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Jul 30, 2010 · Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi was leader of India's nonviolent independence movement against British rule. He was revered the world over for his philosophy of passive resistance and was known to his...
Gandhi’s education in school and in life led him to educate the younger generation. In Balpothi, Gandhi’s textbook for children, he teaches that boys and girls are both responsible for household work, like washing clothes and cooking.
Jan 30, 2024 · Mahatma Gandhi realized that education is the most powerful tool that can reshape society and Indian society needed it much. Gandhi’s idea of education was mainly focused on character building, moral values, ethics and free learning.
Gandhi's Educational Thoughts: By Dr. Shruti Tandon* Abstract. Education system proposed by Mahatma Gandhi is called as "Basic Education". He mainly aims at the education in mother tongue and asked for activity centered education to make the children skilled and independent.
India’s own tradition of education as well as the colonial education system had emphasized skills such as literacy and acquisition of knowledge of which the upper castes had a monopoly. Gandhi’s proposal intended to stand the education system on its head.
Many great people starting from Socrates (of the West) to J Krishnamurti (of the East) have put forth their worthy views on meaning, basic spirit and purpose of education. But, Gandhi's concept of education takes all such views within its scope. It is similar to his concept of Ahimsa - non-violence.
Jan 1, 2023 · Gandhi considers education as one of the most important aspects of human existence and estimates education as a vital tool for change, apart from making a man self-dependent and able to earn his livelihood. 1 On this, V. N. Rajashekharan Pillai while deliberating upon the views of Gandhi submits 2:
