Empowering Educators: Lessons from Swami Vivekananda's Philosophy of Education

The paper explores the vision of Swami Vivekananda's educational philosophy and it is relevance for modern educators. According to Swami Vivekananda, education does not mean the accumulation of information, which is fed into the mind of a child by force. In his own words, education is the manifestation of perfection that already exists within individual. Indian nationalism and spiritualism were the basic foundations for his philosophy of education and the philosophy of Vedanta and Upanishads. He was against the system of contemporary educational system; which he believed reduced individuals to mere slaves, lacking in true autonomy. Swami Vivekananda stressed education for democracy and national development. Education was a powerful instrument to achieve these developmental qualities in the people. Vivekananda not only possessed high ideals of education but he also articulated coherent framework for achieving these ideals. The enduring impact of Vivekananda's educational philosophy is so substantial that it continues to be relevant in the modern world.”