Rabindranath tagore education and hobbies

Education system of Tagore Rabindranath Tagore was primarily an educationist, rather than a political thinker. He put emphasis on ‘naturalism’ for framing educational model. In education, freedom is the basic guiding force for inculcating interest within a student who will deprive inspiration from nature to pursue any branch of knowledge he likes. Tagore’s education marked a novel blending of the ideas of the East and West. The spiritualism of Indian philosophy and progressive outlook of the western people were blended together to give rise to an educational philosophy which marked its distinction in comparison to other educationists of India. Tagore envisaged that nature is the best teacher. No pressure should be exerted upon the student to learn. It is nature which will be the guiding force to inculcate the spirit of learning in the mind of a student to pursue the type of education he likes. It will shape his behaviour and character. The establishment of ‘Shanti Niketan’ fulfilled the desired goal of Tagore in the educational field. He rejected book-centered education for students. To him it is not fair to confine the minds of boys and girls to text-books only. It will kill the natural instincts of a student and make him bookish. It will kill his creative skills. Students should be freed from the book centered education and should be given a broader avenue for learning. According to him, education should be for the heart. He explained freedom in three ways, i.e. freedom ...

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