New Delhi: The Education Ministry’s tableau at the 73rd Republic Day parade showcased India’s rich education history and various aspects surrounding the theme ‘Vedas to Metaverse: National Education Policy 2020.’
“From Vedas to metaverse, the Indian education system is bridging the past with the present and creating a new future embracing technology,” tweeted Dr Subhas Sarkar, Union Minister of State for Education, Government of India.
The tableau of the Ministry of Education and Skill Development depicted the earlier forms of education in India starting from the Vedas and the gurukul system of education and the ancient universities like Nalanda where students came to study from across the world.
The rear portion of the tableau showed the innovation aspects through a glowing bulb shaped like a brain. Students of different ages carried out a procession and models of children depicted skill development, scientific learning, the latest technologies like augmented and virtual reality, and joyful learning.
The LED screen of a digital book in the tableau depicted multidisciplinary education, research and innovation, startups, robotics, and the Metaverse.
The education ministry’s tableau showed the key aspects of the new National Education Policy (NEP). On both sides of the tableau were images of India’s notable educationists and scientists from ancient to modern times.