Vision of Education in India

Muchkund Dubey is the President of Council for Social Development (CSD), former Professor of International Relations, School of International Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), and former Foreign Secretary, Government of India.Susmita Mitra is an Assistant Professor in CSD.

• PART I: VISION OF EDUCATION1. Tagore’s Vision of Education and Its Relevance Today 2. Gandhiji’s Ideas on Education and Its Relevance Today 3. Learning the Art of Wholeness: Sri Aurobindo’s Philosophy of EducationPART II: DECONSTRUCTING SEMINAL DOCUMENTSON EDUCATION4. Delors Commission Report (1996) 5. Kothari Commission Report (1964-66) 6. Historical Context of the Kothari Commission Report (1964-66) 7. National Education Policies (1968 and 1986) and the Ramamurti Committee Report (1992) 8. Report of the Common School System Commission, Bihar (2007)PART III: INEQUALITY IN EDUCATION9. Inequality and Imbalances in the Education System of India: Insights from NSSO 71st Round 10. Perspectives on Education and ExclusionPART IV: ROLE OF PEOPLE’S MOVEMENT11. School Education in India and the Role of Deliberative Activism: The Pratichi Experience12. Social Movement and Education 13. Comments on the Right to Education CampaignPART V: IMPACT ON EDUCATION OF GLOBALIZATIONAND NEOLIBERAL ECONOMIC POLICIES14. The Story of Dismantling of Higher Education in India: The Unfolding Crisis 15. The Commoditization of EducationPART VI: RTE ACT AND ITS IMPLEMENTATION16. The Policy Crisis in Education 17. RTE Act from the Viewpoint of the Right to Education and Law 18. Pre-School Children and the Education System in India 19. A Teachers’ Movement Perspective

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