Hansraj College celebrates its Platinum Jubilee with National Education Conclave

Several reputed academicians, civil servants, Union and State ministers, scholars, domain experts, policymakers, students and scholars came together to discuss and deliberate on the various aspects of higher education in India as well as its opportunities and challenges.

Hansraj College celebrates its Platinum Jubilee with National Education Conclave

Hansraj College has organised a two-day National Educational Conclave to commemorate its Platinum Jubilee. The central theme of the Conclave was - 'India of the Future and Higher Education.' Several reputed academicians, civil servants, Union and State ministers, scholars, domain experts, policymakers, students and scholars came together to discuss and deliberate on the various aspects of higher education in India as well as its opportunities and challenges.

Kailash Choudhary, Union Minister of state for Agriculture and Farmers Welfare; Madhur Verma, IPS; Sandeep Marwah, Chairman, Asian Academy of Film and Television; Prof Jagmohan Singh Rajput, Senior Academician; Santosh Taneja, Founder - Samkalp IAS Coaching; Raj Nehru, Vice Chancellor, Vishwakarma Skill University, Haryana; Prof. Sushma Yadav, Pro Vice-Chancellor, Central University of Haryana; Prof. Satyaketu Sankrit, Proctor, Ambedkar University Delhi; and Dr. Sachchidanand Mishra, Member Secretary, Indian Council of Philosophical Research were present as the invited guests on Day 1 of the Conclave along with Prof. Yogesh Singh, Vice Chancellor, University of Delhi.

Prof. Yogesh Singh threw light on the increase in the number of mental health issues among youngsters. He emphasised that it is the responsibility of the educational institution to provide a safe and holistic environment to their students. He emphasised that the education system should be so robust that the students are equipped with the tools to handle mental and emotional challenges as well.

Day 2 of the Conclave was graced by Rameshwar Teli, Minister of State in the Ministry of Labour and Employment and Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas; Dr Mahesh Chandra Sharma, Chairman, Ekatm Manav Anusandhan; Prof. Girishwar Mishr, Former VC, Antarrashtriya Hindi Vishwavidyalaya; Prof. Prakash Singh, Director South Campus; Dr Abhishek Tandon, Associate Professor, University of Delhi; Hardip Singh Puri, Union Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas and Minister of Housing and Urban Affairs; Om Prakash Sharma, MLA; Prof. Girish Jha, Chairman of the Commission for Scientific and Technical Terminology (CSTT); Dr Balendu Sharma Dhadhich, Director, Microsoft were some guests invited. present, Prof. Chandra Shekhar, President of International Affairs, University of Delhi; Prof. Pavan Sinha "Guruji", spiritual guru and educationist; Subhash Uttam Phal Desai, Minister of Social Welfare of Goa, Prof Sachchidanand Joshi, Member Secretary, Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts (IGNCA); Prof Balaram Pani, Dean of Colleges, University of Delhi; Biplab Deb, former Chief Minister of Tripura and Rajya Sabha MP and Ramesh Pokhariyal Nishank, former Education Minister.

The guests spoke about various topics including multidisciplinary research and education, the aim and path for India to be the Vishwaguru as reflected through NEP and G-20 Presidency as well as the role and importance of Indian languages in India's future.

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