Question

Philosophy of gandhi based on child centref education

Answer 1

The meaning of education, according to Gandhiji, is to promote the physical, mental, and spiritual development of an individual. Reading and writing is only a means of education, and it is not all. To Gandhiji no education is worth the name unless it makes boys and girls good citizens. Gandhiji’s basic education was the practical embodiment of his philosophy of education. The main aim of basic education was to purify the heart and mind of all people and create a society free from all exploitation and aggression. Viewed in this light Gandhiji was a great educationist also.
According to Gandhiji “literacy is neither the beginning nor the end of education. This is only a means through which man or woman can be educated”. Gandhiji observes “by education I mean an all round drawing out of the best in child and man- body, mind, and spirit. This is only a means through which man and woman can be educated.”This is how Gandhiji summed up his idea of true education accordingly.

Answer 2

From his childhood Mahatma Gandhi treated truth and love as supreme values. Later in his life, he along with the other freedom fighters accomplished the enormous task of compelling the British rulers to leave our country without war or violence but through peaceful ways called satyagraha. Satyagraha is a Sanskrit word which when literally translated means obstinate truth'. As an eminent and much respected political leader in India, he had many loyal followers whom he taught to resort not to war and violence, but peaceful protests. The Quit India Movement and the Salt March against the rule of the British Empire are examples of such protests.

Gandhi had a positive attitude and was always on the lookout for peaceful means to resolve conflicts. To achieve resolution and establish peace simultaneously, Gandhi propounded his philosophy of peace. The most fundamental principle of his philosophy was 'ahimsa' or non-violence which is the law of love, life and creation as opposed to violence or 'himsa the cause of hatred, death and destruction According to Gandhi, the universal human value of non-violence ought to be cultivated not merely at the personal level, but at the social, national and international levels, too, if we wish to avoid personal. social, national and international conflicts. It is a very powerful means to avoid conflict, since it springs from the realisation of the equality of all human beings. It is an ideology of good will towards all human beings.