CNN Central News & Network–ITDC India Epress/ITDC News Bhopal: India’s knowledge is the oldest and the best on the global stage, and this tradition of knowledge and recognition is omnipresent in Indian society. The implementation of the National Education Policy-2020 will be incomplete without the integration of “Indian Knowledge Tradition” into education. There is a need to incorporate India’s ancient knowledge into education in a modern context. To achieve this, we must develop a tradition of taking pride in our knowledge and history.
These remarks were made by Higher Education, Technical Education, and AYUSH Minister Inder Singh Parmar on Monday at the inauguration of a one-day divisional workshop on “Indian Knowledge Tradition: Various Contexts” held in the auditorium of “Prime Minister College of Excellence” at Government Hamidia College, Bhopal. Minister Parmar shared his thoughts on the topic of “Inclusive Education of Indian Knowledge Tradition in the Context of National Education Policy-2020” during the workshop.
Minister Parmar emphasized that India’s education system was once community-based, with education and health being subjects closely related to society. The British systematically destroyed the Indian education system to change the mindset of India. He mentioned that historically, India was a prosperous, knowledgeable, and wealthy nation, which is why foreign invaders, including the British, came to plunder it. According to British records, India had a literacy rate of 90%, with more than 700,000 community-run gurukuls. The British made deliberate efforts to erase Indian culture and education, but with the implementation of the National Education Policy-2020, Indian philosophy and thinking are being revived in education.
Parmar further added that a nation’s development is significantly influenced by its mother tongue, and the National Education Policy-2020 has paved the way for the country’s progress through the use of the mother tongue. NEP-2020 has provided India with a motivating opportunity to regain its leadership on the global stage with a sense of self-worth.
There is a need to document the country’s knowledge and traditions through research and scientific analysis in a modern context. To do this, we must awaken a sense of pride in our knowledge, history, and achievements. Minister Parmar stated that the core aim of NEP-2020 is to create exemplary citizens. To achieve this, there is a need to redevelop the practice of imparting values in the temples of education, which will instill respect and reverence for daughters and women in the hearts of children.
At the workshop’s inauguration, Bharat Sharan Singh, Chairman of the MP Private University Regulatory Commission, Ashok Kadel, Director of Hindi Granth Academy, Special Duty Officer for Higher Education Dhirendra Shukla, and Regional Additional Director of Higher Education (Bhopal-Narmadapuram Division) Mathura Prasad, along with members of the study committee, subject experts, and principals and professors from various colleges, were present. The Principal of the college, Pushpalata Chouksey, expressed her gratitude.
