Moin Humanist

I am reviewing Krishna Kumar's book Smaller Citizens: Writings on the Making of Indian Citizens, which is an important book that explores the relationship between Indian education and citizenship very well (Kumar, 2021). This book was published by Orient Blackswan in 2021. This 149-page book is a valuable contribution to education and society which everyone must read. This book does a great job of changing our perspective (Kumar, 2021). The author of this book, Krishna Kumar, is a famous teacher, writer, and education theorist. He is a Professor of Education at Delhi University and has also been the Director of NCERT earlier. He has written famous books like The Politics of Education in Colonial India, What is Worth Teaching?, and Prejudice and Pride (Kumar, 2021). His unique perspective on education and society is the biggest strength of this book. This book contains 18 short essays or articles that have already been published on platforms like The Hindu, Indian Expres...