Besides the 14 subjects students were also given the education of agriculture, commerce, sculpture, criminal law i.e. danda niti and literature. The Pratihara kings patronized the scholars. For example scholars like Rajasekhar and Khemishwara received royal support and patronage of the Pratihara kings. During the period the Pratiharas, Nalanda, Vaiiabhi, Pataliputra, Ujjaini, Kampilya and Vikramashila were the prominent centres of education and learning. In the field of literature, the most prominent literary figures of this period are Rajasekhar and Khemishwara. Some of the works of Rajasekhar are still available. His best creation is 'Karpura manjari' which he wrote at the request of his wife Avanti Sundari. 'Viddasal manjika', 'bala bharat', 'kavya mimansa' are some of his other work among of the poems of Rajasekhar. |