. ▁The ▁ ▁( a ▁disc ourse ▁on ▁the ▁Bra h man ) ▁is ▁said ▁to ▁have ▁taken ▁place ▁in ▁G uru ▁Var uni ' s ▁. ▁The ▁v edic ▁school ▁of ▁thought ▁pres cri bes ▁the ▁ ▁( s ac red ▁r ite ▁of ▁passage ) ▁to ▁all ▁individuals ▁before ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 8 ▁at ▁least ▁by ▁ 1 2 . ▁From ▁init iation ▁until ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 2 5 ▁all ▁individuals ▁are ▁pres cribed ▁to ▁be ▁students ▁and ▁to ▁remain ▁un mar ried , ▁a ▁cel ib ate . ▁▁ ▁were ▁supported ▁by ▁public ▁don ations . ▁This ▁was ▁followed ▁by ▁the ▁many ▁following ▁V edic ▁thoughts ▁making ▁g ur uk ula ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁earliest ▁forms ▁of ▁public ▁school ▁cent res . ▁ ▁Rev ival ▁of ▁the ▁ ▁system ▁▁ ▁By ▁the ▁colonial ▁era , ▁the ▁ ▁system ▁was ▁on ▁a ▁ste ep ▁decl ine ▁in ▁India . ▁Day an anda ▁Sar as w ati , ▁the ▁founder ▁of ▁A ry a ▁Sam aj ▁and ▁Sw ami ▁S hr add han and , ▁were ▁the ▁pione ers ▁of ▁the ▁modern ▁ ▁system , ▁who ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 6 ▁founded ▁now - w ides p read ▁Day an and ▁Ang lo - V edic ▁Public ▁School s ▁and ▁Univers ities . ▁▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 8 , ▁Sh ast ri ji ▁Mah ar aj ▁Sh ree ▁D har am j ivan ▁das ▁Sw ami ▁followed ▁suit ▁and ▁initi ated ▁first ▁Sw amin ar ay an