Role and Impact of Rabindranath Tagore Education Philosophy on Indian Education

Abstract

R. R. Tagore (1861-1941), the first Nobel Prize winner from Asia, was born into an influential Calcutta family recognised for its social, ecclesiastical and cultural advancements during the Bengal Renaissance of the late 19th century. Rabindranath's educational goals were shaped in part by his family's deep social and cultural commitment. His grandfather, Dwarkanath, supported medical facilities, educational institutions, and the arts, and he pushed for religious and social change and the formation of a free press. At the family house Jorasanko, his father was also a pioneer in social and religious reform, encouraging a multicultural exchange. Mathematicians, journalists, authors, singers, and painters made up the majority of Rabindranath's large extended family. His relatives, who shared the family house, were pioneers in theatre, science, and a new art movement, among other things. Young Rabindranath was able to absorb and learn instinctively at his own speed because to the cultural diversity and exuberance of his extended family, which gave him a dynamic open model of education that he subsequently strove to replicate at Santiniketan. So it comes as no surprise that, after only a few days of being exposed to numerous different educational institutions, the young man decided to give up school altogether. He only obtained honorary degrees towards the end of his life. His time at Jorasanko solidified his belief in the value of educational choice for the rest of his life. Furthermore, he saw the critical role that the arts play in cultivating compassion and empathy, and the significance of maintaining a close connection to one's cultural and natural surroundings.