Gurukula system is still prevailing from a long time. I was aware of "Sri Sathya Sai Institutions" which were educating students with good values and cultural behavior and preaching them about eternal values.
And the fees was also very minimal for the hostel purpose. The education can be called as free too. :)

Gurukul system is still followed in many places but with a new touch to it. :) :)

Gurukula system was a good system and in some schools it is still continuing.

Yes the sytem is very good as it creates proper character and disciple in students and as said by Abid it is now followed in some schools too.. :cheer: :)

I don't think it can be revived again! We simply don't have enough such gurus to run them! In our current socio-economic scenario it is best treated as a fond memory!!

I agree that this system can't be revived again but to some extent it is still followed...But with a little modern approach....

Gurukul system is a residential scheme. In such system, all students stay in Gurukul (hostels, in current language). The students in such system are in education environment all the time. The course contents must be relevant to present time.

In Kerala there is a man named Gopalakrishnan who is conducting such a school.

I think the "Gurukula System" as it used to exist earlier with 'guru' as the pivot can not be replicated now and what we see now is exploitation of "Gurukul" brand!!

chinmoymukherjee wrote:
[quote]I think the "Gurukula System" as it used to exist earlier with 'guru' as the pivot can not be replicated now and what we see now is exploitation of "Gurukul" brand!![/quote]

I agree. Ancient style gurukuls cannot be revived. These catered to Ashram system. Everyone till age of twenty five years was a Brahmachai or celibate and would be confined to the gurukul premises. This was a sort of residential university system requiring students to live in hostel. The students or shishya would exclusively remain in Guru (teachers)'s supervision till attaining 25 years age after which they would enter grihashta ashram (household), marry, work and raise family.

Now we have either day students or hostelers. The course contents are modern and discipline not strict like ancient ashrams. Students not confined in ashram or university premises till 25 years age.