To
Shri Narendra Modi
Hon’ble Prime Minister of India
New Delhi
Aadaraniya Modi-ji,
The government has appointed a nine-member committee under space scientist K. Kasturirangan’s leadership to prepare the final draft for the New Education Policy (NEP), but does not contain a single Sanskrit expert, artist, musician or philosopher. The exclusion of not only arts but also humanities, social sciences, and traditional systems of knowledge is complete.
Sir, it is true that your Government has been very assiduously conducting a country-wide survey collecting opinion from all possible quarters about what the NEP should be. Perhaps no other Government has been so democratic so far. But even the earlier T.S.R. Subramanium committee did not recommend any serious changes to enlarge the areas of subjects and disciplines to be taught from nursery to PhD, nor in the methodology and environment of teaching. Did the people of India express no dissatisfaction with what is being taught since British days?
The new committee chosen by the new HRD minister has given the task just to some different individuals from the same class, namely the same bureaucracy and hence not likely to suggest anything new.
Sir, education in India is hung in a time warp from which all the colonized nations have freed themselves. What India has prided itself throughout its history, that is arts and culture, has been relegated to an extra-curricular status in schools and colleges. Education without arts, humanities, religion and darshanas was the master stroke to uproot Indians from their heritage. This should be remedied now, to produce morally upright citizens. For honesty, you need, more than laptops, a sense of dharma.
A concerted effort needs to be made to reinstate the arts as a creative, therapeutic and moral force in our educational system, print and electronic media. We sincerely hope you will intervene and include in the NEP panel some experts with proven record from the fields of arts and humanities, especially those who are steeped in Indian systems of knowledge to create an integrated education for India.
We the undersigned demand substantial representation from experts in Arts, Sanskrit and other Heritage related disciplines in the educational policy making.
Please note that this petition is meant for a special constituency, as listed on the Indic Voice petition page. Sign the petition only if you belong to this informed constituency and have carefully read the sign-up form.
Principal Petitioner: Dr. Bharat Gupt, Former Faculty, Delhi University
and the distinguished co-petitioners as follows:
- Prof. Braj Basi Lal (Hony. Dlitt.; Padma Bhushan), Retd. Director General, Arch. Surv. of India
- Prof. Chandra Mohan, Retired Professor of English Univ of Delhi, General
- Secretary, Comp Literature Assn of India
- Prof. Girish Nath Jha, Ph.D., Special Center for Sanskrit Studies, JNU, New Delhi
- Dr. Alka Tyagi, Delhi University
- Dr. Alok Pandey
- Dr. Amit Kumar Verma, Visva Bharati University, Shantiniketan, W.B.
- Dr. Ananda Shankar Jayant, Ph.D., Shankarananda Kalakshetra
- Dr. Anuradha Choudry, Ph.D., IIT Kharagpur
- Dr. Avaroth Harindranath, Ph.D., Retired Professor
- Dr. Chandrima Majumdar, Sarod Player
- Dr. C.N. Krishnan, Ph.D., Retired University Professor
- Dr. Deepika Kothari, Ph.D., Independent Researcher
- Dr. Gauri Mishra, University of Delhi
- Dr. Indrani Rampersad, Ph.D., Retired Professor
- Dr. Jayaprabha Menon, Trained Artist, International Academy of Mohiniyattam
- Dr. Kiran Naik, Masters, Hospital
- Dr. K.R. Upendra, Kerala Kalamandalam deemed University
- Dr. Kumud Diwan, Kumud Diwan Foundation of Classical Music and Dance
- Dr. Madan Lal Goel, University of West Florida
- Dr. Manohar Shinde, Dharma Civilization Foundation
- Dr. Prakash Shah, Department of Law, Queen Mary, University of London
- Dr. Premen Addy, Ph.D., Retired
- Dr. Rabinder Koul
- Dr. Raj Kumar Sharma, Masters, Registrar, Pt B D Sharma University of Health Science, Rohtak
- Dr. Raj Vedam, Ph.D.
- Dr. Ramdas Lamb, Ph.D., University of Hawai’i
- Dr. Ramesh Rao, Ph.D., Columbus State University
- Dr. R. Ganesh, IGNCA Â SRC, Bangalore
- Dr. R. Nagaswamy, Ph.D., Retired
- Dr. Sarita Pathak Yajurvedi, Bharati College University of Delhi
- Dr. Shive Chaturvedi
- Dr. Shrikant A. Jamadagni, Retired
- Dr. Subhash Kak, Oklahoma State University, USA
- Dr. T. GANESAN, French Institute of Pondicherry
- Dr. T.R. Narasimha Rao, Professor-Emeritus & Global Convener, International Association of Indic Academicians
- Dr. T.R. Venkatesh Murthy, Ph.D.
