Ponniyin Selvan Varalaatru Peravai

Dear All,
As I read on Thilak's reminder on
The only thing that interferes with my learning is
my education.
-Albert Einstein

I am once again struck with the education times in
Chola period.What made those Chola Engineers to build
those huge Dams?Huge Temples?March across thousands of
kilometers?Build massive ships to become the India's
first(and may be the only)dynasty to have sea
warriors????

I would greatly appreciate inputs connecting,Albert
Einstein thoughts on education and the Chola's
times...
In my personnel opinion, we and those who lived in
Chola's time period are basically same,but our
learning and education systems have been different.

I feel the idea of a Gurukul is the most appropriate
method of learning.But I am not sure if those who
built the ships,temples,dams,etc ever went for
Gurukuls????

Hoping to hear more from learned members here.