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NCERT–Value Education New Delhi, August 19 The conference has been organised to provide a forum for studying the strategies of implementing value-based education in schools across the country. Speaking at the inaugural address, the NCERT Director, Dr J S Rajput, pointed out that implementing value-based education in schools is a part of the NCERT’s endeavour to provide quality education. “The NCERT has been given a task by the nation to provide good quality education and we have realised that. We might have faltered on various occasions, but our objectives are clear,” he added. Dr Rajput also sought to dispel doubts about the introduction and implementation of value education in schools. The Rajya Sabha MP, Dr Karan Singh, who spoke on the need to inculcate value-based education amongst schoolchildren, inaugurated the event. “Science and technology are leading to a change and willy-nilly India is a part of the change. India has always led the way and we have the capability to absorb new ideas. The challenge is to see whether globalisation can be integrated with our own value system and whether we can create a new model,” he said. Dr Singh urged for a deliberate effort to have value orientation and stressed the need to imbibe values like cleanliness, teamwork, environmental values, national integration and values for a global society. He added that there was no reason for people to become anxious about the introduction of value education. Eminent scholar Maulana Wahiduddin Khan and Ramakrishna Mission secretary Swami Gokulananda also spoke on the need for introducing and sustaining value education in schools. The three-day conference will focus on the areas of value-based education in schools. Presentations and discussions on minimum programmes on value education and programmes on inter-faith communication will be made and the report of the conference would highlight the multiple strategies and provide guidelines for implementation of value education in schools. Participants from across the country will resolve the nature of values and different approaches to values and will work out the framework of values, which the schools need to keep in mind and the nature and scope of evaluation in value education. Conceptual perspectives like the nature and approach of value education, the benchmarking standards to design and assess the programme and strategies for generation and dissemination of material will also be a part of the event. |
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Musical soiree to pay tribute to unsung Independence heroes New Delhi, August 19 The evening will also witness a grand fusion ensemble by Pt. Ronu Majumdar (flute), Louis Banks (keyboards), Karl Peters (bass guitar), Ustad Shefaat Ahmed Khan (tabla) and Ranjit Barot (drums). The evening will see an amalgamation of all these great musical talents. Pt. Ronu Majumdar is India’s ace flutist. Born in Varanasi, he began playing flute under the guidance of his father Dr Bhanu Majumdar and other renowned flutists. He has joined hands with several musicians to pay homage to the martyrs. He said that this was the right time to give a musical ‘shradhanjali’ to the unknown martyrs. The programme comprises some famous names from the world of music. Louis Banks, India’s greatest jazz pianist and composer, who has performed extensively across the world is a part of this noble cause. During a press conference, he said that he was highly honoured to take part in a concert like this. Well-known drummer Ranjit Barot is also a part of this organisation formed to pay tribute to the brave unforgettable sons of India. |
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Spreading
awareness through street plays New Delhi, August 19 Literacy India, an NGO, working in the field of spreading education amongst the underprivileged in the country, launched a programme called ‘Jagrukta’, wherein students from the National School of Drama (NSD) have been roped in to help the NGO in spreading awareness. A 10-member team of the NSD will aid Literacy India to disseminate information about social issues like population control, environment, public health and hygiene and literacy. The founder Trustee, Literacy India, Capt Indrani Singh, described the project as a means of, “creating awareness among people on issues that affect the social fabric of everyday life and instils a sense of responsibility among the people towards responding to issues, which have direct interest to the community in general”. The team of actors who double up as social messengers first studies the problems of the area and then accordingly prepares the theme and the narration of the play. Capt Singh adds, “The first of the series of these street plays was started at a village Bhajgera in Gurgaon and this programme planned for two years is expected to cover 40 villages and will involve 500 street plays.” The second series of the plays is expected to commence from Chauma village followed by Carter
Puri. People in these villages will be urged to think of education as a means of progress. Shrivardhan Trivedi, NSD expert, who is a part of the project, pointed out that “Film and theatre are a stimulating medium for the slum dwellers. Our earlier experiment, which was a culmination of different art forms as dance and music had brought a lot of changes in the personality building of the children of Literacy India, which is one of our major objectives.” |
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