Essay name: Informal Education of Sanskrit in Kerala
Author:
Jayasree M.
Affiliation: Sree Sankaracharya University of Sanskrit / Department of Sanskrit Sahitya
This essay studies the informal education of Sanskrit in Kerala with special reference to Ayurveda. It provides a historical overview of Sanskrit education in India, highlighting its roots in the Vedas and the growth of the Gurukula system. It further discusses educational institutions in Kerala such as Shalas, Mathas, Kalaris and more formalized schools during colonial rule.
Chapter 5 - Sanskrit and Ayurveda: Role of Informal education
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degree or PG in Ayurveda. The teachers working in the Ayurveda colleges
also have to evaluate their knowledge in the field of Sanskrit and
Ayurveda. P. K. Varier asked how one could teach and learn perfectly
with out enough knowledge in that field.
Problem in Ayurvedic Education
68 Ayurvedic students must be able to understand the language, and
v峁泃ta of each pram膩峁嘺. Language and v峁泃ta was learned deeply at the
time traditional education. This method was followed in olden days. But
recently this method is lost. Ayurveda is not only a science (艢膩stra) it is
also a tradition and culture. So teaching and learning of Ayurveda should
69 consider these peculiarities. Lack of inservice courses for teachers,
inadequate and teaching method curriculum are the main problems in this
field. So availability of inservice courses and reconstruction of curriculum
etc are necessary to strengthen the Ayurvedic education.
Inadequate curriculum, lack of knowledge in Sanskrit, lack of skill
in the field of teaching and learning process, less importance given to
Sanskrit language, lack of higher education and research, etc are
problems faced by Ayurvedic education.
T.N Jayachadran also recommended some suggestions, for the
improvement of Ayurvedic education as follows."
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