Write a short note on Pathshalas / gurukuls / local schools (5 mrks) - Social Science - Civilising the "Native" Educating the Nation

Question

Write a short note on Pathshalas / gurukuls / local schools (5
mrks)

Vandana K. · Accepted Answer

Pathshalas were
small institutions with no more than 20 students each In Bengal and
Bihar only there were more than 20 lakh pathshalas Key
features of these pathshalas were;

Classes:
In some places,â€‹
classes were held under a banyan tree, in other places in the
corner of a village shop or temple, or at the guru’s
home

2 Fee structure:
Fee depended on the income of
parents,â€‹ the rich had to pay more
than the poor

Teaching:
Teaching was oral, and the guru decided what
to teach, in accordance with the needs of the students Students
were not separated out into different classes: all of them sat
together in one place The guru interacted separately with
groups of children with different levels of
learning

Write a short note on Pathshalas / gurukuls / local schools. (5 mrks)