Krishna Kumar (educationist)

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For the Kannada writer, see C. P. Krishnakumar.

Krishna Kumar is an Indian intellectual and academician, noted for his writings on the sociology and history of education.[1] His academic oeuvre has drawn on multiple sources, including the school curriculum as a means of social inquiry. His work is also notable for its critical engagement with modernity in a colonized society. His writings explore the patterns of conflict and interaction between forces of the vernacular and the state. As a teacher and bilingual writer, he has developed an aesthetic of pedagogy and knowledge that aspires to mitigate aggression and violence. In addition to his academic work, he writes essays and short stories in Hindi, and has also written for children. He has taught at the Central Institute of Education, University of Delhi, from 1981 to 2016. He was also the Dean and Head of the institution. From 2004 to 2010, he was Director of the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT), an apex organization for curricular reforms in India. He was awarded the Padma Shri by the President of India in 2011.

Early life

Born in

University of Sagar, Madhya Pradesh and the University of Toronto
where he attained Ph.D. in educational theory.

Career

Krishna Kumar started his teaching career at

Institute of Education, University of London. He has delivered several memorial lectures, including the Gladwyn lecture in the House of Lords. He was awarded the Jawaharlal Nehru Fellowship to examine the history textbooks of India and Pakistan. He was awarded the Padma Shri
by the President of India in 2011. The same year, the Institute of Education, University of London, awarded him an Honorary D.Litt. in Education.

From 2004 to 2010, Prof Kumar served as the Director of

National Curricular Framework (2005), one of the significant documents pertaining of elementary education in the past decade, was prepared under his leadership along with position papers on key issues on Education.[3]
This was followed by revision of NCERT textbooks from grade I to XII which created through unprecedented collaboration between large number of academicians, practitioners, teachers, teacher educators. He was also instrumental in setting up Reading Cell, to focus on issues of early literacy in Indian classrooms.

Publications

Books in English:

  • Social Character of Learning (Sage, 1989).
  • Political Agenda of Education (Sage, 1991). Retitled Politics of Education in Colonial India (Routledge, 2014).
  • What is Worth Teaching (Orient Longman, 1992; revised, 1997; 3rd ed. 2004)..
  • Learning from Conflict (Orient Longman, 1996).
  • The Child’s Language and the Teacher (National Book Trust, 2000). Translated into Hindi, Maithili, Marathi, Tamil, Telugu, Tibetan and Kannada).
  • Prejudice and Pride (Viking/Penguin, 2001). Translated into Hindi and published by Rajkamal.
  • Education, Conflict and Peace (Orient Blackswan, 2016).
  • Battle for Peace (Penguin, 2007). Translated into Hindi and published by Rajkamal.
  • A Pedagogue’s Romance: Reflections on Schooling (Oxford University Press, 2008).

Edited volumes:

  • Sociological Perspective on Education (co-editor S. Shukla; Chankya, 1984).
  • Democracy and Education in India (Radiant and Nehru Memorial Museum and Library, 1990).
  • Social Change and Education in South Asia (co-editor, Joachim Oesterheld; Orient Longman, 2007).
  • Constructing Modern Asian Citizenship (co-editor, Edward Vickers; Routledge, 2015).
  • Routledge Handbook of Education in India (2017).
  • Rethinking Schooling (Report on curriculum policies in 21 Asian countries, drafted by a committee chaired by Krishna Kumar), MGIEP Unesco, New Delhi, 2017.

Books in Hindi:

  • Neelee Ankhon Wale Bagule (short story collection; Shabdakar, 1976).
  • Raj, Samaj aur Shiksha (Rajkamal: 1991).
  • Abdul Majeed ka chhura (travel essays; Kitabghar, 1995).
  • Vichar ka Dar (Essays; Rajkamal, 1996).
  • School ki Hindi (‘School’s Hindi’; Rajkamal, 1998).
  • Shiksha aur Gyan (‘Education and Knowledge; Granthshilpi, 1999)
  • Raghuvir Sahay Reader (Edited; Rajkamal and Mahatma Gandhi International Hindi University, 2000).
  • Deevar ka Istemal (Eklavya, 2008).
  • Sapnon ka Perh (Rajkamal, 2008).
  • Choori Bazaar Mein Ladki (Rajkamal, 2013).
  • Kaathgodaam (Rajkamal, 2018).
  • Parhna Zara Sochna (Ektara, 2019).

Books for children:

  • Princess Pramila (Orient Longman)
  • Aaj Nahi Padhunga (Rajkamal)
  • Pooriyon ki Gathari (NBT, 2016)

Professor Kumar has also published a number of research papers and articles in journals. He contributes frequently to Economic and Political Weekly, and The Hindu.

References

  1. ISBN 978-1-137-47715-6
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  2. ^ "Krishna Kumar". Center for the Advanced Study of India (CASI). 19 August 2013. Retrieved 30 January 2021.
  3. ^ Ladousa, Chaise. "Liberalisation, privatisation, modernisation, and schooling in India: an interview with Krishna Kumar | Request PDF". Globalisation Societies and Education. Taylor and Francis. Retrieved 30 January 2021.

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