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Abstract- The present system of education has not been able to give right direction to the
youths and it does not provide them affluent opportunities for their all round development to
make them self reliant. Now-a-days the students are passing examinations and earning theirdegrees with first or higher divisions, but most of them are unable to become self reliant and
incapable to face the challenges. So to overcome this condition there is a need of such
education which was predicted by Mahatma Gandhi like ‘Basic Education’ or ‘Nai-Talim’.
Gandhi realized that the basic education was an essential component to the structural and
socio-economic imbalances that were badly affected. It was the treatment for all the ills and
evils of the society in India. His idea on basic education not only changed the educational
system of India but also led a social revolution. This paper aims to understand and review the
principles of Gandhiji on basic education which are assessed from his several writings. Some
important features of Gandhiji’s basic education are also described comparing present system
of education.
Keywords: Mahatma Gandhi, Basic Education, Nail Talim, Handicrafts, Social Change
Two features and more: Morality, equanimity, sympathy and spiritual development education.
Education of development of virtues like simplicity, freedom, laboriousness, aesthetic sense etc.
Education of universal values like truth and non- violence.
(just take the two best features)
