Krishnamurti’s Philosophy & NEP 2020 Pandey Parth Sarthi* Head & Dean Faculty of Education, NGBU, Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, India *Corresponding author: parthsarthi1974@gmail.com
Online Published on 29 July, 2023. Abstract J. Krishnamurti, an eminent philosopher and world teacher has a deep concern about education. Apart from this, he also talked about many other common things related everyday life. His primary concern is for education, which he considers is not right. Krishnamurti was completely against the prevalent rotten education system and considers if the same kind of education get promotion, it will create a fragmented man full of diseases i.e. greedy, envy, selfish, cunning minded man who may destroy the world of peace. For Krishnamurti, present education system being confined to marks and degrees promoting fear in students and compelling them to adjust in set pattern. By capturing in the set patterns, it debars child to think innovatively, creatively and critically. The present education system is creating slaves; the mentally slaves people who do not think in his own way; who do not observe and inquire. By destroying the very innate quality of child i.e. observation, different thinking process, free expression of thought and imagination, present education system is creating an unhappy and fragmented individuals. This fragmentation provides space to flourish and promote wrong values among the youngsters – Money, Power, Prestige, etc. Education is not only a mean to economic gain but also enables empowerment, happiness, independence and fearlessness through cultivating understanding, scientific attitude and the ability to think critically, creatively to solve problems and make right decisions which leads to wholeness of personality. The latest National Education Policy 2020 have some reflections of Krishnamurti’s philosophy as the policy also emphasized on inculcating all these skills in the children and develop them in a holistic way. Top Keywords Education, Philosophy, Skills, Peace, Economic. Top |