A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF ELEMENTS OF SWAMI VIVEKANANDA’S MAN-MAKING EDUCATION PRESENT IN THE CURRICULUM OF CLASS IX AND X

Swami Vivekananda emphasized on life-building, man-making, character-building assimilation of ideas” (Swami Vivekananda. 2012 Vol. 3, p.302). Man-making education helps the common mass of people to equip themselves for the struggle of life, gives them the strength of mind and develops character, self confidence, self reliance, a spirit of philanthropy with the courage of a lion and helps them to stand on their own feet. It is the true fusion of the best of the East and the West. Present study was based on a comparison of elements of man-making education of Swami Vivekananda present in the curriculum of class IX and X. The Complete Works of Swami Vivekananda and document NCFSE 2005 were taken as the primary and secondary sources of data. The present study revealed that various elements of man-making education of Swami Vivekananda find a place in the present curriculum of class IX and X. This study suggests that inculcating various elements of Swami Vivekananda's man-making education in pupils from their earliest schooling years will make them hard-working, co-operative, peaceful citizens of India and also the members of emerging world.