“Museums and memorials will also become important for invoking pride in our history, tradition and heritage. They are also a major part of our success,” Javadekar said.
The Centre is mulling to build an educational museum, aimed at depicting the evolution of educational systems dating back thousands of years ago, Union Minister Prakash Javadekar announced on Wednesday. Apart from bringing the first of its kind museum, the Human Resource Development (HRD) minister said the Central government is also working on a policy to bring a change in the nomenclature of “deemed universities” to get rid of the word “deemed”.
“Museums and memorials will also become important for invoking pride in our history, tradition and heritage. They are also a major part of our success,” Javadekar said.
“It is 10,000 years of history. How did people study earlier and how we progressed later. There was a time when universities of Nalanda, Takshashila and other Indian institutes were in the position where American universities are today, attracting students from all over the world. Earlier, India was the destination and students would come here for knowledge. This is our heritage,” he said.
The HRD minister made the remarks during the inauguration of the new building of the National Museum Institute of History of Art, Conservation and Museology in Noida in presence of Union Culture Minister (independent charge) Mahesh Sharma.
“During years of freedom movement, leaders such as (Bal Gangadhar) Tilak and (Madan Mohan) Malviya opened colleges and schools so that by the time the country achieved freedom, people should be prepared with education,” he said.
“We have such huge, rich history of education, so we are also working on a proposal that national museum of educational history should also be made and India should be proud of its educational tradition,” he said.
“This is the first time that we have got a prime minister who is passionate about heritage and assets and intends that the people should take inspiration from it and work for the betterment of society,” he said.
The minister said several museums and memorials dedicated to Mahatma Gandhi, B R Ambedkar, Sardar Patel, Subhas Chandra Bose, the 1857 uprising, Jallianwala Bagh incident, have been made by the present government, while some such as the War Memorial and a Police Memorial are under-construction.
“New technologies have been used along with heritage works and assets in these museums. This not only enriches people’s knowledge but also fills them with a deep respect for our history,” he said.
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Union Minister Prakash Javedakar exhorted people to engage with art, culture, nature and history and not only run after money.
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