A true disciple of Rabindranath Tagore and a firm believer of Gurudev’s philosophy that emphasizes education in one’s mother tongue, Home Minister Amit Shah said the National Education Policy (NEP) has been modelled on that philosophy of Tagore essentially to help ignite a child’s capacity of thinking & researching and explore her inner self.
“Gurudev Rabindranath Tagore always laid great emphasis on education in one’s mother tongue. A child’s capacity for thinking and research is severely restricted if he/she cannot speak in his/her mother tongue. The New Education Policy, formulated under the guidance of Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, has taken inspiration from the thoughts of Gurudev and given thrust on education in the mother tongue,” Shah said.
“In Santiniketan, Tagore amalgamated the ancient Indian knowledge system with modern learning techniques. Tagore gave maximum impetus to learning in the mother tongue. He knew one could not explore his inner self without the use of his mother tongue. In the National Education Policy, Prime Minister Narendra Modi was greatly inspired by these aspects and incorporated them into the NEP,” Shah said.
