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Indefatigable effort shree, the Noida-based Haldiram
CONGRATULATIONS TO Educa- Educational Society, deserve appre-
tionWorld for completing 25 years of ciation and thanks for being the first
uninterrupted — come rain, shine or to respond to CBSE’s directive and
Covid-19 — publishing. Indeed the establish an exemplary on-campus
nation and society owe your angel state-of-the-art skills hub to provide
investors who supported EW in its free-of-charge vocational education
nascent stage, a huge debt. Your No- and training to children and youth
vember issue commemorating this in the community. It’s indeed an
achievement, a testament to your extraordinary initiative.
indefatigable effort to raise teaching- This story provides inspiration to
learning standards of Indian educa- all school managements and leaders
tion, is a gem! to establish skills hubs within their
I agree wholeheartedly with your campuses and enter into partner-
assertion that your effort has moved ships with public/private organisa-
education higher up on the national tions for specific course expertise
NOVEMBER 2024 development agenda, and especially and faculty.
your sustained advocacy of early Malini Deshpande
Handsome tribute childhood and skills education has MUMBAI
positively impacted NEP 2020.
I HAVE received the Silver Jubilee Keep up the good work!
issue of EducationWorld (Novem- Zian Hussein Inspiring young achievers
ber). On this occasion, I would like to HYDERABAD THE YOUNG Achievers section (EW
express my deep appreciation of your November) featuring the low-profile
relentless and thankless crusade for Olympics Games medalist Swapnil
the betterment of Indian education, Kudos to Ravaglia Kusale and promising badminton
especially of the country’s dormant LOVED YOUR November anniversa- player Tanvi Patri was very inspir-
public schooling system for 25 long ry issue packed with enriching con- ing. These profiles are inspirational
years. tent and information. In particular, because they recount the stories of
I am full of admiration for the your special Anniversary essays au- incredible determination and self-
depth and variety with which you thored by respected commentators in confidence.
have covered educational issues, pro- India and abroad. I especially liked Sandeep Patil
viding status updates, hard/factual reading Dr. Raymond Ravaglia’s es- MUMBAI
data, contextual reviews, school/col- say. His analysis of how India’s best
lege/ university rankings, musings of schools compare with the best in the
education experts, state/UT reports, West is stark and real. Heed Dhillon advice!
special articles, book reviews, global Indeed India’s schools place too THE TEACHER-2-TEACHER essay
educational developments, periodical much emphasis on board exams ‘Critical importance of the humani-
policy/strategy prescriptions — all with most of them failing to stimu- ties’ (EW November) was absorbing.
backed by intelligent editorial com- late children’s creativity and criti- Author Himmat Dhillon highlights
ment. It has no doubt been a hard cal thinking. I fully agree with his the need for students to be much
task to continuously struggle for pro- viewpoint that augmenting students’ more than mere subject experts
fessionalisation of Indian education. learning experiences by providing in the emerging AI-driven global
Through your unprecedented profes- them with hard skills and adaptation economy. Efficient communicators,
sional journalism, you have been in qualities will enable them to succeed empathetic humans and good man-
loco parentis to the Indian polity better in later life. agers are the prime need of Indian
which needs a non-violent war on all Prachi Ranjan education. An arts graduate myself,
fronts to realize the constitutional DELHI I’m well-aware that the humanities
dream of a new, vibrant, powerful develop questioning minds, resource-
India through realisation of the five fulness, self-reliance, metacognition,
‘E’s — Equity, Efficiency, Effective- Extraordinary initiative and reflection. Schools need to infuse
ness, Excellence and Empowerment. THANK YOU for the enlightening humanities into all subjects and
Prof. A.S. Seetharamu Eyewitness Report on Gyanshree, teaching-learning pedagogies.
BENGALURU Noida’s Skills Hub initiative (EW Rohit Banappa
November). The promoters of Gyan- BENGALURU

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