“Earlier, we used to give just kitabi gyan (book learning) to our students, but this will change with the introduction of the New Education Policy. The new NEP focuses on practical learning. Such an education system is at the centre of NEP and now it is the responsibility of the teachers to implement this system on the ground.” Prime minister Narendra Modi, addressing the 29th Biennial Educational Conference, organised by the All India Primary Teachers Federation (May 12) “Textbook revision will definitely happen as it was one of the poll promises. The revision will happen in the interest of students and without any flaws on the part of the government, education authorities and the administration.” Madhu Bangarappa, Karnataka’s minister for school education in the newly elected Congress government (June 1, New Indian Express) “One must admire the patience and diligence of the protesters faced with the wall of contempt and indifference, and then surviving it calmly. They realised that politics needs networking and solidarity as well as a community ready to listen to their demands. A claim to justice becomes the new ballet of solidarity. This was the message that should have been broadcast from the new Parliament building…” Shiv Visvanathan, professor, OP Jindal Global University, and social scientist on the ongoing protest by wrestlers (June 1, Deccan Herald) “But investments in education and health are long gestation projects that do not yield results in one electoral cycle or even over a generation. The improvements are gradual, success is a process and while the benefits are perceived, they are not tangible. All these attributes do not lend itself to a grand inauguration like the inauguration of an edifice.” Duvvuri Subbarao, former RBI governor, on the inauguration of the new Parliament building (Times of India, June 1)
