Indian art and culture / Religion and philosophy
Centres of learning and education
Concepts to cover
- Nalanda (Kumaragupta, Hiuen Tsang, I-tsing), Vikramashila and Odantapuri (Palas), Somapura, Valabhi, Taxila as ancient centres
- Gurukula and agrahara, ghatikas attached to temples (Kanchi), Sharada Peeth in Kashmir, Ujjain and Varanasi, temple colleges of the Cholas (Ennayiram)
- Madrasas and maktabs under the Sultanate and Mughals (Firuz Shah's madrasa, Mahmud Gawan's Bidar madrasa, Akbar's curriculum reform)
- Transmission of Buddhism and Indian learning to China, Tibet and South-east Asia; Indian numerals to the Arab world; Sanskrit inscriptions of Southeast Asia