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In retracting from the popular view that India`s modern educational policy was shaped almost entirely by Macaulay, this incisive work reveals the complex ideological and institutional rubric of the colonial educational system. It examines its wide-ranging and lasting impact on curriculum, pedagogy, textbooks, teachers` role and status, and indigenous forms of knowledge. Recounting the nationalist response to educational reforms, the book reinforces three major quests: justice as expressed in the demand for equal educational opportunities for the lower castes; self-identity as manifest in the urge to define India`s educational needs from within its own cultural repertoire; and the idea of progress based on industrialization.
Reviews
Novel in its perspective and incisive in its insights. ” N. Jayaram
[Kumar`s] narrative is smooth and flawless. And he makes his points with an uncanny courage of conviction. ” J. L. Azad
[Krishna Kumar] presents a coherent, often gripping, representation of the politics and values inherent in ˜modern education` within a historical perspective. ” Harsh Sethi
The best work on Indian educational development. ” A. Mathew ISBN 9780415728799
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Pages : 260
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