[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Science, technology and education](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science) › [Vada in Theory and Practice: Studies in Debates, Dialogues and Discussions in Indian Intellectual Discourses](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.tripathi-2021) › c11.3 # Vada in Theory and Practice: Studies in Debates, Dialogues and Discussions in Indian Intellectual Discourses c11.3 Vāda in Theory and Practice: Studies in Debates, Dialogues and Discussions in Indian Intellectual Discourses c11.3 - **Language:** English ### [c11.3](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.tripathi-2021.c11.3) Sanskrit \*pāṭhaśālās\* and \*tols\* functioned as sources for knowledge systems and produced \*paṇḍits\*. François Bernier, who resided in the court of Aurangzeb during 1659-69, described such institutions thriving profusely in the city of Banaras.³ - [Previous: c11.2](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.tripathi-2021.c11.2) - [Next: c11.4](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.tripathi-2021.c11.4) - [Up: c11](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.tripathi-2021.c11) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.tripathi-2021.c11.3](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.tripathi-2021.c11.3) · Pramāṇa