Publisher's Synopsis
Human life is the best creation of God, having two important aspects namely
biological & socio-cultural aspects. Biological aspect found in each & every living
organism while the socio-cultural aspect is the outcomes of social outcomes which
help to differentiate between the animal & human being. Socio-cultural aspects
develop through education. Education helps us to learn new ideas & new ways of life.
It also helps us to have a normal social & prospects life. Education can be defined as a
process through which we acquire knowledge, experience, skills, habits & attitudes
which help a person to live a successful & worthy life. Education is a dynamic force
that plays an important role in one‟s life. It influences all aspect of individual‟s life
such as physical, mental, emotional, social & ethical. Education is considered as a
continuous process of adjustment to ensure overall development of individual
personality. Education means reconstruction or reorganization of individual
experiences which not only add the meaning of experience but also increase ability to
direct the course of subsequent experience.
Five Year Plans emphasized the role of education as one of the important factor to achieve rapid economic development. Education is considered as a deliberate & systematic process of influences youth
through guidelines, discipline & advancement of physical, scholarly, stylish, social,
aesthetic & spiritual powers of the human being. According to the Report of Indian
Commission (1964-66) "Education ought to be related to the life, needs and aspirations of the people and thereby make powerful instrument of social, economic and cultural transformation". Gandhiji once correctly said that basic education is an important mean for development. According to Mahatma Gandhiji "By education I mean an all round drawing out of the best on human body, mind and spirit" Education
is a procedure of effective learning of information, abilities and demeanors. The
Historical development of education started with the instructions of customary
components, for example, Indian religion, Indian arithmetic, early Hindu and
Buddhist institutions of learning also known as Taxila and Nalanda. Islamic
Education came into existence with the establishment of Islamic Empire while the
western education came into existence with the establishment of Europeans education
in Indian.
