Current Education System in India-A Holistic Perspective

Education in every sense is one of the essential factors of development. No country can achieve sustainable economic development without substantial investment in human capital. It is undeniable that education enriches people’s understanding of themselves and of the world. The concept of Education is dynamic. It has passed through many ages and stages evolution and at every stage it has had a different meaning according to the existing social condition. Historically Naturalism as a philosophy of Education developed in the 19th century. The democracy enshrined in our constitution. In those days education syllabus were Vedas, Brahmans, Upanishads and Dharmasutras. So modern education begins in India under the British rule. Perhaps India needs independent and uniformed curriculum. Centralized education system may help every student to receive psychologically supportive and well balanced education for their bright future. Education with holistic perspective is concerned with the improvement of every student’s intellectual, emotional, physical, social, artistic creative and spiritual potentials. It focuses only on curriculum of school education in general and impact of information Technology in particular. Keywords: Education, Student, Spiritual potential, Modern education, Philosophy