Teachers Day 2025: Those historical educational institutions of India, which gave knowledge to the world..

Teachers Day 2025: National Teachers Day is being celebrated on 5 September 2025. Education is not just a means of acquiring knowledge, but it is the foundation of civilization. The soil of India has given many such educational centers whose knowledge has spread to the world. Nalanda, Takshashila, and Shanti Niketan are not just institutions, but living proofs of India's ideological heritage and tradition of teaching. Remembering these places on Teachers' Day is like saluting the pride of education and teacher tradition.

On this Teachers' Day, know about historical educational institutions like Nalanda, Takshashila, and Shanti Niketan, which attracted not only Indian but also world students. The specialty of these three institutions was that education here was not limited to books only. Teachers used to teach life philosophy, values , and sanskar to their students. This is the reason why the world considers the teacher tradition of India as the oldest and greatest. Let us know about the history and specialty of historical education centers.

Nalanda

Nalanda University is located in the state of Bihar. This educational institution was established in the 5th century AD. It was the world's first residential international university and the first major knowledge center of ancient India. Subjects like the Vedas, logic, mathematics, astronomy, and religion were taught here. It was called the "ocean of knowledge". Thousands of students and teachers came here to get an education from the country and abroad. Nalanda attracted students not only from India but also from foreign countries like China, Mongolia, Tibet, Korea, and Asian countries. Nalanda was not only a center of education, but also a symbol of global dialogue.

Takshashila

Takshashila University is currently located in the Punjab province of Pakistan. It was one of the oldest universities in the world. Takshila was established in the 7th century BC, and it was an important center of education. Here, under the Gurukul tradition, there was a coordination of education in various subjects and professional knowledge. More than 10,000 students and more than 200 Acharyas were present here. Subjects like politics, warfare, Vedas, economics, and medicine were taught. Takshila was the first known university in human history. It was from this place that great scholars like Panini, Chanakya, and Charak received their education. It also gained international fame as a centre of knowledge. Also, UNESCO declared Takshila a World Heritage.

Shanti Niketan

Shanti Niketan is called the education center of modern India. Shantiniketan was founded in 1863 in West Bengal by Maharishi Devendranath Tagore. Later, Rabindranath Tagore developed it as a Gurukul-style school in 1901 and then as Vishwa Bharati University in 1921. In this educational center, emphasis was laid on art, literature, and music in conjunction with nature, away from traditional methods of education. Shantiniketan has been given the status of a World Heritage Site, which has given it global recognition. Here is a modern confluence of Indian and Western education, which provides diverse courses to the students. Even today it remains identified as Vishwa Bharati University.

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