History and Development of Education in Modern India, Vols. XI to XV Bound in Six

Contents: Vol. XI. National Education Movement: Preface. 1. National Education Movement. 2. British Education, 1813-1835. 3. British Education up to the Great War, 1835-1918. 4. British - Indian elementary education since 1918. 5. The present official elementary school curriculum of the Punjab. 6. National education and outstanding indigenous schools. 7. The work of Christian Mission in rural education. 8. Gokhale’s Bill, Government resolution on education and Sadler Commission (1917-1919). 9. Government of India Act (1935) and Wardha Scheme of Education (1937). 10. Modern social problems and ideals. 11. Modern educational ideals and curriculum principles. 12. Summary and conclusions for curriculum-making. Index.

Vol. XII: Some Convocation Addresses of Calcutta University: Part I: 1. Some Convocation Addresses of Calcutta University. Part II: 1. Reference and procedure of the commission. 2. Preliminary observations. 3. The development of the western system of education in Bengal. 4. Government and private effort tin education in India (historical note with special reference to Bengal). 5. The Musalmans and their educational needs. 6. The education of backward classes. 7. The high schools as the foundations of the university. 8. The university matriculation examination its requirements. Standard and influence upon the schools. 9. The recognition of schools by the university. 10. The education of Europeans and Anglo-Indians. 11. The intermediate classes and the second-grade colleges. 12. The ‘Arts Colleges’: their undergraduate work. Index.

Vol. XIII. Special English Schools: Preface. 1. Outstanding experimental schools conducted by missions. 2. A day in the school at Moga. 3. The province and its people. 4. The village: home and health. 5. The village: civic and social life. 6. The village: religious life. 7. The village: economic life. Index.

Vol. XIV. Basic Education: Preface. 1. A plea for a generous vision. 2. The contribution of basic education. 3. Basic education -- second thoughts. 4. The new education. 5. Basic education conference. 6. Self-supporting education. 7. Teachers. 8. Criticisms and clarifications. 9. Basic education scheme under fire -- II. 10. Basic education findings. 11. Post-basic education. Index.

Vol. XV. Post War Indian Education Plan: Preface. 1. Sargent Report (1944). 2. Overview of the system of education during the British rule. 3. Progress of education in India. 4. Secondary and primary education of the boys in India. 5. Professional education and vocational training in India. 6. Education of the Indian chiefs and nobles. 7. Education in the army in India. Index.

During the freedom movement education became a national movement through which the private agencies became the vehicle of the spread of education and this national education movement gained momentum. Indian National Congress leaders like Gopal Krishan Gokhale and Bal Gangadhar Tilak worked aggressively for the spread of national education.

Calcutta University became the centre of the movement of national education. The convocation addresses reflect the spirit of the prevailing mood of the academia in regard to the national movement. In metropolitan cities like Calcutta, Bombay, Madras and Lahore some special English schools also developed to train the intelligentsia for the support of the British administration, which later on when the British left India, developed into excellent centers of learning.

When Gandhiji came on the political scene he evolved a purely national system of education, known by the name of basic education. This system of education stressed mainly on the teaching through mother tongue and for making the system fully self sufficient. Crafts were introduced in the syllabus of education. This system was meant for children of the age group from six to fourteen.

This system of education totally revolutionized the educational thought and practice in India. It was practiced in some of the provinces where Congress Governments were installed during World War II days.

A post war educational plan know by the name of Sargent Plan was worked out by the British Administration to during in 100% literacy in India by the year 1980. But after the British left in 1947, more emphasis was given to higher education fro quite a long time and thus primary and secondary education was ignored and the progress of primary and secondary education remained at a low level.