Wisdom from the Mahabharat: Repeat, Until You Learn It

byGaurav Yadav

There were no formal schools in the age of the Mahabharat. Students used to live in gurukuls, where they learned from their gurus. Today, students are only required to study, but in those days, disciples had to do all kinds of chores for the guru. It was up to the guru to decide when their disciples were ready to leave the gurukul.

Wisdom from the Mahabharat: Repeat, Until You Learn It

Rishi Dhaumya had a student named Upamanyu to whom he assigned a task. He said, “Go, son, look after my cows.” Upamanyu started tending the cows. After some days, Dhaumya noticed that Upamanyu had become quite fat. He said, “Upamanyu, my son. You are in the best of health. How do you support y