# How the British Killed India’s Ancient Education System – And We Still Haven’t Recovered

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Podcast: [The Change Makers](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-change-makers-6983597)
Published: 2025-07-11T15:00:20+00:00
Episode link: https://rss.com/podcasts/prachyam/2110314
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In this enlightening episode of Changemakers by Prachyam, Dr. Indumati Katdare (Indumati Tai)—a revered Acharya and Vice Chancellor of Punarutthan Vidyapeeth—joins Capt. Praveen Chaturvedi to expose how the British systematically destroyed India’s ancient education system and why we’re still grappling with its aftershocks. With a lifetime dedicated to study, teaching, research, and revival of Bharatiya knowledge systems, Indumati Tai sheds light on the Guru-Shishya tradition, the richness of Indian pedagogy, and how colonial rule dismantled it all in favor of a slave-producing system. She also discusses what it means to truly decolonize education and how Punarutthan Vidyapeeth is leading the way in reviving Bharat’s original intellectual spirit. Watch this conversation to understand what we lost—and what we must reclaim to revive India’s civilizational essence.

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