Name Gijubhai Badheka | ||
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Known for Education, Reforms, Children's Education, Dakshinamurti. Also known as Moochali Maa Books Gijubhai Badhekani sreshtha balavartao | ||
Diwaswapna gijubhai badheka hindi 641mb avi
Gijubhai Badheka (15 November 1885 – 23 June 1939) born in Chittal, was an educator who helped to introduce Montessori education methods to India. He is referred to as "Moochhali Maa" ("mother with whiskers"). Badheka was a high court lawyer,however, following the birth of his son in 1923, he developed an interest in childhood development and education. In 1920, Badheka founded the "Bal Mandir" pre-primary school. Badheka published a number of works in the field of education including Divaswapna ("Daydreams").
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- Diwaswapna gijubhai badheka hindi 641mb avi
- Gijubhai badheka great indian educationist hindi
- Life
- Contribution to education
- Published works
- References
Gijubhai badheka great indian educationist hindi
Life
Badheka was born in the Saurashtra region of western India. His given (first) name was "Girijashankar". Badheka grew up in Bhavnagar, a city in the western Indian state of Gujarat. In 1907, he moved to East Africa and later, Bombay for work. Badheka died on 23 June 1939 in Bhavnagar, India.
Contribution to education
In 1920, Badheka founded the Bal Mandir kindergarten. Later, Nanabhai Bhatt, Harbhai Trivedi and Badheka built the "Shree Dakshinamurti Gijubhai Vinay Mandir" school in Bhavnagar.
Published works
Badheka published close to 200 works including storybooks. His topics include children, education, travel and humour. However, his focus was books for children, parents and educators.