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Universities Of The Ancient World Whenever we think of education , the ideas of school, colleges and universities come into mind. But very few people know, which are the oldest Universities of the world. The word University, originated from the Latin word “Universitas” which refers to number of persons associated with a body or society. But the facts remains, that the concept of University was not just restricted to western world, in fact most ancient universities originated in the eastern world -- the cradle of civilization. To do justice to all, irrespective of country, caste and creed ; let us check the Universities depending on their Geographical location.   The story starts in India – The land of mystics and Vedic charms, it was here that, the first University of the world started.   Indian Universities Takshashila University- World’s First University Eons ago, India, emerged as a torchbearer to the world because of its vast riches and enormous knowledge, not necessarily...

 Recipe of Milk Peda — also known as Doodh Peda Recipe is used to prepare a sweat known as Peda, which is loved all over the Indian subcontinent. Here it would be important to mention that “Doodh” is the Hindi word for — Milk. Though the Recipe for Milk Peda is very simple to prepare it is very tasty to eat at the same time. Milk Peda recipe is prepared from milk and sugar, along with few other ingredients — that may sometimes be used, which may differ based on personal choice. However, Doodh Peda Recipe with Khoya is also a common preparation used in many parts of India. Peda itself can be also of many different types. Some of the common varieties made are — Kaju Peda, Chocolate Peda, Mathura Ka Peda & Coconut Peda. However, among all these, Mathura Ka Peda is the most popular among chefs specializing in Milk Peda Recipe. People interested to know about how to make Peda with Milk should remember that the Recipe of Doodh Peda preparation can be either done very quickly (when Ma...

  Irish Legend of Egyptian Princess Scotia — History or Myth? The history of the human race is very closely related to the movement of humans across the world, since ancient times. Few of these movements across the world by people in the last few centuries are quite well documented and remain recorded in history. However, most of the old mass exodus of people, when history as a subject was not even born, have been lost, as important footprints get lost in sands over time. The topic of our discussion today also falls under the second described situation discussed above, where many people left a nation in one continent & moved to an island in another continent, to form a new nation. This story is about  Queen   Scotia  (also described in many places as  Queen   Scota  or  Princess   Scota  in her young age) who figures prominently in ancient Irish myths and legends of Scotland and was supposedly an Egyptian  Princess , who later r...