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Sanskrit college estd . 1824. Presented by Partha Gangopadhyay WBES Assistant Professor Dept. of English Sanskrit College, Kolkata. TOL: Definition. The traditional system of learning in India The system has methodologies for learning all disciplines and subjects
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Sanskrit collegeestd. 1824 Presented by ParthaGangopadhyay WBES Assistant Professor Dept. of English Sanskrit College, Kolkata
TOL: Definition • The traditional system of learning in India • The system has methodologies for learning all disciplines and subjects • It is not a system of learning only a particular language • The system is highly dependent on ancient ‘guru sishyaparampara’
Purpose of Establishment • The then British Government of East India Company established the College • The aim was preserving and sustaining the traditional system of learning in India which was then facing serious challenge from the emerging western model of education
Tradition reinforcing the Modern • Ishwarchandra Vidyasagar: developing Bengali language • Madhusudan Gupta: First Indian to dissect a human body in India • MadanmohanTarkalankar: poet and historian • HaraprasadSastri: catalogue of manuscripts in Bangla • ShibnathSashtri: Reformer, educationist, historian
Sanskrit College: synthesis of tradition and modernity • In course of time the University system was introduced in the College • The traditional system and university system have not only co-existed but complimented each other • Allied subjects (Linguistics, Pali, Ancient Indian History): In the service of Sanskrit • Modern subjects(English, Bangla, Philosophy, Political Science): Introduced to integrate tradition and modernity
TOL: The Lustre Lost Reasons: • The teaching posts lying vacant for long time • Absence of a regulating authority for supervising curriculum and timely examination • No modification of syllabi/curriculum to accommodate contemporary expectations • Devaluation and corruption in TOLs external to Sanskrit College
Reviving the Lost Glory • Establish a separate board/council to affiliate all TOLs all over the state for quality assurance • Immediate need to regulate admission and examination • Modify and modernize the course to meet demands of the time • Explicit, universal and transparent equivalence rules between TOL and mainstream system • Restrict the Board/Council to regulate TOL system to secondary and Higher Secondary level. • Urge upon the Universities to open B.A & M.A courses in Sanskrit in Traditional system / allow Colleges to run such courses autonomously
Relevance of TOL system • Specialization in various disciplines • Dedicated scholarship • Scope for Concentrated research for convergence of ancient knowledge with modern needs
Sanskrit College TOL: Challenges • Only three departments of the sixteen existing with only one teacher in each department • Immediate steps be taken to open other departments • No access to curriculum/course design by the College authority • No access to admission or examination by the College authority
Sanskrit College TOL: A few observations • Infrastructure AVAILABLE: a well equipped library, well qualified teachers • Infrastructure NEEDS: • Additional space for Classroom, library and hostel (could easily be made available by vacating the space occupied by Hindi Academy and WB Book Board) • Employment of more teachers • Restricting the TOL to conduct courses equivalent to B.A and M.A • Urge upon the C.U to affiliate such courses/academic autonomy to Sanskrit College TOL to run such courses.