The Clarion- International Multidisciplinary Journal

The present study was undertaken with the objective to study the value pattern of the young inmates of the monastic Satras of Assam. The data was collected both from primary and secondary sources. To develop the conceptual framework the authors had to depend upon the charit puthis (biographies) and books on history of Assam and to know the value pattern of young inmates of monastic Satras. Data had been collected from six monastic Satras of Assam. To know the value pattern of young inmates the investigators administered a questionnaire “Study of Values Test”. The study has revealed certain interesting facts about the value pattern of young inmates, like most of them possess a very well balanced value pattern. The inmates have scored very good score (Average Level and above) in all six types of values. The most notable feature of the value pattern of the inmates is that they possess very rich social, religious, economic and aesthetic values. In the present day society where degradation of values is affecting every sphere of life and people has become very much self-centered and unsocial. Monastic Satras still provide training inmates to be social and to love to people. Hence, humanity the methods of teaching and parenting prevalent in monastic Satras can be an ideal or model for modern parents and school system.