1. Introduction

The rich tapestry that is India includes much more than its vibrant culture and breathtaking landscapes. Its history abounds with a magnificent educational heritage; its universities equaled, or at times even excelled over their contemporary counterparts in the ancient world. Anurodh Das's "VISHWAVIDYALAYA: The Lost Knowledge of INDIA" takes us into this most interesting aspect of Indian history, elaborating and supporting it with a very readable digest of four free-to-be-great centres of learning: Takshashila, Nalanda, Odantapuri, and Vikramshila.

These Vishwavidyalayas, literally universal learning, were not just places of learning at all; they were live centers that welcomed scholars and students from anywhere in the world, including Tibet, China, Greece, and Persia. Through intellectual exchange and innovation, they turned India into the acknowledged hub of knowledge and culture.

The term "VISHWAVIDYALAYA" is summing not just the list of universities but their contributions toward great fields of knowledge coming to mathematics, astronomy, medicines, and philosophy. Different streams were discussed in these institutions; the student in such a system was a part of active participation in discourses and debates thereby inculcating an ethos for critical thinking and intellectual curiosity.

Though this book is important from the point of view of understanding the past, it is even more significant in the light it throws on the continuing influence and legacy of these institutions. The threads of their legacy are intertwined with the historical and cultural ethos of India, making it the "Sone ki Chidiya" or the Golden bird.

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Walk Along on the Journey of Rediscovery

VISHWAVIDYALAYA: The Lost Knowledge of INDIA is a high-touched provocative and deep-researched book, for those who are interested in history related to education, ancient India or for that matter the intellectual currents that has went to shape the world.

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