Need of Gurukul with old values and modern technology

The Gurukul was a type of school in ancient education system in India since Vedic age. In that period the main motto of Gurukul to develop the knowledge and therefore Gurus train their students with meditations, Yoga and other standards. In Gurukul, teacher is called as a “Guru” and the students are called as “shishya”.

The main Objectives of the Gurukul system are:-

Self Control, Character Development, Social awarnace, Personality Development, Intellectual development and Spiritual Development and preservation of knowledge and culture.

Here students were divided into three categories like:-

1.       Vasu: - Those Obtaining education upto the age of 24.

2.       Rudra: - Those Obtaining education upto the age of 36.

3.       Aaditya:- Those obtaining education upto the age of 48

The gurukul System was the only education system in ancient India .The students gained their education with the in-depth knowledge. Not only the education but also they had been taught essential aspects for their cultured and displine life. The shishya lived under gurukul roof with the good brotherhood and there was a good humanity, love and discipline.

The Gurukul is a comprehensive learning centre where the students are taught good habits of respecting the elders, parents and teachers. On the whole, ancient system gained a huge respect with this gurukulam system.

 If we come to our modern education system, has evolved with time and has been influenced by the western system. It has been affected by the changes and advances in technology. The education system has incorporated technologies like eBooks, Video lecturer, Distance learning through video chat, Demonstration through 3-D Imaging Developments. That technique helped the students in grasping better knowledge through visual ads that help in increasing retention. Teaching methods are continuously upgraded as per advanced research and development.

We need an amalgamation of both one needs to comprehend the reason for Gurukul. How it worked, what society resembled in the past and how the objective of gurukul training can be accomplished in the present day setting. It is not just a case of copying the past.

There must be an adjustment and a mix of both cutting edge instruction and convention if the Gurukul framework into survive and affected today’s general public. The objective of the new age gurukul education should be to prepare students in a manner that they don’t just have the learning of the current training framework, but also beyond that.