Tagore and Education for Social Change

Tagore and Education for Social Change
Author: Mohit Chakrabarti
Publisher: Gyan Books
Total Pages: 234
Release: 1993
Genre: Education
ISBN:

Observes the philosophy of education as propounded by the great poet who was an educationist and teacher par excellence to bring about a new system of education for social change.

Rabindranath Tagore

Rabindranath Tagore
Author: Kumkum Bhattacharya
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 111
Release: 2013-11-29
Genre: Education
ISBN: 3319008374

This new addition to Springer’s series on Key Thinkers in World Education tracks the intellectual and philosophical journey of a trail-blazing innovator whose ideas have fired the imaginations of progressive educationalists for almost a century. The volume’s in-depth analysis of the educational philosophy of Bengali polymath Rabindranath Tagore offers an unrivalled focus on his highly influential views. Tagore—poet, internationalist, humanist, and the first non-European to win the Nobel Prize for literature—lived on the cusp of change between two momentous centuries in world civilization and foresaw the dissolution of colonialism and the globalization of culture. His ideas on education placed the creative individual at the centre of the quest for knowledge. Eschewing the artificial distinctions between elementary and higher learning, he advocated the importance of sowing the seed of humanism as early as possible, and fostering the individual’s enjoyment of education as well as their courage to challenge conventions. In doing so, he anticipated the modern concern with critical thinking at the same time as he was encouraging independence of thought and action as a counter to colonial oppression and condescension. Concise yet thorough, this volume on one of the most original thinkers of the last century covers every aspect of Tagore’s highly original educational philosophy.

Education for Life

Education for Life
Author: Manindranath Jana
Publisher:
Total Pages: 240
Release: 1984
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN:

Education for Fullness

Education for Fullness
Author: H. B. Mukherjee
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2016-01-20
Genre: Education
ISBN: 9781138662933

The first comprehensive account of Tagore's educational thought and activity, this book contains a detailed chronological survey of his educational writings and institutional activities, especially at Santiniketan and Visva-Bharati; a critical discussion on almost all major aspects of his educational work; and an overall evaluation of his unique contribution.

Aesthetics, Politics, Pedagogy and Tagore

Aesthetics, Politics, Pedagogy and Tagore
Author: Ranjan Ghosh
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 222
Release: 2017-02-17
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1137480262

This book provides a radical rethinking of the prominent Indian thinker Rabindranath Tagore, exploring how his philosophy of education relates to the ideas of Western theorists such as Kant, Plato and Aristotle. Tagore's thoughts on pedagogy, university and formal education are subjected to a fascinating critique within Ghosh's transcultural framework, referencing a wide range of thinkers across varying time periods, places, and cultures, and developing a greater sensitivity to other traditions, languages, and forms of thinking and writing. The book changes the way we have so far thought about the educationist Tagore, and will be of interest to scholars and specialists of literature, Indian history, and philosophy of education. It is political, deeply philosophical and has a transcultural take on our understanding of a variety of issues relating to Tagore and to philosophy of education in general.

Rabindranath Tagore

Rabindranath Tagore
Author: Patrick Colm Hogan
Publisher: Fairleigh Dickinson Univ Press
Total Pages: 308
Release: 2003
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 9780838639801

This collection provides a lucid introduction for those unfamiliar with Tagore's work, while simultaneously presenting importnat new scholarship and novel interpretation. Rabindranath Tagore is considered the greatest modern writer of India. He is also one of the great social and political figures in modern Indian history. After he received the Nobel Prize for literature in 1913, Tagore's reputation in the West has been based primarily on his mystical poetry. But beyond poetry, Tagore wrote novels of social realism, treating nationalism, religious intolerance, and violence. He wrote analytic works on social reform, education, and science- even engaging in a brief dialogue with Albert Einstein. Without ignoring religion and mysticism, the essays in this collection concentrate on this other Tagore. They explicate Tagore's writings in relation to its historical and literary context and, at the same time, draw out those aspects of Tagore's work that continue to bear on contemporary society.

Education for the People

Education for the People
Author: Asoke Bhattacharya
Publisher: BRILL
Total Pages: 175
Release: 2010-01-01
Genre: Education
ISBN: 9460912664

Yeats, the celebrated Irish poet said in his introduction to the book Gitanjali or Song Offering(1912) “......these prose translations from Rabindranath Tagore have stirred my blood as nothing has for years.” The book received Nobel Prize in 1913. Ezra Pound said of the same work, “We have found our new Greece, suddenly......I am not saying this hastily, nor in an emotional flurry, nor from a love of brandishing statement.” This Bengali poet of India was founder of a University called Visva-Bharati, an institution founded on an Indian philosophy of education.

Rabindranath Tagore's Educational Philosophy in Contemporary Indian Society

Rabindranath Tagore's Educational Philosophy in Contemporary Indian Society
Author: Gorden T
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2022
Genre:
ISBN:

Educational thoughts are the basic weapon for the social, religious, political, economic progress and reform of a country. According to Tagore's writings and activities exposed, Rabindranath Tagore became more focused in educational reform to modernizing India. Tagore's philosophical thoughts on education in particular, are found in many dimensions, such as the aim of education, educational practices, curriculum designing, teacher-student relationship, and the role of teacher. Tagore believed that education should help an individual to attain complete manhood. This research mainly analyzes the attributes of educational philosophy of Rabindranath Tagore; how his educational philosophy made every individual a complete human being; and providing new recommendations to the field of education. This research was purely theoretical based. Data of the research was collected from primary and secondary sources to be analyzed qualitatively. Historical methodology, analytical methodology, and descriptive methodology are used here as research methodology. The conclusion of the research that, Rabindranath Tagore's educational system can develop an individual intellectually, physically, morally, socially, and spiritually while paving ways to an individual to attain complete manhood. When Tagore's educational and philosophical thoughts incorporated in the policy of education, the student will be able to excel not only in education but also in extracurricular activities with spiritual, moral, and aesthetic values which will enable them to acquire knowledgeable human qualities. These values form the basis for the students to build a non-violent and non-discriminatory society.