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NEP emphasise on Indians becoming global citizens, future-oriented: Pradhan
Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Monday said the National Education Policy 2020 has emphasised Indians becoming global citizens by adopting good values, being future-oriented, and at the same time remaining connected to their roots. Addressing the 15th convocation ceremony of Jain Vishwa Bharati, Pradhan said the life philosophy propagated by India centuries ago that non-violence, balanced life, self-contentment, and right conduct are the essence of right knowledge is what the world needs today. "It has been said in the new National Education Policy that we have to become global citizens by adopting good values. We have to remain connected to our roots and be future-oriented," he said. Jain Vishwa Bharati (JVB) is an institute with an emphasis on Jain studies and the Prakrit language, as well as Ahimsa (non-violence), Jeevan Vigyan (science of living) and Preksha Dhyan (Preksha meditation). Pradhan said Prime Minister Narendra Modi gave Prakrit recognition as a classi
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NEP aims at creating global citizens: Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan
Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Sunday said the National Education Policy (NEP) is not meant only for the Indian society but its implementation would create global citizens for the 21st century. Inaugurating a three-day 12th International conference of Indian School Psychology Association at Pondicherry Central University, the Union Minister for Education, Skill Development and Entrepreneurship, said India has a lot of responsibility to take and the NEP was framed to create global citizens for the 21st century. "To implement NEP, we should understand psychology and NEP is a very crucial document and envisages the vision of such stalwarts like Aurobindo to nurture integral education, measure up to the principles laid down by the Mahatma and also the philosophy promoted by Swami Vivekananda that education is a transformative catalyst of social changes," he added. Underscoring the need for understanding the psychology of children and also tapping their innate potential and ...
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Global Citizen India unites 500,000 young voices in the call to eradicate extreme poverty
The Global Citizen India Festival is being organized on 19th November 2016 at the MMRDA grounds, Bandra-Kurla Complex in Mumbai
