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Congress on New Schooling, International League of New Education. Introduction A conflict between... more Congress on New Schooling, International League of New Education. Introduction A conflict between romantic life of imagination and the life of action and sacrifice, unhappy experience of school, the rigid routine of home education programme, the journey to the Himalayas with his saintlike father at the age of eleven, the enlightened family environment, the acquaintance with Sanskrit literature and "Upanishads closed, the acquaintance with late 19 th century European education system at the age of 17, the Sudder Street experience of "the vision" at the age of 20, the socio political conditions in India then and the Silaidaha experience initially compelled Rabindranath to think of an education system, suitable for multi-racial, multilingual and multi-cultural situations amidst conditions of acknowledged economic discrepancy and political imbalance. But while replying to the repeatedly asked question about the reason behind establishing Brahmacharyasrama on 22 December 1901, Rabindranath comments: "I suppose this poet"s answer would be that, when he brought together a few boys, one sunny day in winter, among the warm shadows of the tall straight sal trees with their branches of quiet dignity, he started to write a poem in a medium not of words." 1 This restlessness of his creative mind has always been there behind his educational experiments. There are distinct phases of Rabindranath"s evolution, namely turning back to past, nationalism, internationalism, cosmicism and loka-siksha (mass-education)."The Gitanjali : Song Offerings" should be placed at right place brings together the ideals Rabindranath wants to keep before the nation, before mankind and before educational institutions. Although at different periods, in different contexts, Rabindranath emphasized different ideas as being of fundamental importance, there is one strain of thought which we may observe running through all his educational utterances and activities either in bold, clear outline or in subtler concealed forms. It is the ideal of the development of all the innate faculties of an individual leading to an all-round, harmonious development of his personality as well as of complete manhood. The Problem Rabindranath"s originality in the field of education lies not in his aims but in the selection of activities, which he prescribes so that children going through consideration of the organic wholeness of human individuality, economic self-sufficiency through self-employment and development of human faculties. Some of the prominent activities and conditions are : instruction through mother tongue, scope of free reading other than textbooks-not for examination but for pleasure and joy, freedom of work, practice of simplicity, austerity but not poverty, self help, self discipline, cooperative living, respect for guests, elders and women, a
Weekly Village markets have been at the centre of village life of the Radh region of Bengal throu... more Weekly Village markets have been at the centre of village life of the Radh region of Bengal through ages. These markets have been the places of confluence of different types of people of village society. The days these markets become operative are usually waited for with lots of expectations and with great excitement by village people even today. All the limitations of village life are attempted to be overcome through them. Hence these markets are having almost innumerable references and depictions in folklores, to be specific in oral traditions, especially in rhymes and riddles which are usually secular in nature but in some cases they are quasi-religious. These folklores are social texts bearing specific anthropological nuances that do often depict the predominant trend of social evolution. These village markets are having direct links with the lives and livelihoods of village artisans. They are quite significant instruments for depiction of village life, its evolution rather mobi...
Humanities & Social Sciences Reviews
Purpose of the study: This paper attempts to analyze the theme of journey in The Lunchbox in the ... more Purpose of the study: This paper attempts to analyze the theme of journey in The Lunchbox in the context of the varied strains of Romantic journey motifs present in 19th Century and early 20th Century Romanticisms prevalent in England, Germany, France, and America in the said period. Methodology: It is primarily a revisionist study. I have attempted to place The Lunchbox in the context of Romantic literature, predominantly of the 19th Century and early 20th Century and meticulous textual analysis is the basic procedure for this venture. Main Findings: The findings of this study indicate that the theme of the journey is a signature mark of Romanticism has been used in The Lunchbox for remapping geo-cultural imaginaries of contemporary Mumbai, one of the representative cities of South Asia. Journey to some exotic locale has always been considered as an added advantage to the fundamental narrative of a film. Applications of this study: This study will be really helpful to those who wan...
