This book investigates how the Indian education system in the form of Vedic Schools and
Buddhist Viharas has emerged out of the Hindu religious scriptures - Vedas Brahmanas
Aranyakas and Upanishads as well as the Buddhist scriptures - Vinaya Sutta and Abhidamma and
how it changed in response to the changing conditions in the contemporary society and how it
contributed to the development of a glorious civilisation that has now become the proud Indian
heritage. In the second part it examines how the establishment of Muslim rule in India led to
its transformation with Persian overtones through introduction of a new system of education
consisting of Maktabs Madrashas Mosques and Khanqahs. Based on Hindu and Buddhist religious
scriptures as well as on contemporary Persian sources as available in English translations the
book highlights education as the creator and transformer of the civilisation in Ancient and
Medieval India.
