A Study on Contribution of Sankardev’s philosophy in the field of Education and its relevance in the Present Society.

Author(s)	Ms. Tutumoni Chutia
Country	India
Abstract	Abstract Srimanta Sankardev(1449 AD-1568 AD) was a great saint, social reformer, and eminent scholar in Indian culture. But many people may not be aware that he was also a distinguished philosopher, educationist and teacher in his own inimitable way. To spread his religious faith in the society, he realised the need and importance of mass literacy. So he made the SATTRAS and NAMGHARA, even today, becomes village parliament, village court, village school place. He reformed the religious evil practices of the society through the SATTRAS and NAMGHARS after a good deal of discussions away the devotees. The institutions are mainly based on democratic principles which are the essential features of Indian democracy. He abolished the barriers of cast and creed, high and low in the society and also education system. He introduced some important methods of teaching for the mass education, This paper is an attempt to focus the contribution of Sankardev’s philosophy in the field of education and its relevance in present society.
Keywords	Key word: distinguished philosopher, educationist, mass education, democratic principle.
Field	Sociology > Education
Published In	Volume 7, Issue 6, November-December 2025
Published On	2025-12-02
DOI	https://doi.org/10.36948/ijfmr.2025.v07i06.62238
Short DOI	https://doi.org/hbdsj2

About IJFMR Fees & Payment Current Issue Publication Archive	Submit Research Paper Track Submission Status Publication Guidelines Publication Ethics Peer Review & Plagiarism	Join as a Reviewer Editors & Reviewers Reviewer Referral Program Get Reviewer Membership Certi.	Website/Journal Policies Usage Policy Content Policies Privacy Policy

Contact Us		+91-9687-828-838	editor@ijfmr.com

International Journal For Multidisciplinary Research