History of Education in India (Hardbound-2023)

The book is based on the prescribed syllabus of Indian universities and offers an elaborate and chronological account of development of education in India from the Vedic to present period. The events have been narrated in a simple and lucid manner including a beautiful presentation of the history of our education since Independence.
The development of education in India has been comprehensively studied in this volume in seven chapters. The first chapter has been dedicated to the education in ancient India and covers Vedic Period, Post-Vedic Period (Upanishad Age), and Buddhist Period. The second chapter studies education in India in medieval period dominated by Muslim rulers. The next chapter is on education in British India and discusses topics such as Lord Macaulay's Minutes on Indian education, filtration theory, Wood's Despatch of 1854, the Hunter Commission, Curzon's education policy, Gokhale's Resolution on Indian Education, Wardha Scheme of Education, Sergeant Report, etc. The fourth chapter discusses education in free India, i.e., education after Independence. The next two chapters are on adult and women education which also include history and problems of women education. The final chapter of the book discusses the New Education Policy, 1986 and its modified version of 1992.

Prof. N. Jayapalan, M.A., M.Phil., Ph.D., has retired from Government Arts College (Autonomous), Karur, Tamil Nadu. A keen participant at seminars and conferences connected with Indian History and Political Science, Prof. Jayapalan has authored several books on History and Political Science including Indian Society and Social Institutions, History of India, History of World Civilisation, Problems of Indian Education, Comprehensive Study of Aristotle, Comprehensive Study of Plato, Indian Administration, Human Rights, and Historiography. He is one of the most popular authors in Tamil Nadu.