EDUCATION UGC NET
MODERN HISTORY OF EDUCATION
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Mahatma Gandhi’s
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Rabindranath Tagore’s
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Dr. Radhakrishnan’s
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Maulana Abul Kalam Azad’s
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Detailed explanation-1: -He not only stressed Takli and Charkha in schools but also wanted children to undergo Buniyadi Talim (Shiksha) and learn about carpentry, shoemaking, blacksmithy and tree plantation. He also initiated programs to eradicate untouchability. He called Dalits Harijan–the children of God.
Detailed explanation-2: -Buniyadi Shiksha (Fundamental Education) The ancient aphorism “Education is that which liberates", is as true today as it was before. Education here does not mean mere spiritual knowledge, nor does liberation signify only spiritual liberation after death.
Detailed explanation-3: -Mahatma Gandhi came up with a special education programme in 1937. It came to be known as the Wardha Education Plan. It aimed that, all the children between the ages of 8 and 14 should receive free and compulsory education in their respective vernacular languages. This came to be known as Nai Talim or New Education.
Detailed explanation-4: -The Correct answer is Mahatma Gandhi. Wardha Scheme of Basic Education (1937) which is also known as Nai Talim / Buniyadi talim was the outcome of thinking of Mahatma Gandhi. He considered education as an effective instrument of national reconstruction.