Is our education system truly preparing students for the future, or is it simply mass-producing workers trapped in outdated frameworks?
For centuries, India's education system was rooted in wisdom, inquiry, and holistic learning. The Gurukul model nurtured critical thinking, self-awareness, and deep intellectual exploration. But colonial rule replaced it with a rigid, factory-like system, one that rewards memorization over mastery, compliance over curiosity, and information over true understanding.
Now, in the age of Artificial Intelligence, where machines can process and create faster than ever, the question becomes urgent-what is the real purpose of education? If knowledge is no longer exclusive to human minds, what must we teach, and how?
In Reclaiming Wisdom: Transforming Education for a Conscious Future, Aindrila Ghosal, an educator with 15 years of experience across teaching, counseling, and academic leadership, examines why modern education is failing and how we can revive learning through India's ancient intellectual traditions. Drawing from the philosophies of Swami Vivekananda, Rabindranath Tagore, and G.I. Gurdjieff, she argues that education must go beyond rote learning-it must be a path to awakening the whole individual.
This book is a call to action for teachers, parents, and changemakers. If education is to remain relevant in an AI-driven world, we must reclaim our traditions, rethink how we teach, and redefine what it truly means to learn.