Summary
TAKSHASILA UNIVERSITY – UNTOLD STORY
A university that was the precursor of all organized education that we know today
The University of Takshasila existed in Taxila as early as the 7th century BCE.
Takshasila means “City of Cut Stone” or “Rock of Taksha”, founded on a hill that commanded the river Tamra Nala, a tributary of the Indus.
The University of Takshasila existed in Taxila, Sanskrit Takshashila, an ancient city of northwestern India, the ruins of which are about 22 miles (35 km) northwest of Rawalpindi.
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Researching for the first medical school in history, Dr Adnan I. Qureshi discovered that Takshasila (modern name Taxila) was a place for formal medicine learning centuries before other medical schools were established. Upon further research, he realized that it was not only a center for learning for medicine but of many other faculties and can be considered as the first University of the World, a fact that is barely known and recognized.
This project will make a documentary about this untold story of how this learning center of the world existed centuries before any other University in the city of Takshasila!
Please support us in our effort to explore and share with the public all facts, myths, and stories about how centuries ago there was a center of learning where education was provided regardless of race, religion, or nationality!
Summary
Series of videos describing in depth the history of University of Takshashila
Full Video
Virtual Tour
A curated display of ancient architecture rendered through virtual reality
Renders
Relive the ancient history with realistic 3D rendering
Team
Experienced and qualified team of dedicated professionals
Adnan I. Qureshi
MDAdnan I. Qureshi is a physician by profession but an explorer by heart. His first explorations across the globe came through medicine related travels. In each journey, he found the foreign cities and towns fascinating and local inhabitants and traditions even more fascinating. He learned to appreciate the beauty within the people whether it was a grandiose city decorated with skyscrapers or a small village in a distant jungle surrounded by serenity. His literary work tries to capture the visible and the invisible facets of the world that he visits, often contradicting the existing perceptions of those who reside far away. Whether it is the isolation camps in West Africa during the Ebola virus disease epidemic or Syria priming up for a civil war, Qureshi has ventured into the unknown and tried to provide a realistic perspective of the unknown. He follows his travel with extensive research into the history and socioeconomic structure that defined the destination of visit. His most recent book chronicles his travel to North Korea or Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, a journey borne out of curiosity and enriched by hospitality and tradition. As a person who grew up in the area around Taxila, in Pakistan, Adnan Qureshi is currently completing his research at the ancient University of Takshashila.
Fareed K. Suri
MDA stroke neurologist at St Cloud hospital, MN, helped with 3D capture and rendering.
Shawn Wallery
DC, MD, MBAHe is a clinical neurologist and an Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine at the UIC School of Medicine in Rockford, IL. He is developing the National Athletic Healthcare Association, LLC and has produced several films on persevering in health through his company For the Health of It. "As a student of both history and medicine, I am passionate this project is exceptionally important as a legacy that needs to be told".
Dr. Abdul Samad
PhD, Professional ArchaeologistDr. Abdul Samad is a young Presidential Civil Award winning professional archaeologist from Pakistan with a qualification of PhD (DAAD) from the Institute of South Asian Languages and Cultures, Free University Berlin Germany and Fulbright post doctorate from the University of Wisconsin, USA. He has more than fifteen years of experience in promoting the rich archaeological heritage of Pakistan and has internationally recognized exceptional contributions through his thirty successful projects. He taught almost for ten years at Hazara University before joining as Director, Directorate of Archaeology and Museums, Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa-Pakistan.
Troy Mairs
CinnemetographerKairos Film Company
Derrick Wallery
Sherese Pitts
CNAExecutive Assistant
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