Development of Education in India

Present study by a renowned educationist, Dr. S.K. Saini seeks to survey and interpret the development of education in India during the turbulent period of Indian history from 1921 to 1947 as a result of interaction of Socio-Economic and Political determinants. The book deviates in approach as well as in treatment from other books on History of Indian Education as it largely employs the interdisciplinary approach. The linkage between education and economy on the one hand and linkage between education and social structure on the other hand are extremely important in understanding and social structure on the other hand are extremely important in understanding and shaping education. The book amply illustrates these aspects in India’s growth and history of education during this period, which had influenced and shaped Indian education. The role of the Indian intellectual and the elite during this entire period traced by Dr. Saini shall be a matter of great interest to all. Dr. Saini has made a detailed study of the main developments and trends in all the stages and secters of education in India. He has also considered separately the political, social and economic determinants of Indian education. The book will be found useful not only by the students and scholars of education but by all the intellectual as well.