The advent of primary education in Bengal

Bhattacharya, Akash (2021) The advent of primary education in Bengal. In: Rethinking the Local in Indian History: Perspectives from Southern Bengal. Routledge, London, pp. 106-127. ISBN 9781003094395

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Abstract

In this chapter, the author unpacks the two schemes of pathshala education and the grant-in-aid Vernacular School system, focusing on how globally indexed education policies were adapted to local pressures, specificities, and histories. It examines how guru training schools preserved elements of traditional curriculum and pedagogy, demonstrating that the implementation of modern education policy is deeply shaped by local trajectories. The chapter also highlights the importance of scale in historical analysis, noting that global time scales often overlook such localized dynamics except as broad parallels.

Item Type:	Book Section
Authors:	Bhattacharya, Akash
Editors:	Editors Email ORCID Sengupta, Kaustubh Mani UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Das, Tista UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED
Document Language:	Language English
Subjects:	Social sciences > Education Social sciences > Education > Curricula > Curriculum development History & geography > History of Asia
Divisions:	Azim Premji University - Bengaluru > School of Education
Full Text Status:	None
URI:	http://publications.azimpremjiuniversity.edu.in/id/eprint/7426
Publisher URL:	https://www.taylorfrancis.com/chapters/edit/10.432...

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