Abstract: The famous liberal philosopher John Stuart Mill once said, "Without universal education, democracy can never succeed." In ancient times our civilization and culture continued to carry the tradition of Aryan civilization where people of the tribal community had been deprived of their right to education. This trend continued until the British era. The British Government wants to make some Indians for their own clerks by teaching English for their own needs. After independence, the Government of India formulated various committees, commissions and rules to make education universal and compulsory. Each committee and the Commission said that various schemes should be taken to improve the education of the Santal (Tribal) community. Announcement had been made by the government for providing various facilities for the students belonging to the Santal (Tribal) community so that they can get the traditional education and return to the mainstream of the society. But sadly, after so many years of independence for various reasons the Santal (Tribal) people who are still in the community could not be enlightened in the light of complete education. However the government has been making restless efforts to eliminate this disparity in education and bring everyone to the arena of education.
Keywords: Education, Aryan civilization, Santal, tribal, committee, commission.
Title: A study on educational status of Santal (tribal) community: a theoretical study on Gourangdih Gram Panchayet of Purulia (1978-2011)
Author: Samrat Mal, Biman Patra
International Journal of Social Science and Humanities Research
ISSN 2348-3156 (Print), ISSN 2348-3164 (online)
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