- "Education of the Heart is the Heart of True Education and actualizing this education is going to be the real future of Atma Nirbhar Bharat, one with Atma Vishwas and Atma Samman”- Dr Raghunath A Mashelkar, Padma Vibhushan, National Research Professor
- It is really important today to inculcate the spirit of holistic education and involving values, ethics, morals in the curriculum along with a high emphasis on Teacher Training programs as they are the catalysts to shape a student’s approach for a better tomorrow - Dr Anil Sahasrabudhe, Chairman- All India Council of Technical Education (AICTE)
- Heartful Awards across four categories presented to 37 Faculties and Youth Ambassadors across Universities
Mumbai, January 14th, 2020: The National Education Conclave 2021, the University Connect Initiative by Heartfulness Education Trust, on its second day, focused on the National Education Policy (NEP), emphasizing the existing education system and the need to inculcate integrative, Holistic and ‘Heart-Centered education across the country. Day 2 of the virtual conclave had eminent speakers including Dr Anil Sahasrabudhe, Chairman- All India Council of Technical Education (AICTE), Dr R A Mashelkar, Padma Vibhushan, National Research Professor, Dr Ishvar Basavaraddi, CEO - Morarji Desai National Institute of Yoga (MDNIY), Ronnie Screwvala, Founder, Swades Foundation & Chairman and Co-Founder- upGrad, Dr James Doty, Founder – Center for Compassion and Altruism, Research and Education (CCARE), Stanford University School of Medicine and Dr Kamlesh Patel (also known as Daaji), Guide of Heartfulness.
One of the key highlights of the conclave was the presenting of the Heartful Awards ceremony with Heartfulness Education Trust felicitating Faculties and Youth Ambassadors across universities as a recognition for the praiseworthy efforts they made in their respective fields. A total of 37 Faculties and Youth Ambassadors were awarded across 4 Categories that included Heartful Professor Award, Heartful Educator Award, Special Jury Appreciation and Heartful Youth Ambassador Award.
Daaji, Guide of Heartfulness after launching the ‘Heartful Campus’ said, “Education is the only path towards a better tomorrow and the right mix of education is the only way to an enlightened society. At National Education Conclave 2021, the sole objective was to amplify the awareness about the Heartful approach in the education system of the country and emphasizing the responsibilities of the educational institutions to inspire and empower the students towards a better tomorrow.”
The first session on the second day of the conclave was focused on National Education Policy (NEP) - Inspiring Socio-Emotional Learning Through University Education wherein Dr Raghunath A Mashelkar, Padma Vibhushan, National Research Professor emphasized importance of right education- one that is balanced, holistic and which aims at drawing the full force of compassion in the heart & helps us imbibe ‘heartfulness’ in each action that we take. Dr Mashelkar further said that Education of the Heart is the Heart of True Education and realizing and actualizing this education would contribute to Atma Nirbhar Bharat with Atma Vishwas and Atma Samman.
Dr Anil Sahasrabudhe, Chairman- All India Council of Technical Education (AICTE) talked about the existence of Heartfulness since the time of Gurukula system i.e. around seven thousand years back, even before the world witnessed the concept of Universities. Detailing further about the concept, he mentioned about institutions like Nalanda, Takshila, Vikramshila in India where students from across the world came to study. The crux of his discussion highlighted on the Teachers or Gurus then and how they engaged and inculcated education amongst their students.
In his keynote session on Redefining University Education for institutionalization of Socio-Emotional Learning Outcomes, Dr. Sahasrabudhe further mentioned that the new education policy is trying to re-invent what existed thousands of years ago, also known as the Indian Knowledge system. It is necessary to have the right mix of knowledge transformation starting from primary school to the university level. It is of utmost importance to bring in the right connection whether it is between the teacher and the students or between students.
Dr James Doty, Founder – Center for Compassion and Altruism, Research and Education (CCARE), Stanford University School of Medicine, while addressing the session on Role of Universities in Inspiring Positive Health & Lifestyle in Youth, highlighted the aspects that lead to stress and anxiety that is critical to oneself, especially amongst students. He further emphasized on the large percentage of students who are more critical of themselves than anyone and getting hypercritical proves detrimental and direct one inward in a negative way and causes potential consequences. He mentioned that a human being’s value has nothing to do with their academic credentials and their position. A human beings value has to do with their heart. Do they love, do they care, are they Gentle, are they Compassionate ?
