what title was given to teachers during Gupta period
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Answer:Gupta Empire initiated a period known as the Golden Age of India, marked by extensive inventions and discoveries in science, technology, engineering, art, dialectic, literature, logic, mathematics, astronomy, religion, and philosophy.
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Titles like "acharya" and "upadhya" were given to teachers during Gupta period.
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- Education was very important and of utmost significance during ancient period like Gupta period. There were learned Brahmins who were entrusted with the duty of teaching in most cases.
- There were two kinds of teachers and thus two titles were used to address teachers. One is "acharya", refers to teachers entrusted with teachings of Vedas, Upanishads and Kalpasutra.
- The "updhaya" refers to teachers entrusted with teaching of scholarly education, dharmasastras and purans. The major difference is "acharya" did not charge fee while "upadhya" charged fee.
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