Observes the philosophy of education as propounded by the great poet who was an educationist and teacher par excellence to bring about a new system of education for social change.

This new addition to Springer’s series on Key Thinkers in World Education tracks the intellectual and philosophical journey of a trail-blazing innovator whose ideas have fired the imaginations of progressive educationalists for almost a century. The volume’s in-depth analysis of the educational philosophy of Bengali polymath Rabindranath Tagore offers an unrivalled focus on his highly influential views. Tagore—poet, internationalist, humanist, and the first non-European to win the Nobel Prize for literature—lived on the cusp of change between two momentous centuries in world civilization and foresaw the dissolution of colonialism and the globalization of culture. His ideas on education placed the creative individual at the centre of the quest for knowledge. Eschewing the artificial distinctions between elementary and higher learning, he advocated the importance of sowing the seed of humanism as early as possible, and fostering the individual’s enjoyment of education as well as their courage to challenge conventions. In doing so, he anticipated the modern concern with critical thinking at the same time as he was encouraging independence of thought and action as a counter to colonial oppression and condescension. Concise yet thorough, this volume on one of the most original thinkers of the last century covers every aspect of Tagore’s highly original educational philosophy.

To Study Rabindranath Tagore Is To Be Christened With The Excellence Of Inward¬Ness. An Ardent Apostle Of The Endless Excellence Of Man, Tagore Is More Aware Of Emphasizing The Inner Potentialities In Man Than In Mere Exercise Of Informatics In The Name Of Education A Perilous Parrott Training, Indeed!The Mystico-Aesthetic Poignance Of Perfec¬Tion In Tagore S Song Offerings And The Beyonding Of Consciousness Through Partner¬Ship With Beauty Might Direct Towards Thrilling Avenues Of Creative Appreciation.Tagore S Poetic Vision In Convalescences (Arogya) With Wonderful Imageries, Poignant Symbolism And Mystic Vision, And The World Of His Folk Songs, A World Of Maner Manusk Beckoning Us To Sing With An Ektara Are Enchanting Dimensions In Tagorean Criti¬Cism.The Fusion Of Education And Society And The Concept Of Man Lost In The Ukase Of Modernity Might Be Re-Shuffled In The Tagorean Viewpoints Of Man Par Excellence.A Comparative Study Of Rabindranath Tagore And Sri Aurobindo As Mystic Vision¬Aries Might Invite Esteemed Readers To Muse In The Marvels Of Mystic Beyondings.Evot Now And Encouraging As Tagore Is To The Global Man Anywhere And Every¬Where, Rabindranath Tagore : Diverse Dimensions Might Open Out Significant Avenues In Tagoreana.

A highly original interpretation of the mind of Rabindranath Tagore!

This volume is the first comprehensive exploration of Rabindranath Tagore’s works on education and pedagogy. It presents a valuable account of the creation of Santiniketan and Visva-Bharati, Tagore’s vision of social regeneration, and his rejection of the colonial scheme; while reflecting on significant events of his life and his ideas. The book evaluates Tagore’s unique contribution to education and discusses his views on fundamental issues, such as aim, method, discipline, and medium. It reinforces for readers today the relevance of his experiments and activities in the field of education. Drawing from various sources, the book also offers bibliographic information on Tagore’s writing on education. This new edition with a new Introduction and Foreword will be of immense value to educationists, teachers, policymakers, and those interested in modern Indian history and the philosophy of education.

This book extends a comprehensive overview of the treatment of extremism in education in Bangladesh, using a study of perceptions among students to explore proactive measures for the prevention of various types and forms of extremism prevalent among youth. It offers a critical, holistic, and student-centred study of the role of formal education in shaping perceptions of extremism and intersectional differences among individuals, drawing on data from university students. The author employs post-colonial theory and multicultural educational approaches to highlight how understandings of extremism differ across young adults and policymakers. Ultimately, it demonstrates that students’ overall understanding of extremism is much broader than that of policymakers, and how understandings differ between male and female students at the intersection of rural and urban locations and socio-economic positions. As such, it foregrounds a need to involve and organize formal education as a proactive means to raise awareness and counter all forms of extremism, through incorporating specific teaching strategies into pedagogical practices to foster an anti-communalist, humanistic, critical multicultural, and cosmopolitan outlook among students. It will appeal to scholars and researchers with interests across multicultural education, comparative and international education, the sociology of education, extremism, and conflict and peace studies.

: Indian English Drama explores significant myths from Indian culture. The present book studies the significant socio-cultural crisis of contemporary society depicted by Tagore with help of historical characters from the great Indian epic. Tagore as a visionary and philosopher dealt with some crucial problems of the society of present time and comments on these issues of the society. The book significantly highlights various socio-cultural practices in Tagore’s plays from modern perspective. The first chapter deals with the playwright Rabindranath Tagore’s early life and literary contribution. Tagore depicts various myth and legends in his dramatic works from great Indian epics like Ramayana and Mahabharata.