Recap, Glossary

Recap

* Education is recognised as the foundation of a progressive society

* Indigenous education was imparted at home, in temples, patashalas and gurukulas

* Meideval period witnessed a radical transformation with the introduction of muslim education

* In the later medieval era the British came to India and introduced English education.

* The first National Education Policy of 1968 marked a significant step in the history of education in post – independent India.

* Free education at the secondary school level was introduced in 1964 -65

GLOSSARY

1. monasteries: a building in which monks live and worship புத்த மடாலயங்கள்

2. illumination: lightning ஒளியூட்டல்

3. madrasa: islamic religious institution இஸ்லாமிய பாடசாலை

4. oriental: eastern கீழ்த்திசைக்குரிய

5. Anglicists: specialist in English linguistics

6. dissemination: dispersing பரப்புதல்

REFERENCE BOOKS

1. The Gazetteer of India - History and Culture (Vol II) - Government of India

2. Rev. Henry Huizinga, Missionary Education in India

 3. Kali Kinkar Datta, A Social History of Modern India

4. P.N. Chopra, B.N. Puri, M.N. Das : A Social, Cultural and Economic History of India (Vol I, II, III)

5. B.L. Grover, S. Grover, A New Look At Modern Indian History

 6. V.D. Mahajan, Modern Indian History (From 1707 to the Present Day)

7. S. Satthianadhan: History of education in the Madras Presidency, 1894.

INTERNET RESOURCES

www.ugc.ac.in„

samagra.mhrd.gov.in„

www.sarasvatimahal.inW

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