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Academic Lineage through Guru-Sisya Parampara in Ancient Indian Educational Practices and its Importance in Contemporary Education System

Author(s) Subarna Karmakar
Country India
Abstract The foundation of Bharat’s intricate and age-old education system was grounded in the principle of ‘Guru-sisya parampara’. The entire education system often if not always, based on residential education structure that is guru’s adobe named as gurukula system where student’s intellectual and spiritual metamorphosis used to take place. The elixir of knowledge flowed across the generations only because of the ancient gurukula system was mostly guru-led education system, where guru was considered as Institution himself. Guru has been considered as very revered person in the society where guru has been placed not only above the parents but also above the Gods. As the parents can only give physical birth but students will get a ‘dwija’ or second birth the birth of attaining final goal of life that is moksha. A student life after dwija was governed by Guru in his guidance not only just for his academic growth but also for his all over characters development. The ancient ‘Gotra’ system has now inherited only through physical decedents whereas a particular ‘Gotra’ officially named on a Rishi or Guru the progenitor of a clan specialized at some spiritual knowledge that shows the academic lineage in the guru-sisysa parampara of Indian Knowledge System.
The study intended to explore the significance of guru-sisya parampara and well-versed teacher led education system for all over characters development of a child drawing several instances from the multiple Bharatiya literatures and itihasa like Upanisad, Mahabharata, Ramayana etc. The paper particular explored the place and role of a Guru in Bharatiya gyan parampara and how age-old academic lineage can resolve the present day challenges like teacher-students disengagement, value decline, and disrupted knowledge transmission
Keywords Guru-sisya parampara, academic lineage, oral tradition, Ramayana, Mahabharata, Upanishad, Gotra, knowledge transmission, Indian Knowledge System
Discipline Sociology > Education
Published In Volume 4, Issue 5, September-October 2026
Published On 2026-10-19
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