EDUCATIONAL PHILOSOPHY AND IDEALS OF INDIAN THINKERS

1. NARMATHA P

2. The philosophy of education examines
the goals, forms, methods, and meaning
of education. The term is used to
describe both fundamental philosophical
analysis of these themes and the
description or analysis of particular
pedagogical approaches.
The philosophy of education thus
overlaps with the field of education
and applied philosophy.

3. Reform means change.
A social reformer is
anyone who advocates
for reform of a certain
area of society.
Social reform is an
organized attempt to
improve what may be
imperfect in society.

4.  Raja ram mohan roy.
 Swami vivekananda.
 Swami dayananda saraswati.
 Ishwar chandra vidyasagar.
 Jyotiba phule.
 Dr. Bhimrao ramji ambedkar.
 Baba amte.
 Vinoba bhave.
 Mother teresa.

5.  Ram Mohan Roy was born on 22
May 1772 in Radhanagar, Hugli
district of Bengal. Belonging to a
traditional Brahmin family.
 His father was Ramakant Roy and
mother Trivani Devi; father was at
a very good position in the court
of the then Nawab of Bengal.
 He also worked in the East India
Company from 1803 to 1814.

6.  He criticized idol worship of Hindus and tried to
prove his point through the verses of Vedas.
 But the main contribution for which Raja Ram
Mohan Roy is still remembered was his relentless
efforts in abolishing the practice of Sati Pratha.
 Apart from these, Roy also helped in the
establishment of one Vedanta College and
the Hindu College in Calcutta.

7.  In 1820, he published a book named Percepts of
Jesus: The Guide to Peace and Happiness; in this
book Ram Mohan Roy explained the simplicity
and morality of Christian religion.
 He also started publishing two newspapers
viz. Samvad Kaumudi and Prgya Chaand in the
year 1821 to spread his ideas and views to the
common people.

8. Vivekananda, born to
Vishwanath Datta and
Bhuveneshwari Devi in
Calcutta on 12 January 1863
was an extraordinary man.
His childhood name was
Narendranath Dutta.

9.  His main focus was on removing the weakness of
India’s youth of the time, both physical as well as
mental.
 He inculcated, in the youth of the country, a sense
of proud and worth so that they could face the
world with confidence.

10. Swami Dayananda
Saraswati’s childhood
name was
Moolshankar; he was
born on 12 January
1824 at Maurvi,
Gujarat.

11. He supported and advocated women’s
right to education and their equal social
status.
Also, Swami Dayananda started
campaign against Untouchability, Child
Marriage etc.
He supported inter-caste marriages and
widow remarriages; supported Sudras
and women’s right to read Vedas and to
attain high education.