- Dr. T.S.Rukmani, Professor Emeritus, Concordia University, Montreal, Canada
- Dr. Vaishnavi Nishankar, School ov Vedic Sciences, MIT ADT University, Pune
- Dr. V. Ananda Reddy, Director
- Dr. Vandita Madhuhasini Arora, Retired
- Dr. Veeranarayana Pandurangi, Karntaka Samskrit University
- Dr. Vinayachandra B. K., Veda Vijnana Shodha Samsthanam
- Dr. V.N. Jha, Sanskrit Scholar
- Dr. Yashodhan Joshi, Ph.D., CEO, Ravish Systems
- Dr. Yogini Deshpande, Purdue University
- Rajiv Malhotra, Author and President, Infinity Foundation, USA
- Suvir Misra, Trained Artist, Beenkar Academy of Rudra Veena
- Radha Rajan, Author
- Yogendra Kumar, Former Ambassador
- Yukti Gupt, Dance Teacher
- Madhu Purnima Kishwar, National Professor, ICSSR, Founder of Manushi, DCRC, Delhi University
- Prachand Praveer, Author and Poet, IIT Delhi
- Mahesh Manzar, Poet
- Ruma Chakravarty, Masters, Founder SurManjari
- Rashma Naveen Kalsie, Founder Indian Diaspora Dramatics Association, Australia
- Mohan Krishna Tikku, Jounalist / Author
- Anju Agarwal, Bachelors, Artist
- Ashwin Kumar Rao, Education Consultant
- Abhinav Agarwal, Masters, IndiaFacts
- Ajay Sudame, Bachelors
- Ajeet Choudhary, Bachelors, Student
- Alok Kushwah, Masters, RGPV, Bhopal, MP
- Aniruddhs, Bachelors, Member of ICSI
- Ankit Khemka, Masters, ICICI
- Anoop Kumar, Masters, MU
- Anshul Kayastha, Masters, EMC
- Aparna Phadke, Masters
- A. Ranjith Reddy, Bachelors, Sastra University
- Arpitha Gowda, Bachelors
- Arun Naik, Bachelors
- Ashish Dhariwal, Bachelors, St. Xaviers
- Ashish Dhar, Pragyata
- Ashok Singh, Engineering
- Atul Borkar, Masters, GIM
- Bakul Jani, Bachelors, RVCA
- B. Dash, Masters, Delhi University
- Bharat Chandra Dasa, Centre for Traditional Education
- Bhindi Dharmesh Kishorebhai, ISKCON
- Dimple, Masters
- Dinesh Kamath, Bachelors, Spectrum Energy Services, Mumbai
- D. V. Sridharan, Retired
- Hari Prakash, KSU
- Harisinh Barad, Bachelors, Bhavnagar university
- Hemant Patel, Former President of The Indian Cultural Association of Alcatel-Lucent
- Indrajit Mahurkar, Bachelors
- Jagadish, Osmania Univ.
- Jithendria Kumar Aravamudhan, Masters
- Kanakuntla Sai Kiran Reddy, Bachelors, Manipal Institute of Technology
- Kunal Shirke, Masters
- K. Venkateswara Rao, Bachelors
- Madhavi Puranam, Masters, Nartanam
- Manohar Seetharam, Masters, Qualcomm, India
- M. Pramod Kumar, M.S.
- Muralidhar Koteshwar, Bachelors, Vyakti Vikas Kendra
- M. V. Jagannath, Bachelors, Anglo Eastern Ship Management
- Pankaj Prasad, Masters, IIM, C alumnus
- Preya Devi, Masters
- Priyank, Bachelors
- Priya, Student
- Purvi Dharmesh Buch, Bachelors, Teacher at school
- Radhakrishna G. Seshappa, Sadguru Sri Thyagabrahma Aradhana Kainkarya Trust
- Raghuram, School Teacher
- Rahul Purandare, Bachelors
- Rajesh J. Dave, Engineer
- Ram Charan, Bachelors
- Ranjith A.R., Kerala University
- Ratan Sharda, Masters, Vishwa Adhyayan Kendra Mumbai
- Ravi Prakash, University of Delhi
- Ravi Srivastava, Bachelors, Maritime Institute, Â LBS Camsar
- Ripudaman Pachauri, Engineer
- Rishi Arora, Masters
- R. Venkatanarayanan, Retired IAS
- Sagar chandras, Bachelors
- Saiswaroopa Pinni, Masters
- Samir K Giri, Bachelors, YCMOU, NASIK
- Sandeep Raina, Bachelors, BITS Pilani
- Sanjay Sharma, Bachelors, Jodhpur University
- S. Anujan, Cochin University of Science and Technology
- Sarajit Guha, Film-maker
- Sathya Narayanan Neelakanta Sharma, IIT Madras
- Satya Dayanand, School Teacher
- Satya Narayana Dasa, Jiva Institute of Vedic Studies
- Shailendra Aima, Jagriti Mission
- Shanmukha Srinivas, Bachelors, Teacher
- Shefali Vaidya, Media Vidya
- Shekhar Mohanty, Masters, PSU
- Shreevidhya Nagarajan, Masters, Middle School Teacher in CBSE-based school
- Shripad K.H., Bachelors, Bombay University
- Shrivathsa, Teacher
- Siddhant Tripathi, Masters, Student
- S. Jayachandran, Teacher
- Srinivas Rao, Masters
- Sumit Jhalani, Masters, Professor
- Sunilkumar Bhatacharjya, Retired Scientist
- Surya B., Masters
- Surya Viswanadham H., Masters, Retired
- Tulasidas Pai, Government of Goa
- Usha R.K., Masters
- Utkarsh Raj, Bachelors, Patna university
- Vaishali Sharma, Indrakala Sangeet Vishwavidyalaya
- Vedprakash Sharma, Delhi Government, Directorate of Education
- Veerendrakumar, Masters, BEC Bagalkot
- Vidula Hemant, Ph.D. candidate, Tilak Maharashtra Vidyapeeth, Pune
- Vikash Agrawal, Bachelors, University of Calcutta
- Vinayak Sridhar, Masters
- Vineet Aggarwal, M.S.
- Vishal kumar, Ramjas College, DU
- Vivek Ranjan, Masters, Student
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