Shikshan Anveshika
Year : 2013, Volume : 3, Issue : 2
First page : ( 45) Last page : ( 49)
Print ISSN : 2231-1386.

Bhagat Phool Singh: His life and educational philosophy

Berwal Sandeep

Associate Professor, Institute of teachers training and research, B.P.S. Mahila Vishwavidyalaya Khanpur Kalan, Sonepat. Berwal_suhani@yahoo.com

Online published on 20 February, 2014.

Abstract

This paper examines the life and educational philosophy of Bhagat Phool Singh (1885–1942), a famous social reformer of Haryana region, who established two Gurukulas for uplifting the educational standards of masses living in a backward area. He was a man with normal human characteristics which he elevated to the level of sainthood. He was a moral force and mass leader. He had no political ambitions or lust for power. His works provide answers to many social and educational problems that society is still facing. His major contribution in education was to revive the philosophy of Vedic education, which stressed the children to be self-reliant and self-less. Bhagat's teachers were expected to be knowledgeable and skillful. The pupils were to lead a celibate life (Brahmacharya) and devote all their time to learning and to prayers. The methods of teaching used in his Gurukulas were advice, lecture, selfstudy, introspection, practice, reasoning, concentration and learning in real life situations.

Top