EDUCATIONAL IDEAS OF JIDDU KRISHNAMURTI

The well-known Indian thinker Jiddu Krishnamurti is the subject of this study, and the paper's purpose is to examine his philosophical and pedagogical ideas and investigate reflective practices of J. Krishnamurti's Ideology. He held that consciousness was necessary for the existence of a free mind. He had the belief that the beginning of education and the conclusion of education was equally crucial for understanding life and ourselves. Kindness cannot blossom in an atmosphere of fear, and education is the sustenance that allows compassion to grow. In this paper, the researcher has used content analysis to accomplish the objectives. The sources of content analysis are both primary and secondary, including books on Krishnamurti, his official websites, his official audios, and videos made available by Krishnamurti foundations, journals, etc. In general, the study's findings reflected Krishnamurti's fear-free approach to the holistic development of children. According to J. Krishnamurti, education has to be provided in a way that is natural and devoid of artificial techniques and should follow a child-centered approach. He believed that teaching is not only the act of transferring knowledge but also the development of an enquiring mind. Keywords: Jiddu Krishnamurti, philosophy, educational thought, curriculum, teacher