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List of contents
Foreword to this Edition Krishna Kumar. Foreword Humayun Kabir. Preface. Part I. The Pre-Santiniketan Period: 1861–1901 1. The Background 2. Early Years and Education 1861–1880 3. Socio-Political Consciousness 4. Educational Writings 1892–1898 18 Part II. The Santiniketan Period: 1901–1918 5. Nationalism and Emergent Internationalism 6. Educational Writings 1904–1918 7. Santiniketan 1901–1918 Part III. The Visva-Bharati Period: 1918–1941 8. The Religion of Man 9. Educational Writings 1918–1941 10. Educational Writings 1918–1941 (cont.) 11. Visva-Bharati 1918–1941 12. Sequel 1941–1959 Part IV. Review and Estimate 13. Aims of Education 14. Education and Life 15. Education and Nature 16. Education and Society 17. Education and Internationalism 18. Curriculum and Method 19. Conclusion. Bibliography. About the Author. Indexes
About the author
H. B. Mukherjee (1913–81) was Professor of Education at Visva-Bharati University, Santiniketan.
Summary
The first comprehensive account of Tagore's educational thought and activity, this book contains a detailed chronological survey of his educational writings and institutional activities, especially at Santiniketan and Visva-Bharati; a critical discussion on almost all major aspects of his educational work; and an overall evaluation of his unique contribution.
