History: Past & Tradition

                          Fatehpur Sikri,Uttar Pradesh 1 / Introduction :           Mughal Emperor Akbar built a victorious city to commemorate his conquest of Gujarat. The city still carries on the heritage of India.His famous architecture in the city stands tall. The city I am talking about is the unique 'Fatehpur Sikri'. Today we will know about that traditional city.           Fatehpur Sikri is a census town in Agra district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. From 1571 to 1585, Emperor Akbar declared the city the capital of the Mughal Empire but later canceled it in the wake of an incident in the Punjab. In 1610 the city was completely abandoned.Describing the city, English merchant Ralph Fitch described it as "Agra and Fatehpur Sikri are two very large cities, one of them much larger and more populous than London. 12 miles (kos) between Agra and Fatehpur and all the...

                         The oldest traditional university 1 /  Introduction  :        Massive monasteries or educational institutions such as Takshashila, Vikramshila, etc. played an important role in the development of Vedic education in ancient India. Historians also identify these institutions as the ancient universities of India.Similarly, there was one of the most traditional educational institutions in ancient India, where the Chinese tourist Hiuen Tsang not only studied but also taught later.That renowned educational institution is the 'Nalanda Maha Vihara' (in Buddhist texts it is called the Revered Buddhist Vihara). Nalanda Maha Vihara was an important institution of higher learning in India from the 5th century AD to about 1200 AD. It is currently a UNESCO World Heritage Site. 2 /  Location  :          Nalanda was a famous Buddhist monastery locate...