According to Governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar, we have lost touch with our roots as a people because of the current educational system, which he blames for this.
A seminar on "Shiksha Ka Bhartiya Swaroop" organised by the Central University on Wednesday by the Governor, stated that the current education system does not motivate us to work on the farm, but rather encourages us to seek employment. He went on to say that we must now decide if we want to be a job creator or a job seeker.
It's time to get out of the current education system, the Governor said, because it's Macaulay's slave education policy that's preventing India from becoming a new and prosperous nation.
A proponent of the New Education Policy, Arlekar opined that the focus of the National Education Policy should be on the contributions of all Indians in order to restore India's position as the world's preeminent nation.
Indian ideology and thought gave us a distinct identity in the world, so we need to know exactly where we're going in the education field, Arlekar said.
It was the Governor's contention that we gained political freedom in 1947, but were unable to break free of the British mindset. According to him, other universities in India will be inspired by Himachal Central University's efforts to implement the National Education Policy.