NDLI: Some Historical Examples of Private and State Endowments for Higher Education in Southern India Towards the Close of the Ancient Period

Content Provider	Presidency Alumni Association Calcutta
Author	Ghosal, Upendranath
Description	The endowments were made by private individuals as well as self-governing village assemblies and the state and they were given in cash as well as in landed property. In this essay, the author gives some examples of private and state endowments for higher education in southern India of the ancient period. It will appear from the series of records which is given by the author that the donors in South India during the period under notice often combined zeal for religion with enlightened patronage of the traditional branches of higher learning.
Page Count	3
File Format	PDF
Volume Number	03
Language	English
Publisher	Presidency College Alumni Association
Publisher Date	1962-01-01
Publisher Place	Calcutta
Access Restriction	Open
Subject Keyword	Mahabharata Malayalam country Vedic College Ramayana Vedic literature Ancient India
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Periodical Article

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Some Historical Examples of Private and State Endowments for Higher Education in Southern India Towards the Close of the Ancient Period