Congress on New Schooling, International League of New Education. Introduction A conflict between... more Congress on New Schooling, International League of New Education. Introduction A conflict between romantic life of imagination and the life of action and sacrifice, unhappy experience of school, the rigid routine of home education programme, the journey to the Himalayas with his saintlike father at the age of eleven, the enlightened family environment, the acquaintance with Sanskrit literature and "Upanishads closed, the acquaintance with late 19 th century European education system at the age of 17, the Sudder Street experience of "the vision" at the age of 20, the socio political conditions in India then and the Silaidaha experience initially compelled Rabindranath to think of an education system, suitable for multi-racial, multilingual and multi-cultural situations amidst conditions of acknowledged economic discrepancy and political imbalance. But while replying to the repeatedly asked question about the reason behind establishing Brahmacharyasrama on 22 December 1901, Rabindranath comments: "I suppose this poet"s answer would be that, when he brought together a few boys, one sunny day in winter, among the warm shadows of the tall straight sal trees with their branches of quiet dignity, he started to write a poem in a medium not of words." 1 This restlessness of his creative mind has always been there behind his educational experiments. There are distinct phases of Rabindranath"s evolution, namely turning back to past, nationalism, internationalism, cosmicism and loka-siksha (mass-education)."The Gitanjali : Song Offerings" should be placed at right place brings together the ideals Rabindranath wants to keep before the nation, before mankind and before educational institutions. Although at different periods, in different contexts, Rabindranath emphasized different ideas as being of fundamental importance, there is one strain of thought which we may observe running through all his educational utterances and activities either in bold, clear outline or in subtler concealed forms. It is the ideal of the development of all the innate faculties of an individual leading to an all-round, harmonious development of his personality as well as of complete manhood. The Problem Rabindranath"s originality in the field of education lies not in his aims but in the selection of activities, which he prescribes so that children going through consideration of the organic wholeness of human individuality, economic self-sufficiency through self-employment and development of human faculties. Some of the prominent activities and conditions are : instruction through mother tongue, scope of free reading other than textbooks-not for examination but for pleasure and joy, freedom of work, practice of simplicity, austerity but not poverty, self help, self discipline, cooperative living, respect for guests, elders and women, a
Weekly Village markets have been at the centre of village life of the Radh region of Bengal throu... more Weekly Village markets have been at the centre of village life of the Radh region of Bengal through ages. These markets have been the places of confluence of different types of people of village society. The days these markets become operative are usually waited for with lots of expectations and with great excitement by village people even today. All the limitations of village life are attempted to be overcome through them. Hence these markets are having almost innumerable references and depictions in folklores, to be specific in oral traditions, especially in rhymes and riddles which are usually secular in nature but in some cases they are quasi-religious. These folklores are social texts bearing specific anthropological nuances that do often depict the predominant trend of social evolution. These village markets are having direct links with the lives and livelihoods of village artisans. They are quite significant instruments for depiction of village life, its evolution rather mobi...
Humanities & Social Sciences Reviews
Purpose of the study: This paper attempts to analyze the theme of journey in The Lunchbox in the ... more Purpose of the study: This paper attempts to analyze the theme of journey in The Lunchbox in the context of the varied strains of Romantic journey motifs present in 19th Century and early 20th Century Romanticisms prevalent in England, Germany, France, and America in the said period. Methodology: It is primarily a revisionist study. I have attempted to place The Lunchbox in the context of Romantic literature, predominantly of the 19th Century and early 20th Century and meticulous textual analysis is the basic procedure for this venture. Main Findings: The findings of this study indicate that the theme of the journey is a signature mark of Romanticism has been used in The Lunchbox for remapping geo-cultural imaginaries of contemporary Mumbai, one of the representative cities of South Asia. Journey to some exotic locale has always been considered as an added advantage to the fundamental narrative of a film. Applications of this study: This study will be really helpful to those who wan...