Alternative education model based on ‘Bharatiya’ philosophy need of the hour, says Mohan Bhagwat

Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat has said that an alternative education model based on ‘Bharatiya’ philosophy is required for making a ‘Viksit Bharat’ (developed India).

“The educational system in the country emerged based on the long-term influence of Western ideas. To make a Viksit Bharat, we require an alternative education based on ‘Bharatiyata’ [Indianness],” he was quoted as saying in a release issued here. He was addressing delegates at the national ‘Chintan Baitak’ held as part of the education conclave organised by the ‘Shiksha Samskriti Utthan Nyas’ in Kochi.

He said that the educational system recognised in the country had grown by imbibing Western concepts. A joint effort was required to develop an alternative based on Bharatiya ideals and values, he added.