Modern Indian Education: Policies, Progress and Problems

This book is a well-documented record of the historical development of Indian education after independence covering all its aspects. It is a unique addition to the existing literature on the subject and will serve as a useful handbook for the students, and a valuable reference book for teachers and researchers. Its distinctive features are as given below: 1. The approach of presentation of the subject matter is historical with the developmental events and their description occurring in a chronological order. 2. The entire discussion is data based with quantitative information presented in tabular form in each chapter. 3. The analysis, discussion and arguments are given in the text along with the corresponding tables containing the data. 4. The sources of information are given alongwith the text as well as in the list of references appended at the end. 5. The language of the book is simple, lucid and explicit from the literary point of view. 6. One chapter is exclusively devoted to the brief discussion of the history of education in India right from the ancient period to the modern times.