Vikram University Madhyapradesh M.Phil & P.hd Mar 2015 Exam Time Table
Ujjayini
(now Ujjain) , the capital of ancient Avanti Pradesh and one of the
oldest and most renowned seats of learning has a rich academic and
cultural heritage.
mong
the fourteen ancient universities of India, this 3000 year old
university was the most widely recognized seat of all art forms, sports,
science, literature,science and astronomical calculation. The annals
of history establish that 3000 years hence Guru Sandipan, moved to
Ujjayini from Kashi, and it was in Ujjayini , in his Ashram his
disciples Lord Krishna, Balram and Sudama were initiated into the
learning of Vedas and Vedanta. The torch of learning has been burning
unabated since.In the Mauryan period around 4th century B.C., students
from all over the world came to Ujjayini in pursuit of knowledge. By
the end of the 4th century A.D., under the Gupta king Vikramaditya, the
glory of this seat of learning spread farther. It reached its pinnacle
of fame during the reign of king Asoka and Samvat Pravartak, King
Vikramaditya Chandragupta II, who promoted Sanskrit over Prakrat.
