(1861-1941)

Introduction
• Rabindra Nath Tagore was born on (7 May 1861) in Bengal in a
prosperdes family.
• Gurudev was a Bengali polymath who reshaped Bengali Literature
and music in the late 19th and 20th centuries.
• At primary level his father “Devendranath” provided him
education In Sanskrit Language, Indiana philosophy and
astronomy.
• For higher education he was sent to Bengal academy where he
developed an aversion to the prevalent dull rigid and dull
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• He was then send to England where in he left further studied on

his own. And started writing in magazines etc.
• He turned into philosopher, poet and painter he was the awarded
the tittle of “Gurudev”.
• He got novel prize for the book “Gitanjali” (1913).
• The Indian government awarded him with the degree of Doctorate
In 1915.
• He died in year 1941.
 Philosophy of Rabindra Nath Tagore
• As a Vedantist:
He had a firm belief in the philosophy of Veda. He believed in
“I am Brahama”. These is a spiritual bond between man and
man.
• As an Individualist:
He believed in giving right type of freedom to individual.
Every individual is unique.
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• As a idealist:
He believed that the man Should live for the Ultimate truth
which Liberates as from cycle of birth and death, Had faith
in absolute values.
• As a Spiritualist:
He believed that every individual should try to attain
spiritual perfection.
• Tagore’s Internationalism:
He was an ardent prophet of world unity. He believed in
World brotherhood .
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Self Realization as a medium of

Aims of instruction

Education Intellectual Social

Development Development
according to
Tagore Freedom
Co-relation of
object
1.Teaching through tours and trips:
•Tagore believed that the subjects like
history , geography , economics and other
social science can be effectively taught
through excursion and tours to important
Spots. By this student will can opportunity
to observe numerous facts and gain first
have knowledge through direct experience.
2.Learning by activities:
•Rabindra Nath Tagore said that for the
development of child’s body and mind learning
activity is essential. Therefore, he included
activities like Climbing Free, Drama, jumping,
Plucking Fruit, Dancing etc. In his educational
programs.
3.Narration-cum-disscussion and
debate method.
•Narration-cum-discussion and debate activities
were organised Tagore’s education centre to
develop oratory abilities of the students.
Students were encouraged to solve problems
of various areas through rational debate and
through discussion.
4.Heuristic Method:
•This method is very important method of
teaching, In this method first, the Student are
asked question to clarify their doubts on topics
and teachers try to satisfy them by their
correct answers.
•Then the teacher asks the question to students
to evaluate how far the students are able to
comprehend the topic discussed in the class.