4. BRIEF LIFE SKETCH
• Affectionately referred to a “Krishnaji”, “J.K”,
etc
• Born in May 12th, 1895 at Madanapalle, a
small town in Andhra Pradesh as one among
the eight children of a traditional Hindu
Family
• Early age lost his mother
• At the age of 14 he joined his father – actively
involved in the functioning of Theosophical
Society at Adayar, Chennai
5. • Madam Annie Beasent – bring him up
• At the age of 16, he authored the book, “At the
feet of Guru”
• He knew English, Spanish, French and Italian
languages
• His scholarship was vast, his philosophy was
really deep and his thinking was original
• His lectures used to be well attended
• He made the listeners ponder over his inner self
• He wrote what he spoke, in a simple truthful
manner
6. • He is a great scholar, philosopher
and an original, genuine thinker
• He was a great orator and also a
writer
• The books by him were the result
and outcome of his speeches
• Unhappy with the present systems
of education
7. J.K.’s EDUCATIONAL PHILOSOPHY
• His essay ‘The Noisy Child and Silent Mind’
• Noisy Children become silent when they do
something
• Education should strive for inner peace and
hence bliss
• Learning – sources like nature and psychology
of human being
8. • EDUCATION AND DISCIPLINE
• EDUCATION AND ATTENTION
• PROCESS OF LEARNING
• FREEDOM AMD LEARNING
• LEARNING WITHOUT COMPETITION
• FREEDOM AND RESPONSIBILITY
• INDIVIDUAL AWAKENING AND LIBERATION
9. • According to J.K ,
“Freedom in learning means that
the learner has got the capacity
to independently observe
everything around him, and
examine all ideas without any
pressure or compulsion”
11. System of Education
• Opposed any established system and also the
system of education which was narrow
• Should bring about total development of the
individual
• Towards this end should strive for inner peace
and bliss
• His ideas on education – in little profound
book titled – “Letter to School” – Vols. 1 and 2
12. School
• Place of learning
• To cultivate good mind, certain amount of
discipline must exist
• Try to secure an inward grasp of what is being
said
• Attention is necessary to comprehend – to be
voluntary
• learning demands application and order
• Freedom is the essence of thinking
13. Concentration and Attention
• Former – all our energy is brought to focus on
a particular point
• Latter – there is no point of focus
• Attention – no contradiction and no conflict
• Student – caught between his own desire for
freedom and the societal conformist
expectations
• Teacher influences and impacts the student
14. Process of Learning
• Infinite and unending
• Constant thirst for intelligence should be kept
up
• Encourage competition – sustain conflict
• Complete freedom
• Intelligence is a by-product of thought –
result of knowledge and ignorance
• Teacher’s duty – teaching and learners have a
communion with other human beings –
oppressed sections
15. • Freedom is necessary in the process of
learning
• Real learning brings equality among
men
• It liberates the mind from thought of
prestige, position and status
consciousness