FROM GURUKULA TO GLOBAL CLASSROOM: A HISTORI-CAL STUDY OF SOCIO-CULTURAL FOUNDATIONS OF THE INDIAN EDUCATION SYSTEM

This research paper delves into a deep tapestry of understanding the historical development of transmission methods of knowledge. Education is the process of acquiring knowledge, skills, and value through various learning methods, wherein the education system is a formal instrument of education application in society. As per Swami Vivekananda, ‘Education is the manifestation of perfection already in man’.  Human resources and its management play a vital role in the development of the national economy, and thereby, the paper also highlights the significant role education has played in the Indian economy from time immemorial.

This paper explores the historical evolution of India’s education system from early human civilization to the new national education policy of 2020. The paper relies on dates of history and its effect on the people, culture, and social order. One of the major aims of the authors is to rationally elucidate the role of the education system in the corresponding development of a complex organic society, emphasizing the development of the education system and its role in creating social cohesion, assimilation, and solidarity.

The paper highlights with time, the curricula of education also change, from teaching astronomy, warfare, language, and philosophy of religions to physics, mathematics, sociology, psychology, and data science. The paper highlights the importance of a national education policy, furthermore, providing Suggestions to improve the current education system following the 5 points program.

Overall, this paper provides brief introductory research on the development of education in India from pre-historical times to modern-day cutting-edge educational systems, showing the shift of education from gurukul to global citizens. The authors dedicate the research paper to the scholars, philosophers, and teachers who have played their role in the education system and its development since time immemorial.