This document contains a summary of the novel Hard Times by Charles Dickens and compares the teaching philosophies of Mr. Gradgrind and Nanabhai Bhatt. Mr. Gradgrind only teaches facts to students and neglects imagination, while the children's lives suffer. Nanabhai Bhatt advocated for stress-free, industrial, art-integrated and student-centered education that also considers emotions. The document analyzes how Dickens illustrates the failures of the Gradgrind system in Hard Times and discusses teaching the themes of the novel. It includes references to the novel, biographies of Dickens and Nanabhai Bhatt, and an article about teaching Hard Times.