Academics, ahoy!

 I must say, I would actually like to thank the CJP. Want to know why? Well, their antics have undoubtedly turned everybody's, society's, bureaucracy's, not to forget career politicians' attention to education!!! 

What a marvel indeed! Otherwise, education, a concurrent subject for the Center znd the States, is much ignored. The proof thereof could be the percentage of the GDP granted to this sector. 

Currently, however, education is one of the core debates, everywhere, on the streets, in the media, in the parliament, too. However much Madame may mock "gomutra experts",  it IS undeniable that post 2014, the educational/academic discourse in our country HAS changed, and for the better. 

Many areas, considered taboo by the erstwhile educational mafia, are now very much legit. Let me give an example or two. J. Sai Deepak, for instance, has expanded the notion of coloniality most interestingly. The very look towards Indian history and mythology has changed, as Ami Ganatra, Meenakshi Jain, Vikram Sampath and others of their ilk are ample proof. 

Textbooks, too, have changed! In fact, the NEP, initiated on July 29, 2020, has undoubtedly started changing the profile of education, given its multi-disciplinarity, its insistence on critical thinking and on inclusivity.

That does not mean that there are not any problems. There are aplenty. The six-year old NEP needs further fine tuning. The NEET type large-scale entrance exam issues need to be addressed further. Caste continues to be a tricky question. 

Yet unmistakable are the attempts. The civilizational orientation with a clear nationalist feel is apparent and obvious. Why, scholars like Dr. Ranganathan are media stars! In other words, just yesterday celebrated the NEP Day, and we can now say with some satisfaction, "All is well!" 

Pratima@ Just as the NEP Day proves that Indians are no longer paper tigers, and hence needs celebration, so does the tiger day. Despite the tourist troubles, the tiger conservation attempts serm to bode well. 

Quote of the day:                                                            Carl Rogers maintains, "The only person who is educated is the one who has learned how to learn and change."

Word of the day: coloniality                                        Coloniality is the enduring legacy of power, knowledge, and culture left behind by European empires. It means that old colonial ideas—such as racial hierarchies and Western dominance—continue to shape our modern social, political, and economic systems long after formal rule has ended, in brief.