Dept of Philosophy, Jadavpur University, Nov. 2011

The definition of true education is a very debatable concept about which the agreement has yet to be established. Generally we denote by the word 'education' the system of education received by us during our school and college days. But is this denotation is appropriate? If yes, then education will stand just for bookish knowledges encouraged by our traditional educational institutes. Education certainly not means that. In its true sense, education should be that training, both mental and physical, of the children, which will enable them to reveal their internal capabilities as well as introduce them with the knowledge of all things belonging in this vast world. According to swami Vivekananda, by which education we learn to control and dominate our moral wills and to limit their speed completely that education should be considered as the proper kind of education. It will encourage the pupils not only to learn from books, but also from nature. Because a person, who does not believe that Nature is the best teacher of a child, is actually rejecting one of the most significant principles of education. A child, deprived from the nature, is unable to utilize his bookish informations due to lack of appropriate training. In books, he will learn the process how to acquire and memorize some informations, but unable to know about their utility; however in nature he will both learn the fact as well as its usage. Thus, the prospective of education over our whole life seems quiet vast; as it does not remain limit only within the small boundary of books, but expanded throughout our whole life-experiences. The theory of education is very complex in nature. However in this present paper, I would like to compare between Sri Aurobindo and Rabindranath Tagore's educational thoughts. I will try to compare between the educational theories of tSri Aurobindo and Tagore, whose writings will help us to understand properly the true picture of even our present educational conditions after 1945 and also to inquire about the ways of reforming it whenever found necessary. Both of their educational concepts are outstandingly modern and they have tremendous similarities with each other. In this respect I also try to figure out the reason behind the popularity of Tagore's educational thesis as compared with Sri Aurobindo.

2016

The concept of education in national field has very important role to play in even twentieth century India. However here I want to focus on the national theory of education as envisioned by Sri Aurobindo and to reveal the contribution of his integral education theory on modern India while comparing with Gandhi.

I will attempt to address four fundamental questions in this paper as I explore some key differences and similarities between and Sri Aurobindo’s and Mahatma Gandhi’s approaches to education. These questions are: • What is human and what is human destiny? • What is the aim of life and aim of true Education? • What is the “social” relevance of Gandhian and Aurobindonian thoughts on education? • Can Gandhian educational philosophy be considered Integral? This essay may be seen as an attempt to understand Mahatma Gandhi’s vision for education in the light of Sri Aurobindo’s and the Mother’s approach to Integral Education. Given that the four guiding questions are closely inter-connected I offer this write-up as an initial attempt at weaving together some responses, with full awareness that many gaps are bound to be here.

International Journal of Research Culture Society, 2021

The National Education Policy (NEP) 2020, engineered to design an ‘India-centric’ education ecosystem proficiently equipped to disseminate education of the highest calibre to all in a tenable manner, seeks to transform India into a ‘vibrant knowledge-driven society’. In this pursuit, it intends to restore and revive the country’s long-lost stand which, once, was recognised as the seat of knowledge of the world. With a vision to promulgate and reintroduce India on the world map as a ‘global knowledge’ powerhouse, the architects of the new education policy have drawn inspiration from the greatest Indian minds, the likes of Sri Aurobindo and Swami Vivekananda. In this vein, Prime Minister, Narendra Modi during his monthly radio broadcast on Mann ki Baat 2.0, on 29th November 2020, apprised his countrymen of Sri Aurobindo's vision of national education on which was based the NEP 2020. From this perspective, the subsequent work shall explore, examine, and explicate Sri Aurobindo’s fundamental theory on education while also presenting the readers, his rationale for the subscription of an integral educational structure.

International Journal of Indian Psychology

Philosopher Aurobindo Ghosh (1872-1950) was a great philosopher and educationalist. He can be viewed as a 20th-century renaissance person. He was born in Kolkata, India and completed his education from England. He built an Ashram which is famous as ‘Aurobindo Ashram’ all over the world. His philosophy of life was based on Vedas and Upanishads. He emphasized that Education should be in accordance with the need of our Modern life. The present paper highlights the Philosophical contribution of Aurobindo in education. This paper emphasis on educational concept, Aims of education, curriculum, methods of teaching, teacher-taught relationship, discipline and finally the implementation of Aurobindo’s philosophy of education in the modern era.

PHILOSOPHY OF EDUCATION: Aurobindo Ghose expressed his educational ideas in the weekly "K , Karmayogin" published from February 12 to April 2, 1910. It is true that Aurobindo is one of the greatest educationist of humanity of all times, in the sense that he dedicated his life for showing man the path to the supreme spiritual advancement which is the real giver of solace to the mankind. But here it is proposed only to understand what Aurobindo has to say about the training of young children as expressed in his articles published in the weekly "Karmayogin".1

The concept of education in national field has very important role to play in even twentieth century India. However here I want to focus on the national theory of education as envisioned by Sri Aurobindo and to reveal the contribution of his integral education theory on modern India while comparing with Gandhi.

aurobindo's educational system traces back to the ancient guru-sishya system of hinduism