Physical education: In the light of aurobindo & Indian Contemporaries

Physical education does not mean education attained by the means of games and sports. It concentrates on the development of bodily organs; enhance their inherent potentialities; to remove bad bodily habits. Actually physical training is useful for the formation of good habits, discipline, obedience, team-work and fellow-feeling and leadership etc good qualities in children. Hence physical training of our Indian counter-parts seems mandatory, as it by all means helps us in the attainment of our future glory of upcoming India. Because for the development of India, the development of its common masses is highly essential, and by making them physically fit and mentally strong our beloved country could be uplifted towards glorifying itself. Sri Aurobindo in his thesis of education never spoke about the notion of physical education directly. But physical education is always remaining as the root cause behind his Integral Education. Hence in his National Educational Program started from 1905 he did not remain shy to preach for the necessity of physical education.