Education is the base for the progress of a nation and its citizens. Educational
history of a nations showcases its social, political and cultural progressive
journey. It gives me immense pleasure to introduce the book ‘History of
Education’. In this book, it has been tried to examine the complex evolution
of Indian education from antiquity to the present. All the respected team of
chapter authors, which consists of academicians and research scholars with
knowledge/expertise of Indian education system, have diligently studied and
analysed appropriate sources to provide a comprehensive viewpoint on the
required topics.
Chapters in the book are arranged in chronological order to show how
educational systems have changed over time. Beginning in antiquity,
educational methods in the time of Vedic and Buddhist time period was
delved and then medieval time period was explored to look at the
development of education. Then the impact of colonial control Indian
education has...