Modern Education Failed Society, Need Vedic Learning, Gurukuls. New Education Policy in three months
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India’s Education minister Prakash Javadekar and his Minister of State (MoS), Satyapal Singh have proposed major overhauling of the education system of the country and suggested on Saturday that modern education has failed in many ways while only “Vedic education” can nurture the future generation to make them into worthy “patriots” for the country.
While HRD minister Prakash Javadekar said that his ministry is looking at the ways of imparting value education by “dropping” some of the burdening portions of the existing syllabus, Singh on the other hand added that modern education has failed to check the growing crime rates.
Javadekar also hinted at forming a new education policy on these lines and readying a draft for the same within three months.
“We are working on the new education policy and have asked for suggestions. In a month we will be ready with the draft and in three months, the policy will be for everyone to see,” the HRD minister said.
MoS Singh added, “Modern education has failed in addressing rising crime and uncertainty in our society. Every child in India should be sent to a gurukul for the first five years. Only Vedic education can nurture our children well and make them patriots who have a mental discipline.”
The two ministers were speaking at the inauguration of the 3-day International Virat Gurukul Sammelan in Ujjain on Saturday. Over 900 gurukuls from India and Nepal are participating in the event to discuss possibilities of bringing gurukul education into the mainstream.
RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat also attended the inaugural event on Saturday when Javadekar said that RSS is the only inspiration for Indians. He said, “Our lives have only one inspiration and it is the RSS.”
Javadekar further added that the government plans to introduce a subject on ‘Bharat Bodh’ or consciousness about India for Class 11 and 12 students. He said that the aim behind this subject is to look at how ancient India contributed “to astronomy, science, aeronautics etc.” He said, “It will be such an interesting subject that every student would want to study it.”
