Jayant Pandurang Naik

Jayant Pandurang Naik
Born(1907-09-05)5 September 1907
Bahirewadi, Taluka- Ajara, District- Kolhapur
Died30 August 1981(1981-08-30) (aged 73)
SpouseChitra Naik
Manmohan Singh releasing a commemorative postage stamp in honour of Dr. J.P. Naik, on the occasion of 'Teachers Day', in New Delhi in 2007

Jayant Pandurang Naik, also known as J. P. Naik (5 September 1907 – 30 August 1981)[1] was an Indian educationist.

Biography

Naik was recognized by the UNESCO alongside Rabindranath Tagore and Mahatma Gandhi as one of the pioneering educationists of the 20th century.[2]

He founded the Indian Institute of Education in 1948.[3]

He served as Member Secretary of the Indian Education Commission from 1964 to 1966.[4]

He also was Educational Adviser to the Government of India.[4]

Awards and contribution

  • He joined Civil Disobedience Movement(1932), was arrested and interned in Bellari Jail for about a year and half, studied medicine in the jail and practiced it by nursing prisoners-patients.[1932]
  • A secretary of the regency council and Development and Revenue Ministry Kolhapur State [1942]
  • UNESCO consultant for the development plan for the provision of universal elementary education in Asia.[1960]
  • Chief architect of the comprehensive report of the Indian Education Commission [1964-66]
  • Padma Bhushan in 1974[5]
  • A commemorative stamp priced at Rs.5/- was issued on 5 September 2007
  • Included in the UNESCO Roll of Honour of 100 Educational thinkers of the last 25 centuries.[6]

References

  1. ↑ "Naik, J. P. - LC Linked Data Service: Authorities and Vocabularies | Library of Congress, from LC Linked Data Service: Authorities and Vocabularies (Library of Congress)". id.loc.gov. The Library of Congress. Archived from the original on 25 January 2025. Retrieved 12 June 2026.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
  2. ↑ Indian Institute of Education. Annual Report 2019–20. Pune: Indian Institute of Education, 2020. https://iiepune.org/pdf/Annual_Report_2019-20.pdf (accessed 12 June 2026).
  3. ↑ "History". IIE Pune. Retrieved 12 June 2026.
  4. 1 2 "J. P. NAIK". BCAJ. Retrieved 12 June 2026.
  5. ↑ "Padma Awards Directory (1954-2009)" (PDF). Ministry of Home Affairs. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 May 2013.
  6. ↑ "Remembering a legend". Times of India. 5 September 2008. Retrieved 20 July 2015.
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