Revisiting The Educational Heritage Of India

By:

Singh Sahana

Publication details: Vitasta Publishing Private Limited 2021 IndiaEdition: 1stDescription: 308ISBN:

978-9390961085

DDC classification:

658 SIN

Summary: Long before the first European universities appeared, India already had multi-disciplinary centres of learning that fuelled a knowledge revolution around the world. This book fills a dire need to chronicle the great educational heritage of India. It describes a unique ecosystem which ensured that Gurus and Acharyas handed the lamp of learning to generations of students. As the author puts it, “When swords quenched their thirst and famine ravaged the lands, Indians still held on to their truth that there was nothing more purifying than knowledge.” She has collated information from oral history, local lore, travelogues, surviving literature, inscriptions, salvaged manuscripts and accounts of scholars and laity. Historically, the book covers a vast time span from ancient India’s traditions to the deliberate destruction of its heritage. It also outlines steps that can be taken today to incorporate the most relevant aspects of ancient learning systems into the current structure of school and university education. Source: https://www.amazon.in/Revisiting-Educational-Heritage-India-Sahana/dp/9390961084/ref=sr_1_1?crid=DPYZRVIIB60O&keywords=9789390961085&qid=1698760239&s=books&sprefix=%2Cstripbooks%2C314&sr=1-1

List(s) this item appears in: New Arrivals November 2023

Tags from this library: No tags from this library for this title. Log in to add tags.

Average rating: 0.0 (0 votes)

Holdings
Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Book	Main Library General Management	Reference book	658 SIN (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		118993

Long before the first European universities appeared, India already had multi-disciplinary centres of learning that fuelled a knowledge revolution around the world. This book fills a dire need to chronicle the great educational heritage of India. It describes a unique ecosystem which ensured that Gurus and Acharyas handed the lamp of learning to generations of students. As the author puts it, “When swords quenched their thirst and famine ravaged the lands, Indians still held on to their truth that there was nothing more purifying than knowledge.” She has collated information from oral history, local lore, travelogues, surviving literature, inscriptions, salvaged manuscripts and accounts of scholars and laity. Historically, the book covers a vast time span from ancient India’s traditions to the deliberate destruction of its heritage. It also outlines steps that can be taken today to incorporate the most relevant aspects of ancient learning systems into the current structure of school and university education.

Source: https://www.amazon.in/Revisiting-Educational-Heritage-India-Sahana/dp/9390961084/ref=sr_1_1?crid=DPYZRVIIB60O&keywords=9789390961085&qid=1698760239&s=books&sprefix=%2Cstripbooks%2C314&sr=1-1

There are no comments on this title.

to post a comment.