History
Education in India has a very long history. Ancient India had the tradition of ‘Gurukuls’. Under this system students have to live at the ‘Ashram’ (abode) of the teacher and get the education. This form of the education is known as ‘Guru-Shishya Pramapara’.
At that time, education was treated as a personal concern and has not been demonstrated in mass production by the sector of modern education. The manufacture of man was considered an artistic work process and not mechanical. According to ancient India
education training the mind and thought process are essential for the acquisition of knowledge..
The formal admission ceremony was known as ‘Upanayana’. With the accomplishment of this ceremony the child had to leave his home for the ‘ashrama’ where he would receive education. It was supposed to be the re-birth of the child and was known as ‘Dvijya’, which means, “twice born”. Sanskrit was the language of teaching. It was supposed to be the language of learned men. The academies of higher learning were known as ‘Parisads’. The education system involved of three basic processes, which included ‘Sravana’, ‘Manana’ and ‘Nidhyasana’.
In the ‘Sravana’ stage of education, students received ‘shrutis’ knowledge, which was passed orally from one generation to another. The second stage was ‘Manana’ which means that pupils had to think themselves about what they have heard. They have to make their own inferences and assimilate the lesson taught by their teacher into the life. The third stage ‘Nidhyasana’ means complete comprehension of truth and its use in the life.
Among women in ancient India were given the right to education and teaching. Both women seers “Gayatri” were participants in the debates on education and the process of “Parishads.” (Assembly) was followed mainly by Brahmins Kshatriyas who have received education in Gurukul while children of lower caste family learned their craft from their parents.
Some of the most important universities in India in ancient times were Taxila, Nalanda and Vikramshila. Taxila University 7 th century BC, was famous for his studies of medicine and master of the galaxy as important as Sandwiches, a famous grammarian, Kautilya, the minister of Chandra Gupta Maurya and Charaka, the medical reputation of the teacher.