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21st century brand of India’s Language Policy – NEP 2020
The National Education Policy, announced, without debate in Indian Parliament and without adequate inclusion of concerns and criticisms sent in by diverse Indian groups has raised several questions of concern, especially with related to access to education for all, democratisation of education, the language formula articulated, diversity concerns and worst of all, the all out privatisation of higher education. This note looks at the implications of the language policy in education as articulated in NEP 2020
Modi and Sangh shape education in their own mould
New education policy that comes into force, ironically at a time when the Parliament is not in session, and schools are virtual
Cancel mandatory university final exams: Joint Forum for Movement of Education
Demand to withdraw revised UGC guidelines about universities being required to complete final year examinations by September 2020
Covid 19 and furthering of sectarian agenda in education
Chapters on human rights and secularism deleted from curriculum
Himachal Pradesh CM lauds efforts of anganwadi workers during Covid-19 pandemic
The anganwadi workers made over 5 lakh masks, but some still complain of inadequate pay
Are citizenship and secularism ‘disposable’ subjects for Indian students?
MHRD 'rationalises' curriculum, also drops modules on Human Rights, Legal Aid and Local Government
Covid-19: Schools terminate contractual services, reduce teaching staff during lockdown
Schools say that non-payment of fees and no support of government have led them to take these decisions
Lockdown at JNU: After Ramayana, another webinar on the “Saraswati Civilisation”
Senior faculty of Centre for Historical Studies (CHS) write to VC, expressing grave concerns and misgivings about this webinar
EXCLUSIVE: Bakshi’s agenda is to re-designate Harappan civilisation as Sarasvati civilisation, make weak claims of a “Hindu holocaust”
The Maj Gen’s Bakshi’s characterisation of the last 600 to 800 years of subcontinent’s history revivescommunalised understanding, based on assertions rather than substance
Students with disabilities, those from underprivileged households and women left out of online learning during pandemic
The half-baked approach by the education department has left out most of the children from access to education during the lockdown
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