ABOUT THE AUTHOR Amalesh Mishra, born in 1938, is an M.A, L.L.B, B.T. and FRAS. A man of many sided interest - Education, Journalism, Law, Constitution, History, Politica l Science, Languages - Bengali, Hindi, Oriya, Sanskrit and English. A notable local leader in social services and founder of Local Bengali Daily (1981). Authored several books in English and Bengali - His Vidyasagar in the World Perspective (from Napoleon to Mao), a criticism on Gandhiji, history of Muslims in India and an honourable evaluation of the Quran, Essays on Bharat vs India, Jago Bharat are well circulated in West Bengal and appeared as best seller. Contributes political articles in 2 Bengali weeklies of Calcutta.
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ABOUT THE BOOK Four Thousand-Years of Education in Bharatvarsa - A History is a study on the progress and status of Education in Bharatvarsa - not India, though Education in India Constitutes a major part of the book. The total period has been divided into 12 chapters and the division of the period has been done following the principles laid down by the great K. M. Munsi - Kulapati and Ramesh Chandra Mazumder. Every chapter is based on a historical perspective which may enable a reader to appraise the status and progress of education in that particular historical period. This book is based on the researches done by learned predecessors. The author has simply tried a compilation. There are books on education but those are in parts - Ancient, Mediaeval, Modern and so on. This book may serve as a hand book on Education of Four thousand Years of our country - Bharatvarsa To make the handling easy it appears in two volumes
CONTENTS Prologue . 7 Justification of the Title of this Book . 13 Bharatiya concept of Education . 17 The History of Education in Bharatbharsha Ancient, Mediaeval and Modern . 23 Pre-Vedic and Vedic Period . 33 VOLUME- I Pre-Historic Period to 600 BC, 320 AD - 1765 AD Part I — Pre-Historic Period to 600 BC . 39 Part II — 320 AD to 740 AD . 163 Part III — 740 A.D. to 1000 A.D. 201 Part IV — 1000 A.D. - 1200 A.D. 217 Part V — 1200 A.D. - 1526 A.D. 233 Part VI — 1526 A.D. - 1765 A.D. 247 Index . 271
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