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"A university which taught the three Vedas". "When the men of Alexanader the Great came to Taxila in India in the fourth century B.C. they found a university there the like of which had not then been seen in Greece" - Joseph Needham (1900 – 1995) Vedic (Hindu) Taxila posts: Taxila as it is called today, Takshashila University established around 2700 years ago was home to over 10500 students where the students from all across the world used to come for study. https://twitter.com/Shrimaan/status/1001441176191356928/photo/1 "A university which taught the three Vedas" - Joseph Needham (1900 – 1995) http://asian-massive-crew.com/community/showthread.php?t=33625 https://www.sanskritimagazine.com/takshashila-the-worlds-first-and-oldest-university/ Joseph Needham was a British biochemist, historian of science and sinologist known for his scientific research and writing on the history of Chinese science and technology. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Needham https://cudl.lib.cam.ac.uk/collections/needham/1 UNESCO, it was only fitting that he became the first head of the UNESCO Science Division, located in Paris, France. http://acshist.scs.illinois.edu/awards/Dexter%20Papers/NeedhamDexterBioJJB.pdf https://history.rcplondon.ac.uk/inspiring-physicians/noel-joseph-terence-montgomery-needham The achievements of Joseph Needham make him a fascinating twentieth century figure. He was a polymath, an eminent biochemist, historian and sinologist, who saw the importance of understanding and connecting the "great forms of human experience; science, philosophy, religion, history and art" https://www.holy-bhagavad-gita.org/chapter/2/verse/47 "You have a right to perform your prescribed duties, but you are not entitled to the fruits of your actions. Never consider yourself to be the cause of the results of your activities, nor be attached to inaction." https://www.discovermagazine.com/the-sciences/oldest-university-unearthed-in-egypt The legendary university flourished 2,300 years ago when Alexandria was the intellectual and cultural hub of the world
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