Pranam
When education becomes free from the Govt autocracy might be there but
never will be polluted K R IRS
On Mon, 8 Mar 2021 at 10:22, 'venkat giri' via iyer123 <
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> *Respected Sir/s,*
>
> * Taksha (the shortened moniker for
> TakshaShila) Institute was named after “Taksha's Cut-Rock (or 'Stele')
> City” in ancient northern India, the site of the ancient world's supposed
> first international university (c. 800 BCE – 550 CE). It was described as
> the wealthiest city of that time, in India.*
> Taxila
> was the capital of Gandhara country in ancient India and a major center of
> education. The university here is among the oldest universities in the
> world. It was a center of importance for both Hindus and Buddhists.
> Chanakya was the teacher here.
> Historically it was situated at the confluence of
> three great routes-
> (1) Uttarapath - The present Grand Trunk Road, which connected Gandhar to
> Magadha,
> (2) Northwest Passage - which passed through Kapish and Pushkalavati etc.
> (3) Indus river route - via Srinagar, Mansera, Haripur valley, used to go
> to the silk route in the north and the Indian Ocean in the south.
> At present, Taxila is a tehsil and important archaeological site in
> Rawalpindi district of Punjab province of Pakistan, located about 32 km
> northeast of Islamabad and Rawalpindi. The Grand Trunk Road goes very
> close to it. This site has been included in the UNESCO World Heritage List
> since 1970. In a report for the year 2010, the World Heritage Fund has
> included it among the 12 sites which are on the verge of irreparable
> damage.
> Taxila city was famous as a great
> center of learning and education in Indian history. The worlad's first
> universitywas established in TAHSHILA or TAXILA; before some last
> centuries of Vedic period.
> * VAYU PURANA traces the traces the start of Takshila to Taksha ,the son
> of Bharatha and is mentioned in Mahabharata, citing Dhaumya as one of the
> Acharyas.Chinese travelers like Fa Hian and Huien Tsang also speak about
> TAkshila in their writings.*
> *But in Buddhism, it was the main field of learning. Although this
> discussion is not found in the ancient sources of Buddhist literature, but
> descriptions are filled with the Jatakas. Many things are also known from
> Tripitaka's commentaries and chronicles. Accordingly, students from
> far-flung areas of India such as Banaras, Rajgriha, Mithila and Ujjayini
> used to go there to study and get education from world famous gurus. More
> than 10,500 from all over the world studied here. There was campus to
> accommodate students of other countries. Students were supposed to pay for
> the expenses. But if they are unable to pay they could work for their
> teachers. Entrance test for admission was very tough only 3 out of 10
> passed the test. There were 300 Lecture Halls with stone benches and a
> Massive Library called Dharma Gunj or Mountain of knowledge. TAKSHILA stood
> as a lighthouse of higher knowledge and pride of India.*
> * Takshils was listed by UNESCO as one of the World Heritage sites in
> 1980.*
> * Takshila was specialised in the study medicine. *
> * It is known from the Tilmushti Jataka that the discipline there
> was extremely rigid and that the boys of kings could be beaten if they were
> repeatedly accused. *
> The fact that many kings (Brahmadattas) of
> Varanasi send their sons, other princes and heirs to get education there
> are known to the Jatakas.
> Chanakya, the prime minister of the
> Mauryan Empire and mentor to Chandragupta Maurya (and the third most famous
> management consultant in India after Krishna and Shakuni) is believed to
> have composed the Arthashastra (which consists of 15 books) while studying
> at TakshaShila circa 300 BCE.
> It is clear that Taxila was the other
> center of education of politics and archeology. *There were 103 princes
> from different states studying in an arsenal there*. There were special
> schools of Ayurveda and jurisprudence. The names of some of the most famous
> men in Indian history are found in the graduates of Taxila.
> Panini, the best grammarian of Sanskrit literature, was a
> resident of Shalatur in Gandhar and got education in Taxila.
> Some famous personalities contemporary to Gautam Buddha had also
> lived there, the main ones being three classmates Kosalraj Prasenjit,
> Malla Sardar Bandhul and Lichhavi Mahali.
