This paper presents a comparative analysis of Rabindranath Tagore and Sri Sathya Sai Baba as visionary educationists whose pedagogical innovations challenged the dominant paradigms of their respective eras. Despite differences in temporal context, worldview, and methodology, both figures offered transformative models of education rooted in moral, aesthetic, and spiritual development. Tagore’s Shantiniketan emerged as a counter-colonial cultural space that prioritized imagination, ecological harmony, and artistic expression, while Baba’s “Educare” framework integrated human values into contemporary educational structures to cultivate inner transformation alongside academic growth. The study explores their educational philosophies, institutional practices, and broader socio-cultural contributions, emphasizing how both Tagore and Baba redefined education as a tool for personal enlightenment and social reform. By placing them within the broader discourses of pedagogy and reform in modern India, the paper highlights their complementary roles in bridging tradition and modernity, spirituality and rationality, and individuality and collective responsibility.
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