Soumyabrata Mahapatra
Volume-XIV, Issue-I, October 2025
Volume-XIV, Issue-I, October 2025 | ||
Received: 25.08.2025 | Accepted: 13.10.2025 | |||
Published Online: 31.10.2025 | Page No: 101-113 | |||
DOI: 10.64031/pratidhwanitheecho.vol.14.issue.01W.036 | ||||
From Devotion to Dialogue: Exploring the Convergence of
Swami Vivekananda’s Bhakti Yoga & Paulo Freire’s Pedagogy of Love
Soumyabrata Mahapatra, Doctoral Research Scholar,
Department of Education,
Ravenshaw University, Cuttack, Odisha, India
Panchali Kaushik, Doctoral
Research Scholar, Department of Education, Tezpur University, Assam,
India
Dr. Sarat Kumar Rout,
Associate Prof. & Head, Department
of Education, Ravenshaw University, Cuttack, Odisha, India
Bikshyatsib Sardar., Research Scholar (Ph.D.), Department of Education, Ravenshaw University, Cuttack, Odisha, India | |
The study entitled “From Devotion to Dialogue: Exploring
the Convergence of Swami Vivekananda’s Bhakti Yoga & Paulo Freire’s
Pedagogy of Love” presents its own findings on the integration of Swami
Vivekananda's Bhakti Yoga and Paulo Freire's Pedagogy of Love toward the
integration of Eastern spiritual tradition-based pedagogy and Western critical
pedagogy. So far, applications of this synergistic potential of Bhakti Yoga
with Freirean pedagogy in education seem scarce. The study proposes a
theoretical framework for generating emotional intelligence, spiritual
awareness, and social consciousness among students using holistic education.
Employing qualitative research methodology, the study reviews the similarities
shared by the educational philosophies advocated in both pedagogies, with the
help of theoretical and philosophical analysis. The research relies on
hermeneutical reading or analysis of primary texts, Bhakti Yoga and Pedagogy of
the Oppressed, as well as secondary literature and analysis of policies such as
NEP 2020 and UGC Mulya Pravah 2.0, to check their relevance in modern
educational scenarios. It was concluded that combining Bhakti with Freire's
critical pedagogy instils empathy, ethical consciousness, and social
responsibility in higher education. With an empirical study with practical
classroom applications missing in between, their collective usage points to the
future need for case studies underscoring its theoretical framework. Hence,
this study calls for an educational alternative that nurtures ethically aware,
caring and socially responsible learners. | |
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