RECLAIMING THE GURUKUL SYSTEM: HARMONISING INDIGENOUS PEDAGOGIES WITH CONTEMPORARY EDUCATION

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Bharat Brain Trust,

Edited By: Dr. Joydeb Patra, Dr. Prodipta Barman, Dr. Tamal Gupta

DOI: https://doi.org/10.69889/IMBS.978-81-965700-1-9

ISBN: 978-81-965700-1-9

In the 21st century, formal education systems globally are confronting an intensifying crisis of relevance and well-being. Despite the rapid expansion of educational access, learners across contexts report rising levels of stress, emotional exhaustion, academic disengagement, and a pervasive sense of alienation from the learning process (UNESCO, 2021). The emphasis on standardized testing, curriculum rigidity, and quantifiable learning outcomes has inadvertently marginalized the affective, ethical, and contextual dimensions of education. As educational institutions seek to recalibrate learning for a rapidly changing world, a growing body of scholarship calls for a re-engagement with holistic, culturally rooted, and learner-centred pedagogical traditions (Andreotti, 2011; Battiste, 2013).