New Delhi, Jan 9: Union Minister for Education and Skill Development & Entrepreneurship, Dharmendra Pradhan inaugurated the National Kala Utsav 2023 here on Tuesday.

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भारतीय कलाओं के इस उत्सव में प्रतिभाग करने के लिए देश के कोने-कोने से आए सभी प्यारे बच्चों को मेरा आशीर्वाद। स्कूली विद्यार्थियों की रचनात्मक व कलात्मक प्रतिभा को पोषित कर भारत की सांस्कृतिक विविधता… pic.twitter.com/l81Yd07IDU

— Dharmendra Pradhan (@dpradhanbjp) January 9, 2024

Speaking on the occasion, Pradhan mentioned how the Utsav connects the cultural diversity of India by nurturing the creative and artistic talent of school students, as envisioned by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The entire country has faith in the talent and potential of India's children, he highlighted.

The Union Minister also mentioned how the National Education Policy 2020 (NEP 2020) will mainstream play-based learning, sports, arts, crafts and all other creative endeavours to further hone the talents and skills of the children, their all-round development and develop them as leaders of the 21st century.

Pradhan also said that NEP 2020 is preparing the next generation to achieve bigger goals in the spirit of nation and society first. He also urged the Ministry of Education to move forward to take the Kala Utsav to all the schools of the country and to make arrangements to bring the participation of children in the credit framework.

A developed India can be built only by giving a broad platform to every child of India according to his interest and talent, Pradhan said.

In a lively interaction with the audience, especially the youth participants of the Kala Utsav, Union Minister Pradhan reminded them of their responsibilities in the Amrit Kaal, when in the coming 25 years they will put their contributions to developing Viksit Bharat.

The Minister emphasized the unique features of NEP 2020 in which the components of experiential learning have been added in the form of sports, art, culture, hackathon, etc. for facilitating the all-round development of the students. Such features help in the development of critical thinking in students, he highlighted. He also added how deep human emotions like compassion, empathy, etc. do not come from textbooks, but from life experiences.

Pradhan also administered the Panch Pran pledge to the audience.

The Department of School Education and Literacy, Ministry of Education, and National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) are organising the Kala Utsav 2023 from 9-12 January 2024 at National Bal Bhavan and the Gandhi Smriti and Darshan Samiti, New Delhi.

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