Jammu, Dec 23: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha Monday said that Jammu and Kashmir was leading the country in implementing the recommendations of the National Education Policy (NEP)-2020.
“I am proud that J&K is leading the country in implementing the recommendations of the National Education Policy 2020,” LG Sinha said inaugurating the Indira Gandhi National Centre for Arts (IGNCA) Regional Centre in Jammu.
He said that a revolution was taking place in J&K in the education sector in the past few years.
The LG said that under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, J&K was witnessing a cultural resurgence.
Emphasising the role of enlightened citizens and stakeholders in developing artistic mindset in the new generation, he said the creative potential of the youth would benefit other sectors of society.
“The folk tradition of Jammu has been the source of values and ideals that have sustained the society through the ages and I believe the IGNCA’s regional centre will create a framework for nurturing the virtues of culture for enhancing quality of life,” LG Sinha said. “This centre will foster the promotion and preservation of our rich art and cultural heritage and help the growth of time-tested traditional wisdom and knowledge.”
He called upon the intelligentsia to work with organisations like IGNCA for the promotion of J&K’s rich artistic heritage and also preserving and propagating Vedic oral tradition.
“Our civilisational heritage represents a culture that is all-embracing and based on the concept of ‘Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam’, the world as one family. This mantra continues to be of great significance to the world even today,” the LG said.
He said that in the future the IGNCA Centre at Jammu would further strengthen the government’s efforts for the promotion, development and enrichment of folk traditions.
LG Sinha called for committed efforts for the dissemination of works of great thinkers and writers like Yogini Lalleshwari, Nund Rishi, Habba Khatoon, Parmanand, Dattu, Thakur Raghunath Singh, Pandit Hardutt, Gangaram, Padma Sachdev, especially to the younger generation.
“In this era of rapid change, it is also our collective responsibility to ensure that the articles, monographs, books on regional literature, folk music, drama genre and Pahari art become a part of every household,” he said.
The LG also applauded the IGNCA and J&K Council of Educational Research and Training (SCERT) for organising the Toycathon.
He said that the Toycathon provides an opportunity for our youngsters to participate in grassroots innovation and lead them to design and develop toys based on local cultural ethos and life of local heroes.
LG Sinha congratulated IGNCA, artists, writers, researchers, art lovers, innovators, and students on the occasion.
He thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and President IGNCA Ram Bahadur Rai for dedicating IGNCA’s Regional Centre to Jammu.
On the occasion, the LG felicitated the students who excelled during the District/School level competitions under Toycathon 2024.
He also released several publications of IGNCA and visited the stalls put up by different school students exhibiting innovative and creative toy designs, and clay models prepared by artists from various states.
Minister for School and Higher Education, Health and Medical Education and Social Welfare, Sakina Ittoo; Member Secretary IGNCA, Sachidanand Joshi; Principal Secretary Culture and School Education, Suresh Kumar Gupta; Commissioner Secretary, Higher Education, Rashmi Singh and Director SCERT J&K, Parikshat Singh Manhas were also present on the occasion.
ADGP Jammu, Anand Jain; Divisional Commissioner Jammu, Ramesh Kumar; Vice Chancellors of several universities and heads of various educational institutions were also present on the occasion.
