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17 Dec 20

Takshashila : The World’s oldest University.

More than 2,700 years ago, there existed a giant University at Takshashila, in the north-western region of Bharat (today’s Pakistan).

According to the Ramayana, King Bharata founded the town in the name of his son, Taksha.
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The site initially began to develop as a loosely connected group of buildings where learned persons resided, worked & taught.

Over the years, additional buildings were added, rulers made donations & more scholars migrated there. Gradually a large campus developed.

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Which became a celebrated seat of learning in the ancient world.

Not only Indians but also students frm as far as Babylonia, Greece, Syria, Arabia, Phoenicia & China came to study.

68 different streams of study were on the syllabus.
Sanskrit was the main medium of teaching.
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17 Nov 20

The Great Wall Of India !

The 2nd-longest continuous wall on the Planet, surrounds the fort of Kumbhalgarh that contains 360 temples.
Stretches over a distance of 38km, 15m wide which is enough for 8 horses to walk abreast.

Built in the 15th century by Rana Kumbha.

KUMBHALGARH FORT, Rajasthan : The Birthplace of Mewar’s legendary king Maharana Pratap.

The fort was never really conquered in battle, it was only captured once by the Mughal army by deceit when they poisoned the water supply of the fort.

Located on the westerly range of Aravalli Hills, in the Rajsamand district near Udaipur, Rajasthan.

The Fort is a UNESCO World Heritage Site included in Hill Forts of Rajasthan.

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26 Aug 20

The Second-longest continuous wall on the Planet that protects 360 temples, known as “The Great Wall of India”, surrounds the fort of Kumbhalgarh, stretches over a distance of 38km, 15m wide which is enough for 8 horses to walk abreast.

Built in the 15th century by Rana Kumbha.

KUMBHALGARH FORT : Birthplace of Mewar’s legendary king Maharana Pratap.
Located on the westerly range of Aravalli Hills, in the Rajsamand district near Udaipur, Rajasthan.

It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site included in Hill Forts of Rajasthan.

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Kumbhalgarh fort is self-contained in all respect to withstand a protracted siege. Its defences could be breached only once by the combined armies of the Mughal and of Amber primarily for scarcity of drinking water.

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Raghu

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3 Jul 20

Ruins of Nalanda University :

It has been called “one of the first great universities” in recorded history

In 1193, Nalanda, One Of The Most Important Seat of Learning Was Destroyed In Barbaric Invasion by Bakhtiar Khalji.

A milestone in the decline of Buddhism in India.

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The Persian Historian Minhaj-i-Siraj , in his chronicle the Tabaqat-I-Nasiri, reported that 1000s of monks were burned alive & 1000s beheaded as Khilji tried his best to uproot Buddhism & plant Islam by the sword.

The burning of the library continued for several months.

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And “smoke from the burning manuscripts hung for days like a dark pall over the low hills."

Nalanda University was one of the first universities in the world, founded in the 5th Century, one of the world's first residential universities, it had dormitories for students.

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Raghu

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25 Jun 20

Takshashila : The world’s first known University.

About 2,800 yrs ago, there existed a giant University at Takshashila, in the north-western region of India (in today’s Pakistan).

According to the Ramayana, King Bharata founded the town in the name of his son, Taksha.

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The site initially began to develop as a loosely connected group of buildings where learned persons resided, worked and taught.
Over the years, additional buildings were added; rulers made donations & more scholars migrated there. Gradually a large campus developed.

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Which became a celebrated seat of learning in the ancient world.

Not only Indians but also students from as far as Babylonia, Greece, Syria, Arabia, Phoenicia and China came to study.

68 different streams of knowledge were on the syllabus.

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Raghu

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14 Jun 20

Bharatiya Technology & Science, no one deny we were top✌️

An Everlasting shadow on Shiva Lingam in the main temple throughout the day at Chaya someswara swamy temple, Pangal, Nalgonda.
The Chaya looks like a shadow of one of the pillars carved in front of the sacred chamber.
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But it is not actually the shadow of any pillar. The dark area is formed by the reflection of light through multiple pillars placed in front of garbhagriha & the shadow is a consolidated shadow of those four pillars.
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The pillars in the temple are strategically placed so that the light falls at the same place throughout the day.

This Marvel Built between d 11th-12th century, engineered by the Kunduru Cholas, testifies d fantastic creative thinking & scientific knowledge of its architects😌🙏

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