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=== Education is a serious proposition ===
 
=== Education is a serious proposition ===
Though it was advocated that all people should receive the benefits of education, some checks were in place to avoid wastage of time on morally and intellectually unfit persons who were excluded from this benefit (Nirukta 2.4). Real scholarship was a serious path of great learning for the students. The path was designed to shape the moral, cultural and religious thinking of the student. Many texts such as Mahabharata and more recent Subhashitas emphasize the rigor that was   
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Though it was advocated that all people should receive the benefits of education, some checks were in place to avoid wastage of time on morally and intellectually unfit persons who were excluded from this benefit (Nirukta 2.4). Real scholarship was a serious path of great learning for the students. The path was designed to shape the moral, cultural and religious thinking of the student. Many early texts such as Vedas and Upanishads (Taittriyopanishad devotes Shikshavalli for student characteristics) and the later ones such as Puranas, Mahabharata and more recent Subhashitas emphasize the rigor that was required for a student to gain scholarly attributes ([[Vidyarthi's Qualities (विद्यातुराणां लक्षणानि)|Vidyarthi's Qualities विद्यातुराणां लक्षणानि]]).    
    
=== Education should be thorough  ===
 
=== Education should be thorough  ===

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