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Original Research Paper
Education

A study on Educational thought's of Aurobindo Ghosh

with relevance to present educational context.

Sambhu Assistant Professor College of Teacher Education Unakoti district of Tripura Department
Debbarma of Education, India

ABSTRACT In the present study the researcher makes an attempt to identify Aurobindo Ghosh contribution in the field of
education. e study mainly intensifies to relate his contribution in the present context of educational scenario to
enhance the effectiveness towards strengthening the good outcome of teaching-learning process. Hence, the researcher has undertaken the
study to enable the students with the latest's new pedagogy of teaching-learning in order to enrich the students with proper knowledge of
learning. So the investigator has selected historical method to interpret and analyze the data with the help of secondary resources.

KEYWORDS : Education, Knowledge, Ethics and Perfection

Introduction: Aims and Curriculum of Education:
Sri Aurobindo Ghosh was born on 15 August 1872 in Calcutta. He was Ÿ To achieve complete physical and pure development of a child.
a revolutionary, poet, philosopher, writer and spiritual. His entire Without physical purity no spiritual development is possible.
thought and work were an endeavour to integrate all aspects of life Ÿ To train all the senses namely, hearing, speaking, listening,
based on the evolution of consciousness. His idealistic philosophy of touching, smelling, and tasting.
life was based upon Vedantic philosophy of Upanishads. He laid great Ÿ To develop the child morally. Without moral and emotional
stress on the spiritual penance, yoga practice and brahmacharya as development, mental development becomes harmful to human
necessary for promotion of the principle of development of human progress.
soul. According to Aurobindo, real education is that which provides a
free and creative environment to the child and by developing his Curriculum includes which is very relevant in the society without
interest, creativity, mental, moral, and aesthetic sense finally leads to which the existence of society does not take s place. like-wise mother
the development of his spiritual powers. tongue, English, history, social science, history, chemistry, physics,
arithmetic, general science etc
Integral education: e present conditions of our world are not the
result of an inadequate system, an important and corrupt Besides the above subjects he mainly emphasis for all students to
bureaucracy; it is simply and directly the outcome and expression of take yoga, arts, crafts and music lessons apart from regular
our state of consciousness. An inner change must precede the outer if curriculum.
it must be lasting and meaningful. He said that an integral education
is the key to change on a larger collective basis; it is the key to true Methods of Teaching: Aurobindo suggested some of the methods of
world-progress and a better future for all mankind. As he says teaching such as self experience, learning by doing, cooperation,
education is meant to bring out the best in man, to develop his nature of a child, and interest of a child, love and sympathy and
potentialities to the maximum, to integrate him with himself, his freedom of a child should be provided to the students.
surrounding, his society, his country, and humanity to make him the
complete man the integral man. Students and Teacher: According to Aurobindo each child has his
own inherent capacities and special abilities. It is the aim of
Physical and Moral education: Sri Aurobindo insisted that a education to focus in this matter to meet the demand of the students.
healthy body is a necessary condition for intellectual or spiritual
attainment. He said physical education means not only the proper Teacher is not an instructor or task master; he is a helper and guide to
functioning of various organs of the body but also the development of suggest and not to impose to the students.
strength, balance and sense of beauty. According to him, beauty is the
ideal which physical life has to realize. erefore, a development of Findings: e above study reveals that the contribution made by our
the physical consciousness must always be a considerable part of our renowned educationist is that it has relevant to the existence
life. education system. It helps to cater the needs, interest, motivation,
attitude and aptitude of the learner. Aurobindo has mainly given
Objectives: priority to the present pedagogy used in our teaching-learning
Ÿ To study the relevance of Aurobindo Ghosh educational thought process. He laid stress on physical development, where the students
in the present education system. can remain physically fit for undergoing his work. rough education
Ÿ To study the significance of Aurobindo Ghosh contribution in purity of senses is to be achieved before any development is possible.
the field of education.
Conclusion:
Method and procedure of the study: Like other great educationist e above study clearly indicates that Sri Aurobindo Ghosh was a
Aurobindo Ghosh was a philosopher who has delivered his ideas in great philosopher and educationist to the core. He mainly
different form to create new vision in the learners. His valuable emphasizes on the practical aspects of the work or task assign to the
thoughts have been completed in the shape of books and articles. e learner. According to him the learner should be provided with proper
present research work was to study the educational thought of guidance and counselling for their upliftment towards their career.
Aurobindo Ghosh. e investigator has selected Historical method Children should be provided with free environment and they should
for the purpose of the study. e present study will be based on mainly
be treated with love, sympathy and consideration. According to him
secondary sources. It includes books written by Aurobindo and
education should be imparted as per the interest, ability, motivation,
documentary files regarding his life and work.
attitude and aptitude of the child. According to him the best method
of learning is learning by doing. He laid stress on the cooperative
Educational thought's of Aurobindo Ghosh in the present
activities of teacher and children in the educational process.
context
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