Education In The Vedas

Education In The Vedas

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R. P. Singh

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ABOUT THE BOOK:- The Vedas are the most ancient and comprehensive book in the recorded history, covering almost all the aspects of society. There are more researches covered in the Vedas than in any other book. Greece is said to be the cradle of European culture while the Vedas originated approximately 8000 years before. The origin of language, grammar, politics, caste system, the arrangement of society, etc., can be traced to the Vedas. The Vedas can be read for different purposes, as they are capable of giving more messages than one can imagine. In fact it is impossible to understand everything they say and why do they say what they actually say. Majority of the Indians regard them as revealed books because no human being could have been so wise as to cover all themes and subjects, besides all the aspects of human life as they do.

Year:

2018

Language:

English

Publisher:

Kalpaz Publications

Pages:

272

Book Category:

pub

Subject:

Education

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ABOUT THE BOOK

The Vedas are the most ancient and comprehensive book in the recorded history, covering almost all the aspects of society. There are more researches covered in the Vedas than in any other book. Greece is said to be the cradle of European culture while the Vedas originated approximately 8000 years before. The origin of language, grammar, politics, caste system, the arrangement of society, etc., can be traced to the Vedas.

The Vedas can be read for different purposes, as they are capable of giving more messages than one can imagine. In fact it is impossible to understand everything they say and why do they say what they actually say. Majority of the Indians regard them as revealed books because no human being could have been so wise as to cover all themes and subjects, besides all the aspects of human life as they do.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

R.P. Singh retired from the N.C.E.R.T. where he was Chairman, ERIC and Editor of all the journals and Head of Teacher Education. A senior Fulbright Fellow he holds his Master's and doctoral degrees from the University of London. For a brief stint of time (1983-1984) he was Joint Secretary in the MHRD. He authored several books of which two won him awards and a Gold Medal. He submitted to the NCTE a curriculum framework titled 'Teaching Teachers for a Knowledge Society'. The present book is the First in the series of ' The History of Teacher Education in India ' .

CONTENTS

Preface . 9

Chapter - 1
The Vedas and their Message . 15

Chapter - 2
On Understanding the Vedas . 49

Chapter - 3
The Vedic Society and Culture . 77

Chapter - 4
The Vedic Community and its Occupations . 113

Chapter - 5
Vedic Knowledge: The Basics . 121

Chapter - 6
Vedic Knowledge: Vignettes for Self-Interpretation . 169

Chapter - 7
The Upanishads or Quest for the Unknown . 199

Chapter - 8
Corruption, Debauchery and Misuse of Power . 227

Chapter - 9
Modern Equations: Traditional Solutions . 233

Appendix . 261

Index . 263

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