Rabindranath Tagore Philosophy of Education and Painting

The book presents Tagore's approach into the realm of education and art right from the inception of Shantiniketan in 1901. A strong critic of specialisation, he espoused maintaining of the unity and harmony of humankind with its social atmosphere and nature-the universe as a whole.Shri Devi Prasad, a student of Shantiniketan, had been a close witness of Tagore's creativity The book presents Tagore's approach into the realm of education and art right from the inception of Shantiniketan in 1901. A strong critic of specialisation, he espoused maintaining of the unity and harmony of humankind with its social atmosphere and nature-the universe as a whole.Shri Devi Prasad, a student of Shantiniketan, had been a close witness of Tagore's creativity as a painter. As an art instructor at Sevagram Institute of Education, he worked with teachers and children of all ages. and wrote the original Hindi edition of Art: The basics of Education, based on fifteen years of experience in that field. He had been in close contact with Gurudev's educational experience. He also had the opportunity to see the poet also as a painter. Later Devi Prasad came in contact with Mahatma gandhi and joined his team experimenting with educational scheme- Nayee Talim. He, therefore, is an authority on the thoughts and work of Gurudev Rabindranath and Mahatma Gandhi.The description is taken from various extracts from the book. ...more