Education is the development of learning and adaptation in a thoughtful, constructive, and respectful manner, with the notion that we should all have the opportunity to share in life. These practices have existed in India since ancient times consisting of various special features and uniqueness and has evolved throughout the ages.
The History Of Indian Education:
India in respective to education has a very rich and engrossing history dating back to ancient times where the sages and scholars would do it verbally and then it was passed on to generations.
It was then after the development of letters began the form of writing which would be carried mostly on barks of trees or palm leaves, this then promoted the spread of written literature with the temples or community centres serving as schools during those periods. Then we had the development of two education systems: Vedic and Buddhist. The medium of language used by Vedic was Sanskrit while in the Buddhist system it was Pal.
Ancient Indian Literature:
During those times the education was of Vedas, Brahmanas, Upanishads, and
Dharmasutras. The teachings would be carried out in ashrams, temples were where sometimes pujaris of the temples would teach students.
Dharmasutras. The teachings would be carried out in ashrams, temples were where sometimes pujaris of the temples would teach students.
Gurukuls which were traditional Hindu residential schools of learning which would usually be the teacher’s house or a monastery. This Gurukul education system is known as one of the oldest and most effective education systems of India where they’d teach on the various aspects of the religion, the scriptures, the philosophy, the literature, the warfare, the statecraft, the medicine astrology and the history.
These ancient educational practices focused on giving out ethics like humility, truthfulness, discipline, self-reliance, and respecting all creations to the students with the only issues being these systems would favour boys and the sons of royalty.
Ancient Indian Universities:
Fast forward many centuries later there came a rise to many educational institutions at Nalanda (pictured), Takshashila University, Ujjain, and Vikramshila Universities.
The important subjects were substantially the art, the armature, the oil, the sense, the alphabet, the gospel, the astronomy, the literature, the
Buddhism, the Hinduism. The Nalanda, being the biggest centre, had all the branches of knowledge, and housed up to scholars at its peak.
Buddhism, the Hinduism. The Nalanda, being the biggest centre, had all the branches of knowledge, and housed up to scholars at its peak.
These early system continued for numerous times until the British bought a major change, the British government didn't fete the traditional structures and decided for a change. In the early 19th century, the ultramodern education system was brought into our country by Lord Thomas Babington Macaulay.
The introductory strength of this modernized education system was the examinations and a well- defined class, which gave significance to subjects like wisdom and mathematics and subjects like gospel, theories were given importance.
The slipup and mortar classrooms replaced the open classrooms in the Gurukulas. The substance of the practitioner shishya bond was taken over by a more formal relationship between the schoolteacher and the pupil.
To understand the progress of any pupil, examinations were conducted at frequent intervals. The focus of the education system shifted from learning to learning the generalities to score good marks in the examinations. The
20th century had the conformation of the education commission comprising of Indian as well as foreign experts. Soon latterly the education came a common responsibility of both the state and the Centre through a indigenous correction.
20th century had the conformation of the education commission comprising of Indian as well as foreign experts. Soon latterly the education came a common responsibility of both the state and the Centre through a indigenous correction.
The Universal Right To Be Educated:
Also upon realizing the significance of education in the growth of an individual, society and the nation as well, the Government of India had passed an Act called “Right to Education”.
The Act came into effect on 1st April 2010, calling free and mandatory education to all the children between the age group of six to fourteen times. The Act made education both free as well as mandatory. “ Free Education” means that no child will be needed to pay any figure for continuing education in seminaries supported by the government.
Education in India has come a very long way from where it all began and will keep on evolving but currently it’s not perfect as there are disparities between the objectives and the implementation of the education system with the main challenges being funding and infrastructure, rural education, research and innovations etc. Education is very important as we’ve seen throughout history not just for a person but the country as a while.
Written by: Elima Lucas
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