MoS for Education, Sarkar addresses valedictory session of Indian Knowledge Systems Mela

Nagpur: Minister of state for education Subhas Sarkar said it’s important to learn about the Indian Knowledge System (IKS) which grew over the ages with the contributions of teachers who helped students to evolve through inculcating human values, knowledge, and skills.
Speaking at the valedictory session of IKS Mela in New Delhi on July 29, Sarkar said in ancient India, emphasis was not only on the outer dimensions of academic discipline but also on enriching the inner dimensions of the learner’s personality.
IKS division is a cell under the ministry of education (MoE) at AICTE, New Delhi. It is this division which organized the IKS Mela from July 29-31.
Sarkar congratulated IKS and AICTE which has promoted interdisciplinary research to address current societal solutions and served to enable the integration of the IKS into the educational curriculum and dissemination of the IKS knowledge.
The gala event by the IKS Division and AICTE in collaboration with the ministry of culture started on July 29, to commemorate the successful completion of two eventful years of the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020.
The focus of the event was to engage deeply with experts on NEP 2020 and learn about the different initiatives, policies, and best practices. IKS division announced major initiatives such as IKS-MIC programe for technology demonstration, launch of the Kalashala initiative in 750+ schools to promote and support local arts and introduction of 75 “Bharteeyea Games” in schools. The objectives of this mela were:
1) To present the achievements of NEP2020 after two years of its acceptance highlighting the role of IKS
2) To make NEP2020 into a movement called BhaSVAn - Bharata Svadhyaya Andolanam for national introspection and self-discovery through the indigenization of education
3) To make NEP2020 the basis for forging a common Bharatiya identity which will promote excellence, integral growth and the celebration of unity in diversity through the presentation of the skills, arts, sciences and technologies of different regions upholding common values
4) To serve as a platform that will bring together different ministries to co-evolve the Bharatiya identity across converging initiatives on the basis of IKS in NEP2020
There were exciting activities designed and planned for children and their families with 15 art & culture stalls focussing on the lesser-known Kalashalas in addition to the panel discussions and conversations. There were many hands-on creative activities wherein 8 traditional artists with expertise in handmade paper artwork, Madhubani art, toys made from clay, puppet show, doll making etc conducted workshops for children. The second day concluded with a splendid Kalari and classical dance performances by 33 artists from 2 IKS centres and 8 artists from CCRT. The children who completed the one-hour workshop were awarded e-certificates. The event witnessed an approximate footfall of around 2,000 people in the 3-day event.