Once Upon a Story: Divaswapna and the Gijubhai Method

by Dr Swati Popat Vats & Vinitha

All the new-age practices that are being talked about/ introduced/ welcomed in schools today are something that a young man put into practice, more than 100 years ago, in India.

Gijubhai Badheka's pedagogical input was the evolution of a system of education that was instinctual, intelligent and suitable to every classroom and school. Gijubhai believed that schools ought to implement a democratic system of teaching children that encourages changemaking, critical-thinking and freedom.

It is time to celebrate Gijubhai and learn how he used stories, music, dance, travel, and the play-ground to create a unique pedagogy that was intuitive and child-prioritised.

How much of this can we put into practice or re-learn? This and more in a book that tells his story with today’s lens. Authored by pedagogista, educational activist and changemaker Dr Swati Popat Vats and author, editor and storyteller Vinitha.

264 pages, Paperback

Reviews

[Aruna Kumar Gadepalli · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book is based on the philosophy and practice of Gijubhai method of education. The works is based on the book that is written by Gijubhai in which one can find the educational philosophy of Gijubhai. The book also deals with the methods that are relevant to current educational practices.