BEYOND BOOKS: GIJUBHAI BADHEKA’S PHILOSOPHY OF HOLISTIC EDUCATION

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A pioneering Indian educator, Gijubhai Badheka (1885–1939), questioned the inflexible colonial-era educational system with her progressive views on child-centred learning. Play and mother-tongue teaching are the foundations of Badheka’s Bal-Mimamsa pedagogy, which complements NEP’s emphasis on multilingualism, foundational literacy, and flexible curricula. His Divaswapna model, which emphasises dialogue and activities to foster learning, reflects the NEP’s emphasis on engaging, multidisciplinary classrooms. Furthermore, his view of educators as facilitators rather than leaders supports NEP’s demand for capable, compassionate teachers. This study looks at how Badheka’s ideas can be applied practically within the framework of NEP, offering approaches such as reduced reliance on textbooks, activity-based pedagogy, and instruction in vernacular media. India can create an education system that is more inclusive and transformative by combining Badheka’s timeless insights with the contemporary reforms of NEP. Finding in this study, Badheka’s model of happy, child-centred learning provides insightful guidance for educational reform in India and elsewhere, especially in creating more equitable, humane, and successful teaching strategies for the twenty-first century.

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