Takshashila
Introduction:
More than 2700 years back a huge university existed in ancient India where over 10,500 students from all across the world came for higher studies .As early as 700 B.C.it named as Takshashila, located in the northwest region of Bharat (India).
History:
Taksha (the shortened moniker for TakshaShila) University 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, present it located in Punjab,Pakistan.
Taxila flourished in the kingdom of Gandhar, 68 subjects were taught at this university and the minimum entry age, ancient texts show, was 16. At one stage, it had 10,500 students including those from Babylon, Greece, Syria, and China. Experienced masters taught the vedas, languages, grammar, philosophy, medicine, surgery, archery, politics, warfare, astronomy, accounts, commerce, documentation, music, dance and other performing arts, futurology, the occult and mystical sciences,complex mathematical calculations. The panel of masters at the university included legendary scholars like Kautilya, Panini, Jivak and Vishnu Sharma. Thus, the concept of a full-fledged university was developed in India.
During its times this university was the IIT and MIT of the world,every single graduate who passed out of this university would become a well sought after scholar all across the subcontinent.
It was the place of great scholars primary level site and it was the birth place of many scholars.
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