Decolonising Indian Education

Essays

The Transmission of Sacred Education to Hindus: A Brief Journey Through the Eons

The Transmission of Sacred Education to Hindus: A Brief Journey Through the Eons

The first part of an essay series tracing the extraordinary educational tradition of spreading sacred knowledge throughout the length and breadth of Bharatavarsha for a period of at least three millennia.

Education in the Medieval Tamil Desham: The Lessons it Teaches us

Education in the Medieval Tamil Desham: The Lessons it Teaches us

In the concluding part, we get a superb picture of the profound lessons that the educational system of the medieval Tamil Desham teaches us

Dr. Syama Prasad Mookerjee's Vision of an Ideal Indian Education System

Dr. Syama Prasad Mookerjee's Vision of an Ideal Indian Education System

In the second and concluding part of this series, Dr. Syama Prasad Mookerjee sets out his vision for a profound and practical education system for India entering the postcolonial period.

Lessons from Dr. Syama Prasad Mookerjee’s Profound Essay on Ancient Indian Education

Lessons from Dr. Syama Prasad Mookerjee’s Profound Essay on Ancient Indian Education

As India stood on the threshold of attaining political independence, Dr. Syama Prasad Mookerjee authored a brilliant paper encapsulating the history of Indian education and the lessons it holds for us today. The first part of a highly informative series.

Consequences of Ignoring the 120-Year-Old Whitepaper on Sanatana Education: Conclusion

Consequences of Ignoring the 120-Year-Old Whitepaper on Sanatana Education: Conclusion

In just half a century, the British education system not only destroyed this system of education but created several generations of Hindus who were aliens to their own culture.

A Forgotten 120-Year-Old Whitepaper on Introducing Sanatana Education in Indian Schools

A Forgotten 120-Year-Old Whitepaper on Introducing Sanatana Education in Indian Schools

At the height of British colonial rule in 1902, a fine Hindu thinker, Sri Sundararaman authored a brilliant essay advocating the introduction of Sanatana education in our schools to combat the Bible education that was fast spreading.

Governmentalizing Indian Education and Creating Generations of Cultural Pariahs

Governmentalizing Indian Education and Creating Generations of Cultural Pariahs

Ananda Coomaraswamy's farsighted and incisive observations of the ruin caused by British colonial education system

What the Masters Said: Rescue Indian Education Before it is too Late

What the Masters Said: Rescue Indian Education Before it is too Late

The first of a two-part series delineating the wisdom, diagnosis and solutions that our past masters and savants like Swami Vivekananda, Ananda Coomaraswamy and R.K. Mookerji offered about the urgent problem of education in India

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