Education in Ancient India – The Gurukul System Around 800 BCE Education in ancient India was not just about reading scriptures or learning discipline—it was a way of living . Around 800 BCE , the Gurukul system flourished across forests, small settlements, and hermitages, offering a rare blend of knowledge, spirituality, skills, and character-building . While modern education focuses on degrees, Gurukul focused on life , turning children into responsible, emotionally grounded, and wise adults. Let’s walk into a Gurukul and live one day as a student of 800 BCE… Living With the Guru — A Family Beyond Blood Students (called shishyas ) lived in the hermitage of their teacher, the Guru . There were no school buildings, benches, or classrooms. Instead, there were: mud huts open courtyards sacred fire altars (yajna kunda) libraries of palm-leaf manuscripts and forests filled with birds and the fragrance of sandalwood The Guru was not just a teacher—he was a p...
🌿 Healing in the 1800s – The Forgotten World of Indian Medicine The 1800s were a century of transition for India . Kingdoms changed, roads expanded, and modern science slowly entered the subcontinent — yet healing still depended on the hands of traditional physicians, wandering herbalists, and temple healers who carried centuries of knowledge within them. Before hospitals and injections became common, medicine was not just a profession. It was a calling — a mix of intuition, nature, and deep human compassion. This is the world where grandmothers knew more cures than a clinic, where forests were pharmacies, and where a healer’s words were as important as his herbs. Let’s step into that era and experience how people lived, suffered, and healed. 🕉️ 1. The Medical World of the 1800s — A Bridge Between Old and New The 19th century India lived between two worlds: One foot in ancient Ayurveda , one foot in growing Western medicine brought by British surgeons . But for mo...