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Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan has said that India’s Presidency of G-20 is an opportunity to showcase the country’s rich ideology and heritage before the global community. Addressing a gathering of academicians, teachers and students in the Rastriya Kala Utsav in Odisha capital Bhubaneswar today, the Minister recalled the vision of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to make India a Viswa Guru during the Amrit Kaal. Underlining the inclusive goals of the New Education Policy 2020 the Education Minister said that one of the aims of the policy is to help the students grow into global citizens.
Contextualising the Kala Utsav being held under the aegis of the NCERT in Bhubaneswar, the Minister said that unlike in the west, India has always practised an integrated approach towards education, art and culture. Stating that it was under the leadership of the Prime Minister that the Kala Utsav began to be organised since 2015, Mr. Pradhan said no teaching and learning could be complete without onboarding the country’s culture and heritage and that the Kala Utsav will act as a bridge between the two. The Utsav that will continue till the 7th of this month will see the participation of as many as 38 troupes with about 800 student-participants from across all the 36 states and union territories.AI