Advertisements
Advertisements
Question
What were the features of education system in ancient India?
Advertisements
Solution
- From the time of Rigveda onwards, our ancient education system evolved over the period and focused on the holistic development of the individual by taking care of both the inner and the outer self.
- The system focused on the moral, physical, spiritual and intellectual aspects of life. It emphasised on values such as humility, truthfulness, discipline, self-reliance and respect for all creations.
- Students were taught to appreciate the balance between human beings and nature. Teaching and learning followed the tenets of Vedas and Upanishads fulfilling duties towards self, family and society, thus encompassing all aspects of life.
- Education system focused both on learning and physical development. In other words, the emphasis was on healthy mind and healthy body.
APPEARS IN
RELATED QUESTIONS
Why do Jim and Hans think that games or sports are good ways of resolving conflicts? Do you agree?
Say whether the following are true or false.
Almas’s father realised that a tsunami was going to hit the island.
Answer using a phrase or a sentence.
How many people and animals died in Yala National Park?
Which picture, according to you, reveals the first sparks of the fire of revolt?
Do you think the Indian princes were short-sighted in their approach to the events of 1757?
Read stanza 3, and then, describe Macavity in two or three sentences of your own.
How did he try to decide who was right-his memory or Parimal Ghose?
Had Bepin Babu really lost his memory and forgotten all about a trip to Ranchi?
Find in the poem, lines that match the following. Read both one after another.
Her happiness was no more
Than sorrow in disguise.
Complete the sentence using the right form of the adjective given in the bracket.
Ramesh and his wife are both ____________. (short)
Write ‘Ernest’ or ‘Poet’, against statement below.
His words were as soothing as a heavenly song but only as useful as a vague dream.
Mark the meaning that best fits the word or a phrase in the story.
cease
Ranji’s superiority over the other boy is obvious in the following:
physical strength, good diving, his being a fighter, sense of humour, swimming under water, making a good point, willingness to help.
Write the relevant phrases.
You are familiar with the ‘irony of the situation in a story. (Remember The Cop and the Anthem in Class VII Supplementary Reader!) Which situations in ‘The Open Window’ are good examples of the use of irony ?
What did the oldest coin tell him?
“I am not buying any Christmas presents till December 15.” What did Sir John mean by that?
Why, according to Indrani Debi, had the comet not been disastrous? Do you agree with her?
What were the sources of the ancient education system?
