupta period to the Muslim conquest), Sharada Peeth, Pakistan, Jagaddala, in Bengal (from the Pala period to the Muslim conquest), Nagarjunakonda, in Andhra Pradesh, Vikramasila, in Bihar (circa 800-1040), Valabhi, in Gujarat (from the Maitrak period to the Arab raids), Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh (8th century to modern times), Kanchipuram, in Tamil Nadu, Manyakheta, in Karnataka, Puspagiri, in Orissa and Ratnagiri, in Orissa however these were all destroyed.
