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ನ ಹಿ ಅಜ್ಞಾನೇನ ಸದೃಶಂ - ಮೈಸೂರು ಡೈರಿಯ ಬೋಧೆ

ನ ಹಿ ಅಜ್ಞಾನೇನ ಸದೃಶಂ - ಮೈಸೂರು ಡೈರಿಯ ಬೋಧೆ

ಶ್ರೀ ಬಿ.ಜಿ.ಎಲ್. ಸ್ವಾಮಿ ಅವರ "ಮೈಸೂರು ಡೈರಿ" ಪುಸ್ತಿಕೆಯಿಂದ ಹೊಮ್ಮುವ ಕರಾಳ ಸತ್ಯಗಳು ಮೈಸೂರು ವಿಶ್ವವಿದ್ಯಾನಿಲಯದ ಪತನದ ಸೂತ್ರರೂಪ ಗಾಥೆ

Acharya Jadunath Sarkar’s Timeless Guidance should be Revisited by our Educationists

Acharya Jadunath Sarkar’s Timeless Guidance should be Revisited by our Educationists

In the final episode of this series, Acharya Jadunath Sarkar delivers some enduring guidance regarding teaching, evaluation and examinations. This is a must-read for all people involved in making education policy today.

Jadunath Sarkar’s Confessions as a History Teacher

Jadunath Sarkar’s Confessions as a History Teacher

A brilliant essay by Jadunath Sarkar, the doyen of Indian history, on the problems teaching history in college more than a century ago

The Foundation and Value of Language Education in the Indian Tradition

The Foundation and Value of Language Education in the Indian Tradition

The sorry state of language education at the primary level is the consequence of designing textbooks based on political ideologies, caste, religion and other harmful factors. Recovering the foundations of our educational system will help mitigate these ills.

[PHOTOESSAY] An Eyewitness Describes the Profound Learning Atmosphere of the Kangri Gurukula Academy in 1913

[PHOTOESSAY] An Eyewitness Describes the Profound Learning Atmosphere of the Kangri Gurukula Academy in 1913

Founded in 1901-2, the Kangri Gurukula Academy near Hardwar, was inspired by the Gurukula ideal. It was originally the brainchild of Swami Dayananda Saraswati, which was concretised by Lala Munshi Ram.

Dharmic Education in an Era of Planned De-Hinduisation of India

Dharmic Education in an Era of Planned De-Hinduisation of India

What we now call as “Dharmic education” was the natural state of our social and cultural life even 60-70 years ago. The very fact that we’re now using Dharmic as an adjective only shows the severity of our loss.

Dharmic Education is not Learning but Realisation

Dharmic Education is not Learning but Realisation

In the Sanatana theory and practice, education was not merely learning but realisation. Literacy was merely one subset of it.

The Village Schoolteacher who Sought Time for Svādhyāya

The Village Schoolteacher who Sought Time for Svādhyāya

DVG narrates an ennobling anecdote of a poor village schoolteacher who did not mind his incredible hardships but wanted time for Svādhyāya or self-study. This is our remembrance of DVG on his 136th birthday.

Contours of the Educational Atmosphere in the Vijayanagara Empire

Contours of the Educational Atmosphere in the Vijayanagara Empire

The first episode of a new series on the profound educational atmosphere in the Vijayanagara Empire.

The Exit of Pratap Bhanu Mehta is a Harbinger of Cleaning up

The Exit of Pratap Bhanu Mehta is a Harbinger of Cleaning up

A commentary on the recent resignation of Pratap Bhanu Mehta from Ashoka University.

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