The drafters of the new policy have
added the saying of Mahatma Gandhi knowingly or unknowingly in the draft - “The
real difficulty is that people have no idea of what education truly is.”
As per the draft the following policy initiatives will be
taken::
“Physical education, yoga, games and sports,
NCC, NSS, art education, Bal Sansad, covering local art, craft, literature and
skills, and other co- Ministry of Human Resource Development, Govt of India
Some Inputs for Draft NEP 2016 Page 32 of 43 scholastic activities will be made
an integral part of the curriculum and daily routine in schools for the
holistic development of children. Facilities
for the above will be a pre-requisite to the recognition of schools”
You will notice that ‘yoga’ is sneakily
added ‘between the words’, amongst other things such as
Physical education, sport, games, NCC, etc which are already part of the
curriculum.
According to Mohler, “Yoga begins and ends with an understanding
of the body that is, to say the very least, at odds with the Christian
understanding,” he writes. “Christians are not called to empty the mind or to
see the human body as a means of connecting to and coming to know the divine.
Believers are called to meditate upon the Word of God — an external Word that
comes to us by divine revelation — not to meditate by means of incomprehensible
syllables.”
Implications:
- Students may be compelled to practice Yoga daily – This is against the religious freedom.
- Schools may not be given recognition if they do not start ‘Yoga’ classes – This is also against the freedom of following principles of their religion.
- Minority’s rights to start educational institutions may be obstructed, which the direct intention is trying to infuse indirectly.
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“Ensure that school and higher
education as well as adult education programmes inculcate an awareness among children,
youth and adults of India’s rich heritage, glorious past, great traditions and
heterogeneous culture, and promote acquisition by the learners at all levels of
values that promote responsible citizenship, peace, tolerance, secularism,
national integration, social cohesion and mutual respect for
all religions, as well as universal values that
help develop global citizenship and sustainable development”
How can mutual respect for all religions can be created by making Yoga as an integral part of the
curriculum and daily routine.?
Paulraj Samuel
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