Aditya Patil - Bridging The Socioeconomic Gap Through Education

4 History of Education I started researching about the history of education to understand the influence of SES on education. Education has been an important pillar of the society to move modern world which we live in. From the research I found out that the education system dates back to the 1500 BC. The Indian culture had the ‘Gurukul’ system wherein the pupils learn from the guru and help the guru in his everyday life, including carrying out of mundane daily household chores. However, some scholars suggest that the activities are not mundane and very essential part of the education to inculcate self-discipline among pupils. Typically, a guru does not receive or accept any fees from the shishya studying with him as the relationship between a guru and the shishya is considered very sacred. 5 At the end of one’s education, a shishya offers the guru dakshina before leaving the