Channeled & written by Nupur Gupta
Edited by Neeti Paul Sethi
The first school in England opened in 1811. At that point, India had 7,32,000 Gurukuls. The education system in India (then known as Hindustan) was much advanced even before organized education became popular in western countries.
Do you know how our Gurukuls were closed?
First, have a look at the curriculum in the Gurukul culture (also known as the Sanatan culture)!
Most Gurukuls taught the following subjects.
01 Agni Vidya (Metallurgy)
02 Vayu Vidya (Flight)
03 Water Education (Navigation)
04 Space Science
05 Prithvi Vidya (Environment)
06 Surya Vidya (Solar Study)
07 Chandra and Lok Vidya (Lunar Study)
08 Megh Vidya (Weather Forecast)
09 Substance Electric Education (Battery)
10 Solar Energy Vidya
11 Day/ night vidya
12 Srishti Vidya (Space Research)
13 Astronomy
14 Geography knowledge (Geography)
15 Kal Vidya (Time)
16 Geology Education (Geology Mining)
17 Gemstones and Metals (Gems & Metals)
18 Attraction Vidya (Gravity)
19 Prakash Vidya (Solar Energy)
20 Vidya (Communication)
21 Aircraft Vidya (Plane)
22 Jalayan Vidya (Water Vessels)
23 Agneya Astra Vidya (Arms & Ammunition)
24 Biology Sciences (Zoology Botany)
25 Yagna Vidya (Material Sic)
This is scientific education. Now let’s talk about professional and technical education!
26 Commerce
27 Agriculture
28 Animal husbandry
29 Bird Keeping
30 Animal Training
31 Yan Machine (Mechanics)
32 Chariot (Vehicle Designing)
33 Ratankar (Gems)
34 Gold Car (Jewellery Designing)
35 Clothing Man (Textile)
36 Pottery
37 Blacksmith (Metallurgy)
38 Takkas
39 Dying
40 Khatwakar
41 Rajjukar (Logistics)
42 Architect
43 Cuisine (Cooking)
44 Chariot (Driving)
45 River Manager (Water Management)
46 Indicators (Data Entry)
47 Cowshala Manager (Animal Husbandry)
48 Garden Tents (Horticulture)
49 Forest Pal (Horticulture)
50 Measured (Paramedical)
All these topics were covered in Gurukul, however with time, when Gurukul disappeared, this knowledge also disappeared! Today, the future of the youth of our country is being destroyed by the Macaulay method.
Macaulay surveyed the education system here (India), many Britishers had given their reports about India’s education system. One of the British officers was G.W. Luther and the other was Thomas Munro! Both of them had surveyed different areas at different times. Luther, who surveyed North India, wrote that it has a 97 % literacy rate and Munro, who surveyed South India, wrote that it has a 100% literacy rate.
How did Gurukul end in India? The introduction of Convent education ruined Gurukuls. Indian Education Act was formed in 1858. It was drafted by ‘Lord Macaulay’.
Macaulay had clearly said that if India is to be enslaved forever, its ′indigenous and cultural education system′ must be completely demolished and replaced with ′English education system′ and only then will Indians be physically Indians, but mentally become English. When they leave the convent schools or English universities, they will work in the interest of English men.
Macaulay stated “Just as a farm is thoroughly plowed before a crop is planted, so must it be plowed and brought in the English education system.”
That’s why he declared Sanskrit illegal and banned the Gurukuls of this country. He went around setting them on fire, beat the teachers in it, and put them in jail.
Till 1850 there were 7 lakh 32 thousand Gurukuls in this country and there were 7 lakh 50 thousand villages in India. Meaning about every village had a Gurukul and all these Gurukuls used to be ‘Higher Learning Institutes’ in today’s language. 18 subjects were taught in all of them and the people of Gurukul Samaj used to run these, not the king. Education was given free in Gurukuls.
This is how all Gurukuls were abolished and then English education was legalized and the first convent school opened in Calcutta. At that time it was called ‘free school’. Under this law, Calcutta University was created in India, Bombay University was created, Madras University was created, these three slavery-era universities are still in the country!
Macaulay had written a letter to his father. It is a very famous letter, in it, he writes: “These convent schools will bring out children who look like Indians but are English by the brain and they don’t know anything about their country. They won’t know anything about their culture, they won’t have any idea about their traditions, they will not know their idioms, when such children are there in this country, even if the British go away, English will not leave this country.”
The truth of the letter written at that time is clearly visible in this country even today. Notice the misery created by this act. We feel inferior and are ashamed to speak high of our own culture.
A society that is cut off from its mother tongue never gets good and this was Macaulay’s strategy! Which they have almost conquered because today’s youth knows more about Europe than India and considers Indian culture less cool, but imitates western culture proudly.
The redemption of Gurukul is required in today’s times. Not just for the free education, advanced knowledge, and localized access (which are all great reasons in itself!), but for the preservation of the Hindu culture and the wisdom it has already imparted eons ago, which researchers world over are rediscovering and patenting as their own. The entire world regards India (secretly or openly) as a sea of knowledge, wisdom, and a center for spirituality. While our youth fails to see the same due to the education system that was tweaked to support motives, not in our highest good.
Our tradition is a spiritual science with many wonders & advanced knowledge that we did not value. Spirituality is a richer science than the science we all know today.
We are born to enjoy life, the way it was given to us. Let us embrace our roots and learn to live happily, lovingly, and beautifully in Sumruddhi (Prosperity).
(* The information mentioned here is channeled & represents the writer’s viewpoint and knowledge. You are free to verify the facts yourself. )
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