SWAMI VIVEKANANDA’S IDEAS AND PHILOSOPHY OF EDUCATION
Keywords:
educational concepts, developmentAbstract
India has a rich cultural legacy. In the 19th century, many brilliant educators emerged with their own unique ideas and philosophies of education. Swami Vivekananda (12 January 1863 4 July 1902) was India's most prominent and recognised thinker, educator, and reformer.
Vivekananda not only endorsed Vedanta but also gave it a practical expression. Vivekananda predicted the rise of societal ills owing to India's flawed educational system. Modern India places a high value on science and technology, rapidly converting man to a machine. Weakening of moral and religious values Civilization's basic concepts are ignored. Swamiji says man is a mix of animality, humanism, and divinity. His education should help him evolve from an animal to a heavenly being, via self-discovery and adequate training. If contemporary India has failed in any area, it has failed in generating genuine human beings, the fundamental component of developed civilization.
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