India Mother Of Us All

Education Has Always Played An Important Role In Shaping The Destinies Of Societies Through Development Of The Whole Individual. It Is The Most Powerful Instrument For Achieving Goals Of Economic Development, Technological Progress And Also For Establishing Social Cohesion. Education Is A Dynamic Process, Changing With The Prevailing Socio-Politico-Economic Conditions And Fast Expanding Knowledge Over The Years. In The Recent Years The Need For Reconstructing Education Has Been Felt Acutely. The Present Book Is A Modest Effort In This Direction. It Makes An In Depth Study Of Emerging Issues Unraveling Relationships Between Education And Development In Indian Society. Briefly Outlining The Concept And Nature Of Education, It Presents In Detail Its Approaches And Dimensions, History And Development. It Analytically Studies The Trends, Processes, Ideals And Philosophy Of Education Against The Backdrop Of Indian Society. It Brings To Light The Elements, Mission And Aspirations Of Indian Society. It Is Replete With Quotations From Eminent Personalities, Thinkers And Educationists Which Remarkably Enhance The Value Of The Book.The Book Is Undoubtedly An Authentic Source For All Information On Education. Simple In Language And Lucid In Style, The Book Is Concise And Easily Comprehensible. It Includes A Rich Bibliography To Enable Readers To Pursue The Study Further. Designed As A Textbook, It Will Be Particularly Useful For Students, Researchers And Teachers Of Education. Even The General Readers Interested To Know About The Prevailing Situation Of Education In India Will Find The Book Informative And Interesting.

The Current condition of each citizen, the society, and the nation are the result of a deeply complex history. But what we know from history books, especially academic textbooks, are constructs based on the narratives of political powers, colonists, and outdated socioeconomic analysts. The time has come to know and understand our true history from fresh and updated perspectives. The subject of this book is how foreign ideologies and forces Christian, Islamic, and later colonists, western and Marxists' profound and long-term influence have impacted India, her society, and people. With a computer science back- ground, Kanchan Banerjee makes this remarkable and significant contribution, attempting to depict the current era with unique and lively storytelling using carefully studied evidence, logical deduction, and analysis. He has given detailed and comprehensive descriptions and assessments from pre-Islamic Arabia's history, foreign attacks and invasions of the Huns, the Turks to the Islamic rule and occupation in Delhi, and the British colonial and imperial atrocities. How did the crash and fall of a great ancient civilization happen? How has it been wounded the body and soul of a nation to break into several pieces? And what is the way to change the direction to the path of recovery and revival? This book is an effort to find the answers to these questions from our true history. If we know our past, we can change our future as well.

Ancient Indian History

Cliché and reality are rooted in India's long history. No invader or British Raj is ruling us. We have our own government but are we anywhere near to what we were in our glorious past? If Mohenjo-Daro and Harappa had highly precise science of civil engineering and architecture then why can't we have clean and orderly cities now where people can live with basic dignity without unruly traffic and filthy streets? If Megasthenese said that in India thefts were extremely rare, that Indians honoured truth as a virtue, why today even after paying a bribe one is unsure if his work gets done? If Marco-polo rated Indians to be the best merchants in the world and the most truthful , then why in these times we think of our politicians, industrialists and bureaucrats as self-servers, obstructive, corrupt and always blocking the economic reforms? If we were straight forward, if it was love of truth and justice that Indians were known for, then why can't we insist loudly and clearly and courageously to defend our claim? If no one ever accused us of falsehood then why can't we redeem that same rule of law and decency? Why is there such deep rooted corruption and why an ever pervasive flair for free riding? Why are we ever ready to blame anyone but ourselves for our collective plight? How, where, what went wrong? Will our grandchildren also inherit a corrupt and inefficient system of governance? Is it that words come easier to us, actions come harder? If as people of one nation we have lost our sensitivity to the misery and mediocrity around us, then what value system we are passing on to the next generation; scepticism, oppression and corruption? Sometimes; questions are too complicated, especially if we fear the answers, sometimes; the worst battle we have to fight is between what we know and what we feel.

Political experiences of an Indian civil servant.