‘India wants to make sure training reaches each individual’: Dharmendra Pradhan states NEP 2020’s visions

By Express News Service

CHENNAI: The twelfth version of the ThinkEdu conclave kickstarted on a excessive notice with the Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan stating that the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 develops our youth to be rooted in Indian historical past and but work for the challenges of the twenty first century.

The nation should be sure that training reaches each final individual and we must always develop our youth as international residents, he additional mentioned, delivering a video message on the subject — National Educational Policy: A Cultural Revolution on the primary day of the ThinkEdu Concalve. 

“The youth have to maneuver from being job seekers to job creators. We should see how training can attain the final individual. Only then, India can regain its standing as Vishwaguru — the guiding mild of the world.

The purpose is of bettering ease of residing for everybody and leaving nobody behind in India’s development story and its journey in direction of changing into a Vikasit (Developed) Bharat,” the minister mentioned.

Batting additional for the NEP, he mentioned it’s a philosophical doc that got here after deliberation in any respect ranges.

“PM Modi has said NEP is not only the government’s policy but the nation’s policy. Education needs transformation to cater to the aspirations of billions across the world. NEP 2020 emphasises promoting multilingualism and all Indian languages. As per NEP, the medium of instruction in primary classes will be the mother tongue/local languages. This is to reiterate all languages are our national language,” he mentioned.

The union minister additionally invited participation within the Yuva Sangamam initiative, which was launched just lately and focuses on organising publicity excursions for the youth from north-eastern states to different states and vice versa. As a pilot, 1,000 youth will take part within the Yuva Sangam. It will present an immense multi-dimensional expertise relating to varied aspects of the nation, he mentioned.

Praising Tamil Nadu, he mentioned that it has remained the hub of training and data since historical instances. He mentioned that the inscription in Uthiramerur village in Kancheepuram testifies to the historic truth that almost 1,100 years in the past, we had an elaborate and extremely outlined electoral system.

“While democracies have developed all over the world over time, we now have good purpose to consider that our motherland is the mom of democracy. India is one steady civilisation for ages from Kashmir to Kanniyakumari.

The latest Kasi Tamil Sangamam was a novel mannequin of confluence in Benaras. It introduced collectively various cultures and customs on a typical platform related collectively by the traditional and ever-lasting Sanatana Dharma,” he mentioned.

He thanked Prime Minister Modi and Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman for allocating 1.12 lakh crore for training within the price range this 12 months.

“Education is essential for the betterment of the lives of people. At the core of it, education is for the service of humanity. This has been recognised by many saints, philosophers, leaders and educationists. We all understand it but somehow in the way, we keep missing this core purpose of education. NEP 2020 envisions an education system rooted in Indian ethos that contributes directly to transforming India into an equitable and vibrant knowledgeable society,” he mentioned.

He mentioned that he was glad to be a part of ThinkEdu which is going on at a time when India is on the cusp of a tectonic and transformational shift.

“I would like to congratulate Prabhu Chawla and his team for organising the conclave. His decade-long persistence in the continuation of this conclave reflects his passion for India’s education. I am also glad to launch EXRESS RIGHTings by Dr Vaidhyasubramaniam, VC of SASTRA University, this two-volume compilation of over 200 plus education articles from reputed English dailies like The New Indian Express is not only a phenomenal achievement but also an important policy vehicle for Indian education policy and progress,” he mentioned.

The ThinkEdu conclave was inaugurated on Thursday, February 9, with the lighting of the standard lamp by Chairman and Managing Director of The New Indian Express (TNIE) group Manoj Kumar Sonthalia, CEO Lakshmi Menon, Editorial Director Prabhu Chawla, filmmaker Adoor Gopalakrishnan and former Lieutenant Governor of Puducherry Kiran Bedi on the ITC Grand Chola in Chennai. 

Delivering the welcome deal with, Prabhu Chawla mentioned that ThinkEdu Conclave has facilitated over 10,000 members, and 500 lectures unfold over 1,600 hours of dialogue to this point.

Stating that TNIE was the primary newspaper to take training to the nationwide stage, he mentioned that discussions within the conclave helped to construct strain to Indianise the training system and likewise deliver out the National Education Policy. 

