Third Historical Survey of Educational Development in India: Select Documents 1990-1992 (Concepts in Communication Informatics and Librarianship-57)

by S. P. Agrawal, J. C. Aggarwal

Overview

There are many Indian thinkers who have contributed a great deal to the political thought of the country. In these initial 10 volumes, an effort has been made to bring together keen players and their significant contributions to the political thought of India in an unbiased way. The authors included in this series are giants by themselves in the sociopolitical arena of the country. The set provides an insight and critical evaluation of the political thinkers. A significant attempt has been made in this book to make a comprehensive study of the Political Thought of Vinoba. To understand fully the implications of Vinoba's ideas is a tremendous task. The author in this book makes an honest endeavour to present his view in a lucid manner. It studies in detail: Life and Work of Vinoba, On Religion and Politics, On Sarvodaya, On Third Power and On Swaraj Sastra. This book is a treasure for all teachers, scholars and students of Political Science, Gandhian Thought, History, Sociology and Social Work; all university, college, legislative, judicial, public and other libraries in India and abroad and for all those interested in the study of Political Science. In nutshell, this book will be of great importance to all.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9789354395130
Publisher:	Arts & Science Academic Publishing
Publication date:	06/30/1998
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	109
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About the Author

S.P. Agrawal (b. 1929) was Director, National Social Science Documentation Centre, ICSSR, and Member Secretary, Indian Association of Social Science Institutions. He was also the Vice-Chairman of the Asia and Pacific Information Network in Social Sciences (APINESS). In 1988 he was awarded the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in' Education (honoris causa) by International University Foundation. Presently, he is Member, Round Table on Research in Reading, IFLA, and Member, International Committee for Social Science Information and Documentation. He is also Member of Hindi Advisory Committee, Ministry of Energy, Department of Coal. He has written extensively on various aspects of education as well as of library and information science.

J.C. Aggarwal (b. 1928), former Deputy Director of Education/Executive Director of Delhi Bureau of Textbooks, Delhi Administration has a varied experience in the field of education. He has singly/jointly authored about 130 books on Education, Social Science and Current Problems. In collaboration with S.P. Agrawal, he has written Documentation Encyplopaedia of UNESCO and Education (in two parts), Women’s Education in India, National Policy on Education Agenda for India 2001, Indian Writings on Education 1979 to 1986, and Vocational Education in India. His other recent publications include: Yearbook of Indian Education, 1991 : World Overview; Ramamurti Report 1990 on National Policy on Education in India; and Survey of Education Documents in the World Since 1983, etc.

Date of Birth:

1913

Date of Death:

September 3, 2001