Travel tips: Due to these ancient universities, India became Vishwaguru, and thousands of students used to study together

India is competing with developed countries over time and is leading in every field. Talking about education, at present many universities in the country are known for their higher education. Along with this, it is seen that nowadays students go abroad for education. But do you know that earlier there was a time when people from abroad used to come to India to study? You might not believe it, but it is true. From the 4th century to the 6th century, many such universities were established in India, which are still recorded in the history of India, and due to the education available here, India was also called Vishwaguru. Students from different countries have achieved the distinction of getting an education in these ancient universities. Let us know about these major ancient universities of India…

Takshashila University
The first and oldest university in India whose name is taken was Takshashila. It is said in history that this university was built about 27000 years ago. For your information, let us tell you that today this university is in Pakistan, but before the partition of India, it was one of the oldest universities in India. Students from different corners of the world used to come to study at this university. Many subjects like Ayurveda, Ethics were taught here. It is also said that the princes of many countries used to come here to study at the university.

Nalanda University
Nalanda, located in the Indian state of Bihar, is known as the oldest and largest university after Taxila. This university was built between 450-470 AD. It was done by Kumaragupta, the ruler of the Gupta dynasty at that time. At this university at that time, not only from India but students from many big countries like China, Japan, Tibet, Korea, Indonesia, and Turkey used come to study. It is also said about this university that at that time there were at least more than 300 classrooms in this university, where about 10 thousand students used to study together. There was also a huge library of 9 floors for the teachers and students. It was considered very difficult to get admission here, for admission students had to pass the entrance examination.

Vallabhi University
Vallabhi University was located in Saurashtra (Gujarat). In ancient times, Vallabhi University used to be an important center of knowledge and there were many monasteries there during that time. It was visited by the Chinese traveler Hiuen Tsang in the middle of the 7th century and later by Aichin, who compared it to the ancient Nalanda University in Bihar. It is also said about this university that it was the main center of education of Buddhism. It is also said about this university that at that time its building was an example of excellent art, which gradually went on to be destroyed. Even today tourists come here to visit.

Vikramshila University
Vikramshila University, built during the reign of King Dharma Pal of the Pala dynasty, was the second most prominent center of learning after Nalanda University. Which is currently located in Bhagalpur city of Bihar. Vikramashila University was one of the largest Buddhist universities in ancient India and also a major center of Buddhism in the Indian subcontinent. And this university was known for the study of Buddhism, Shastra, and Vedas. According to historians, Vikramshila University served as India's major education center from the 8th century to the end of the 12th century.

Pushpagiri University
Pushpagiri University is in the state of Odisha, India. It was built around the third century. For the next 800 years i.e. till the 11th century, this university remained world famous for education. At that time this university was built in the middle of the hills of Orissa. It is said about its construction that it was built by Emperor Ashoka. It is also said about this university that it was a major center of education in India for about 700 to 800 years.

Ratnagiri University
Ratnagiri University is an important part of Buddhist tourist places along with other Buddhist sites located in the Lalitgiri and Udayagiri regions. It was an important site for pilgrimage and a major stronghold of Buddhism in Odisha, Bengal, and Northeast India. Udayagiri and Lalitgiri are two large Buddhist complexes in the state of Odisha. Which is a part of Puspagiri University, which is known as the Diamond Triangle of Odisha. Excavations carried out by the Archaeological Survey of India suggest that it was a large Buddhist complex. Which there were statues of Buddha, stone wells, and many terracotta temples.

Odantapur University
Odantapur used to be a major historical site in ancient times. The university was also famous like Nalanda and Vikramshila University. But Odantapur University is still buried in the womb of the earth, due to which very few people are familiar with the history of this university.