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Write about the importance of Gurukuls.
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- Teaching was oral and students remembered and meditated upon what was taught in the Gurukulas Guru/Acharya.
- Many of these Gurukulas were named after the sages. Situated in forests, in serve and peaceful surroundings, hundreds of students used to learn together in Gurukuls.
- This was known as the ‘Gurukula System’ of education.
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