The Heartful Award were presented to :
HEARTFUL PROFESSOR AWARD | Dr. B. Vengamma | Sri Venkateswara Institute of Medical Sciences (SVIMS), Tirupati |
Dr. Kanubhai D Patel | Kadi Sarv Vishwa Vidyalaya, Gandhinagar | |
Dr. Lakshmi Mohan | ITM Business School, Kharghar, Navi Mumbai, Raigad | |
Prof. Milind Patre | Dr. Vishwanath Karad MIT World Peace University, Pune | |
Dr. Harsha R Kantode | Gondia Homoeopathic Medical College & Hospital, Gondia | |
Prof. Rama Rao Nadendla | Chalapathi Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Guntur | |
HEARTFUL EDUCATOR AWARD | Dr. T VijayaKumar | Delhi Technological University, Delhi |
Dr. Geeta Dahiya | National TT College for Girls, Alwar | |
Prof Nandita Singh Shukla | Punjab University, Chandigarh | |
Dr. Ruchika Yadav | K R Mangalam University, Gurugram | |
Dr. Anita Singh | Tika Ram P.G. Girls College, Sonipat | |
SPECIAL JURY APPRECIATION | Prof Yogesh Singh | Vice Chancellor, Delhi Technological University, Delhi |
Prof. Raj Kumar | Vice Chancellor, Punjab University, Chandigarh | |
Prof (Dr.) Aditya Malik | Vice Chancellor, K R Mangalam University, Gurugram | |
Dr. Anupam Chouksey | Pro Chancellor, Lakshmi Narain College of Technology, Bhopal | |
HEARTFUL YOUTH AMBASSADOR AWARD | Rahul Warrier, Resmi Ramakrishnan, Romax Rajeev, Shibnarayan Ghosh, Omkar Jadhav | Pillai College of Engineering, New Panvel
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Himanshu Jain, Shrey Gupta, Ayush Maheswari, Gopal Gupta, Shaurya Gupta | Lakshmi Narain College of Technology, Bhopal | |
Ms.Abirami M, Lokesh S, Gunavathy P | Hallmark Business School, Trichy | |
Praveen Nagar, Aman Maheshwari, Gaurav Gupta, Ms.Shivali Gupta | University of Petroleum and Energy Studies, Dehradun | |
Rohit Gupta, Yogesh Patil, Preet Shah, Ms.Suminisha Shaikh, Ms.Monica Movies | MGM School of Biomedical Sciences, MGMIHS, Navi Mumbai |
The Heartful Conversation on the topic ‘Youth, Education & Campus’ between Daaji and Ronnie Screwvala, Founder, Swades Foundation & Chairman and Co-Founder- upGrad, focused on the need for a tectonic change in the educational techniques to guide the students to operate from a state of heart-centeredness and inner harmony. The session was followed by the launch of YOUth 2.0 - Infinite Potential, a global community of youth, uniting over personal growth, balanced lifestyle and social service.
About Heartfulness Institute:Heartfulness (www.heartfulness.org), is a Raja Yoga system of meditation, which is also known as ‘Sahaj Marg’, or the ‘Natural Path’. It originated at the turn of the twentieth century and was formalized with the founding of the Shri Ram Chandra Mission in 1945 in India. With several million practitioners worldwide, Heartfulness meditation is a set of practices for self-development that help us find inner calm and stillness in our fast-paced world. The easily adopted practices are appropriate for people from all walks of life, cultures, religious beliefs and economic status, over the age of fifteen. Ongoing Heartfulness meditation training can be found at thousands of schools and colleges, and over 100,000 professionals are meditating in corporations, non-governmental and government bodies worldwide. More than 5000 Heartfulness Centres, known as HeartSpots, are supported by many thousands of certified volunteer trainers in 130 countries.
Heartfulness Education Trust (HET): was conceived with the vision of re-imagining education & training of children and youth in the country by integrating the ‘Heart’ in learning, training and coaching methodologies. Our programs and initiatives run across over 20,000+ schools, universities and educational institutions across the country. Programs offered by HET are designed to enable educational leaders & administrators, principals, teachers, coaches and students, imbue a ‘heart-centric’ approach to training and learning. This allows for education to be more joyful, experiential, inspirational & empowering thereby offering immense possibilities for inner transformation and excellence. To know more about HET please refer our website- https://heartfulness.org/
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