Freedom of choosing one's own religion - Incredible Mauryan Empire!

The Great Mauryan Empire, stretching from the natural boundaries of Himalayas, to the east into Assam, to the west into Balochistan (Southwest Pakistan & Southeast Iran) and the Hindukush region of Afghanistan, is considered to be one of the most popular and celebrated empire which ruled the Indian Sub-Continent between 322 to 187 BC.

Every individual who has ever dealt or scanned through the pages of Indian Ancient History, will be familiar with the names of Chandragupta Maurya (Founder of Mauryan Empire) and Acharya Chanakya / Kautilya (Author of Arthashastra).

As we read through the pre-Mauryan and early-Mauryan history, it is fascinating to come across various events that led to the establishment of this great empire. Events like Chanakya's first encounter with Changragupta, Chandragupta's training at Taxila University, Dhana-Nanda's fall, Establishment of Mauryan Empire provides enormous amount of window to understand political, educational and economical conditions prevailing during that era.

Are we making Education in India "Prohibitively Expensive"​ in order to compete Globally?

"Growth & Development of Higher Education in India" has been one of the most inked sentences you will find in official documents of the Government of Republic of India.

Higher Education has always been a priority for any government that has governed this sub-continent since its independence may it be during the year 1950 when we had ~20 Central Universities and today during 2019 when the count has reached ~960 Central Universities. The nation has seen a drastic increase in number of Universities over these years owing to the demand and requirements of the nation.

Of late we see that in the context of Indian Education, the vision has slightly changed from "Creating / Establishing Higher Education Institution" to "Creating / Establishing Higher Education Institutions of Excellence". This is due to a drastic developments globally and in the way Global Universities are competing for recognition attributing to various parameters like Research, Academia, Infrastructure, Placements etc.