About Gurukul History

A gurukul for everyone

In the old gurukuls, students lived with their teacher and learned by listening: stories first, then the texts behind them. Gurukul History brings that order to the web. We start with the story, then open the book.

What you will find

• Sagas. Long stories such as Kalidasa's Raghuvansh retold scene by scene, with lineages, places and a guide to every character.
• Holy books. Atlases of the Vedas, the Bhagavad Gita and the Dharmashastra texts, each with a reading room and its source editions.
• Ancient worlds. The literature and daily life of Sumer, from the tablets.

Our approach

We respect living traditions and the scholarship around them. We keep tradition, history and interpretation distinct, name our sources, and mark illustrations as artist's impressions. Read more in our editorial method.