> *The chief physician and surgical organist and the Brahmin looter
> Angulimal. Vinayapitaka gives an account of the immense knowledge and
> skills of Ayurvedic creatures derived from there.* Chanakya was a
> graduate and teacher there and Chandragupta Maurya became the most famous
> among his disciples, who together with his master founded the Maurya Empire.
>
> Tekshila was often taught at high-level schools, and the
> children from far and wide were definitely of adolescence who had already
> received their early education. Ayurveda, Dhanurveda, Hastividya,
> Trilogy, Grammar, Philosophy, Mathematics, Astrology, Enumeration,
> Numeracy, Commerce, Sarpavidya, Tantra, Music, Dance and Painting etc.
> were the main place in the curriculum there. Mentioned in the Jataka must
> be appropriate in the three Vedas and 18 vidyas taught there. But for the
> education of rituals, not Taxila; but Varanasi was more famous. The
> greatest feature of Taxila was the predominance of cosmic weapons in the
> scriptures taught there.Under Sutasoma Jataka there were 103 princes from
> various parts of the country were learning ARCHERY.
>
> "When the men of Alexander the great came to Taxila in India in the fourth
> century BC they found a university there the like of which had not been
> seen in Greece, a university which taught the three Vedas and the
> eighteen accomplishments and was still existing when the Chinese pilgrim
> Fa-Hsien went there about AD 400."
> When Alexander invaded India, in 326 BC ,Ambhi(Omphis) the ruler of
> TAshkila , surrendered the city and placed under his disposal.
>
> *Now* the P.r..e.sent Status...
>
> QS Rankings 2021: The best universities in India
> As many as 12 universities from India feature in the QS World
> University Rankings by Subject 2021.
> 12 institutes from India make it to the top 100 of QS World
> University Rankings by Subject 2021
> This year, the global rankings analysed nearly 14,000 individual
> university programmes from 1,440 universities across 85 locations around
> the world.
> *The final rankings were decided based on four
> major parameters: The institute's reputation among academics, reputation
> among global employers, the number of research citations the university
> achieved per paper in that subject, and the 'H-index', which measured the
> productivity and impact of each published scholar of the university.*
> Like every year, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) held
> the top spot in the rankings.
>
> *"Country-wise, six universities from the US featured among the top 15
> institutes."*
>
> " China followed with 13 institutes in the top 200 and 28 institutes in
> top 400."
> *Fo*
> *r the first time, 12 institutes from India featured in the top 100. This
> includes seven engineering institutes from India that made it to the top
> 200.*
> While unveiling the rankings online, Education Minister
> Ramesh
> Pokhriyal Nishank said: *'These institutions have stood on the frontiers
> and made us proud.'*
> The top ranking universities from India as per the QS
> Rankings by Subject 2021 include the Indian Institute of
> Technology-Bombay, IIT-Delhi, IIT-Madras, IIT-Guwahati, IIT-Kharagpur, *the
> Indian Institute of Science, Anna University, Jawaharlal Nehru University,
> OP Jindal Global University, Delhi University, Indian Institute of
> Management-Bangalore and IIM-Ahmedabad.*
>
> The top Indian universities by subject
> IIT-Bombay (41) and IIT-Kharagpur (44) appeared in the top 100 list Under
> the minerals/mining engineering category.
> IIT-Bombay stood at rank 70 for chemical engineering.
> *IIT-Bombay (rank 67) and IIT-Delhi (rank 70) featured in the top 100 for
> computer science.*
>
> IIT-Madras was ranked 30th globally for petroleum engineering.
> IISc grabbed the 78th spot in the materials sciences category.
> *IIM-Bangalore (76) and IIM-Ahmedabad (80) were ranked among top 100
> schools for business and management.*
> *Delhi University was ranked 50th for its course on development economics*
> .
> The Jindal Global Law School at the OP Jindal Global University was
> ranked 76 for law.
> The top engineering institutes from India are as follows:
> IIT-Bombay (Global rank 49)
> IIT-Delhi (54)
> IIT-Madras (94)
> IIT-Kharagpur (101)
> IISc Bangalore (103)
> IIT-Kanpur (107)
> IIT-Roorkee (176)
> IIT-Guwahati (253)
> Anna University (388)
>
> *Regards*
> *V.Sridharan*
> *Trichy*
>
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