Chitta Ranjan Das and our creative planetary futures : when feet become wings / Ananta Kumar Giri, editor.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Giri, Ananta Kumar, editor.

Series:

Occasional papers. Education series

Education Series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Dāsa, Cittarañjana, 1923-2011.

Dāsa, Cittarañjana.

Jeevana Vidyalaya (Odisha, India).

Jeevana Vidyalaya.

India--Intellectual life--20th century.

India.

India--Intellectual life--21st century.

India--Civilization--20th century.

India--Civilization--21st century.

Physical Description:

1 online resource : illustrations (some color).

Place of Publication:

Singapore : Palgrave Macmillan, [2026]

Summary:

This book explores the profound legacy of Chitta Ranjan Das (1923–2011), a pioneering Indian thinker, educator, and writer who left an indelible mark on philosophy, literature, and education. As the founder of Jeevana Vidyalaya (School of Life) in 1950s Odisha and a devoted nurturer of integral education movement in Odisha, Das redefined education through integral learning, deeply influenced by the visionary ideals of Tagore, Gandhi, Kristen Kold, Sri Aurobindo and the Mother. This volume brings together a diverse group of international scholars to engage with Das’s ideas, placing his work within the broader context of global intellectual discourse. His contributions—ranging from philosophy and culture to literature—continue to inspire fresh perspectives on education and social transformation. Das’s translation efforts introduced Odia readers to world literature, including works by Tolstoy, Gandhi, Sri Aurobindo, and Boris Pasternak, bridging cultures and ideas across linguistic boundaries. In an era of increasing interest in diverse global philosophies, this book offers a timely and essential exploration of Das’s work, linking his thoughts to the contemporary movement of planetary thinking. With its transdisciplinary approach—interweaving literature, philosophy, and history—this volume is a must-read for scholars, educators, and anyone interested in the evolution of thought beyond conventional borders. I am delighted to see the much-deserved placement of one of my Gurus in the History of Planetary Futures. These contributions in creative theory connect Chittaranjan's most challenging experiments in bonding peace and beauty for all with global possibilities in fundamental transformation. -Manoranjan Mohanty,University of Delhi. Ananta Kumar Giri is the Founding Executive Trustee of Vishwaneedam Center for Asian Blossoming and a former Professor at the Madras Institute of Development Studies, Chennai. Professor Giri is the author, editor, co-editor and translator of more than six dozen books in English and Odia.

Contents:

Chapter 1: Introdcution:Chitta Ranjan and Our Creative Planetary Futures

Part 1

Chapter 2 : Chitta Ranjan Das and the Quest for Freedom : Creative Traditionalism and Cultural Citizenship in Educational Futures

Chapter 3 :The Organic Intellectual as Universalist :Transcending the Boundaries of Conventional Social Science

Chapter 4 : Chitta Ranjan Das, Albert Camus, and Rebellion

Chapter 5 : Chitta Ranjan Das as a Threshold Person : Relating the Significance of Positionality in the Bodhgaya Land Movement to Das’s Critical Turn to Nature and the Poor

Part 2

Chapter 6 : Ethical Living for Today : Chitta Ranjan’s Meditation with Jesus Christ and Dialogue with Pope Francis for Self-Realisation and Social Transformation.-Chapter 7:Chitta Ranjan: Faith Reconfigured

Part 3

Chapter 8 : Creative Education and Cultural Works for Freedom, Social Change and Transformation of Consciousness: Chitta Ranjan Das, Paulo Freire and Alternative Planetary Futures

Chapter 9 : Socrates in the Classroom : Chitta Ranjan Das’s Examination of Mainstream Education.-Chapter 10:Challenging Cultural Racism in Tribal Schooling

Chapter 11 : Folk Schools, Highlander, and the Calling of Transformative Leadership in Education : Chitta Ranjan Das, the Odia Socrates, and the Pluriverse

Chapter 12 : From Deschooling Society to New Visions and Pathways of Planetary Co-Learning : Hope, Conviviality, Critique, Creativity, and Social Transformations in the Works of Ivan Illich and Chitta Ranjan Das

Part 4

Chapter 13 : From Performative Hierarchization towards Transformative Hierarchization

Chapter 14 : Dialogues in Words and Images:India and Israel from Chitta Ranjan Das to Siona Benjamin.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed July 27, 2026).

Other Format:

Print version: Giri, Ananta Kumar. Chitta Ranjan Das and our creative planetary futures.

ISBN:

9789819562442

9819562449

OCLC:

1598216002

Publisher Number:

CIPO000344260

Access Restriction:

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