Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan launched “Ramakrishna Mission’s Awakening Programme”

Union Minister for Education and Skill Development & Entrepreneurship Shri Dharmendra Pradhan launched the Ramkrishna Mission ‘Awakening’ Program for students of classes I to V.

Ramakrishna Mission’s Awakening Programme

• It is an initiative towards ensuring overall personality development of a child in line with the philosophy of National Education Policy (NEP), 2020. It has shifted its approach from rot learning towards application of knowledge
• It is for the students of classes I to V.
• Ramakrishna Mission’s ‘Awakening’ Program aims to enable children to build “ATMASHRADDHA” (Self-esteem) and make responsible choices.
• Ramakrishna Mission’s ‘Awakening’ Program helps them to find solutions for all Life Problems.

Background of Ramakrishna Mission’s Awakening Program

• Ramakrishna Mission, Delhi branch, in 2014, Started the Awakened Citizen Program (ACP) for middle school students.
• About 6,000 Schools (KVs, JNVs, Government and private schools) involving 55,000 teachers and 12lacs students benefitted under ACP.
• A program called ‘Awakening’ on the basis of National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 has been designed and piloted across 126 schools.

What is the need of Ramakrishna Mission’s Awakening Programme?

•  To progress the social transformation in India.
•  To inculcate values and wisdom in students.
• Value-based education is as important as Science based which will help in building future-ready and socially conscious generation.

What is Ramakrishna Mission?

• Swami Vivekananda established the Ramakrishna Mission in 1897. This mission was named as Ramakrishna because he was the Guru of Swami Vivekananda.
• Its objective was to bring the noblest ideas to the doorstep of even the poorest and the meanest.
• Ramakrishna Mission works in the area of value-based education, culture, health, women’s empowerment, youth and tribal welfare and relief and rehabilitation.

• Its moto is “ATMANO MOKSHARTHAM JAGAD HITAYA CHA” which means “For one’s own salvation and for the welfare of the world”.
• It is based on modern version of Advaita Vedanta- a School of Indian Philosophy.

Who was Swami Vivekananda?

• He was born as Narendranath Datta on 12 January 1863.
• 12 January is celebrated as National youth day
• He preached ‘neo- Vedanta Philosphy’
• He is best known for his speech at the World Parliament of Religion in Chicago in 1893
• He established Ramakrishna mission and Belur Math.

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