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'Visions of Education in India': A book that talks about rising inequality in the country's educational space

'Visions of Education in India' seeks to review education in the country through a matrix of nation-building, democratization process, identity, power, social and economic divisions, and social hierarchies.

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Inequality is a phenomenon that hasn't left any sphere of the Indian subcontinent untouched and education isn't an exception. The inequality in the Indian education sector is constantly rising while it is supposed to be a leveller. This, coupled with the fact that our country is currently in the process of drafting a new education policy after decades, demands a deep dive into this sector for a stronger policy framework. Here comes the relevance of a book like Visions of Education in India edited by Professor Muchkund Dubey, President of Council for Social Development (CSD) and a prominent face educationist and Dr. Susmita Mitra, Assistant Professor, CSD.

CSD has launched this hardback at the India International Centre (IIC) today. The book launch was followed up by a panel discussion by eminent educationists including the editors of the book and others like Prof. Shyam Menon, Central Institute of Education, University of Delhi (Chief Guest), Prof. Avinash Kumar Singh, Head, Department of Education Policy, National University of Educational Planning and Administration (NUEPA), Ms. ShireenVakil Miller, Head of Policy & Advocacy at Tata Trusts Dr. Hem Borker, Assistant Professor, Centre for Study of Social Exclusion and Inclusive Policy, Jamia Millia Islamia. The panel discussion was chaired by Professor R Govinda, CSD.

Published by Aakar Books, 'Visions of Education in India' seeks to review education in the country through a matrix of nation-building, democratization process, identity, power, social and economic divisions, and social hierarchies – all in the overall framework of globalization and neo-liberalism. Divided in five parts, Visions of Education in India has contributions from 15 domain experts, leading academics and activists including the editors themselves, Medha Patkar, Prabhat Patnaik among others.

The book traces the journey of visions of education since the ancient times. The vision reached its pinnacle in the Buddhist period and there was a complete shift in the colonial period. There was an evolution of our educational policy and state of education in the post independence era followed by an impact of globalization and neoliberal economic policies.

In the complex pluralistic society like that of India, it is nearly impossible to choose a single vision of education that satisfies all our needs and aspirations. What is important is to be able to reconcile the differences among the visions to the extent possible and bring the best elements of these visions within a unified policy framework. In that context Visions of Education in India revisits the visions of education of some of the great Indian philosophers and leaders, deconstructs some of the seminal documents on education in India, brings out the significant role played by people’s movement in shaping education, and analyses the trends and progress in the implementation of educational programmes and policies.

 

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