UPSC Mains · 2014 · GS Paper I · 10 marks
Taxila university was one of the oldest universities of the world with which were associated a number of renowned learned personalities of different disciplines. Its strategic location caused its fame to flourish, but unlike Nalanda, it is not considered as a university in the modern sense. Discuss.
- Chapter
- Art and Culture
- Theme
- Education
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