CHENNAI: The twelfth version of the ThinkEdu conclave kickstarted on a excessive notice with the Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan stating that the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 develops our youth to be rooted in Indian historical past and but work for the challenges of the twenty first century.

The nation should be sure that training reaches each final individual and we must always develop our youth as international residents, he additional mentioned, delivering a video message on the subject — National Educational Policy: A Cultural Revolution on the primary day of the ThinkEdu Concalve. 

“The youth have to maneuver from being job seekers to job creators. We should see how training can attain the final individual. Only then, India can regain its standing as Vishwaguru — the guiding mild of the world.

The purpose is of bettering ease of residing for everybody and leaving nobody behind in India’s development story and its journey in direction of changing into a Vikasit (Developed) Bharat,” the minister mentioned.

Batting additional for the NEP, he mentioned it’s a philosophical doc that got here after deliberation in any respect ranges.

“PM Modi has said NEP is not only the government’s policy but the nation’s policy. Education needs transformation to cater to the aspirations of billions across the world. NEP 2020 emphasises promoting multilingualism and all Indian languages. As per NEP, the medium of instruction in primary classes will be the mother tongue/local languages. This is to reiterate all languages are our national language,” he mentioned.

The union minister additionally invited participation within the Yuva Sangamam initiative, which was launched just lately and focuses on organising publicity excursions for the youth from north-eastern states to different states and vice versa. As a pilot, 1,000 youth will take part within the Yuva Sangam. It will present an immense multi-dimensional expertise relating to varied aspects of the nation, he mentioned.

Praising Tamil Nadu, he mentioned that it has remained the hub of training and data since historical instances. He mentioned that the inscription in Uthiramerur village in Kancheepuram testifies to the historic truth that almost 1,100 years in the past, we had an elaborate and extremely outlined electoral system.

“While democracies have developed all over the world over time, we now have good purpose to consider that our motherland is the mom of democracy. India is one steady civilisation for ages from Kashmir to Kanniyakumari.

The latest Kasi Tamil Sangamam was a novel mannequin of confluence in Benaras. It introduced collectively various cultures and customs on a typical platform related collectively by the traditional and ever-lasting Sanatana Dharma,” he mentioned.

He thanked Prime Minister Modi and Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman for allocating 1.12 lakh crore for training within the price range this 12 months.

“Education is essential for the betterment of the lives of people. At the core of it, education is for the service of humanity. This has been recognised by many saints, philosophers, leaders and educationists. We all understand it but somehow in the way, we keep missing this core purpose of education. NEP 2020 envisions an education system rooted in Indian ethos that contributes directly to transforming India into an equitable and vibrant knowledgeable society,” he mentioned.

He mentioned that he was glad to be a part of ThinkEdu which is going on at a time when India is on the cusp of a tectonic and transformational shift.

“I would like to congratulate Prabhu Chawla and his team for organising the conclave. His decade-long persistence in the continuation of this conclave reflects his passion for India’s education. I am also glad to launch EXRESS RIGHTings by Dr Vaidhyasubramaniam, VC of SASTRA University, this two-volume compilation of over 200 plus education articles from reputed English dailies like The New Indian Express is not only a phenomenal achievement but also an important policy vehicle for Indian education policy and progress,” he mentioned.

The ThinkEdu conclave was inaugurated on Thursday, February 9, with the lighting of the standard lamp by Chairman and Managing Director of The New Indian Express (TNIE) group Manoj Kumar Sonthalia, CEO Lakshmi Menon, Editorial Director Prabhu Chawla, filmmaker Adoor Gopalakrishnan and former Lieutenant Governor of Puducherry Kiran Bedi on the ITC Grand Chola in Chennai. 

Delivering the welcome deal with, Prabhu Chawla mentioned that ThinkEdu Conclave has facilitated over 10,000 members, and 500 lectures unfold over 1,600 hours of dialogue to this point.

Stating that TNIE was the primary newspaper to take training to the nationwide stage, he mentioned that discussions within the conclave helped to construct strain to Indianise the training system and likewise deliver out the National Education Policy.