CONTENTS: List of Abbreviations List of Tables Preface and Acknowledgements 1. The Discipline of Education in India and its Histories: An Introduction Padma M. Sarangapani, Manish Jain, and Azra Razzack Section 1. Educational Histories and Discourses 2. Nationalist Imaginations in the Colonial World: Civics and Citizen in India, c. 1920–1940 Manish Jain 3. Discovering Germany: Indian Students in Berlin between 1914–1945 Joachim Oesterheld 4. India’s Child-Centred Education Padma M. Sarangapani 5. Hoshangabad Science Teaching Programme: Some Undocumented Stories Sadhna Saxena 6. The Talented Student: Evolution of the Category in Post-Independence Education Policy Rachel Philip 7. Decoding a Pedagogy of Assimilation: India’s Adivasi Education Policy and Practice Malvika Gupta 8. Whither Teachers?: Educational Reforms in the Era of Globalisation Manisha Priyam Section 2: Cultures of Teaching and Learning 9. Modes of Learning: Some Thoughts on the Other- and Self-directed Educational Practices Mohammad Talib 10. Constructions of Sikh Masculinity and Popular Culture: A Study of Sikh Adolescent Boys Prabhjyot Kaur 11. Education for Non-violence Nidhi Gaur 12. Redefining the Role of the Teacher Shirley Joseph 13. Transformative Mentoring: Teacher, Coach, Role Model Bharati Holtzman 14. ‘Schooling’ Cultures of Fear Poonam Batra 15. Reflections of a School Functionary Azra Razzack Section 3: Conversations 16. Examining Education as a Field of Inquiry and a Normative Experience: A Conversation with Krishna Kumar Disha Nawani Notes on the Contributors Index