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The multidisciplinary institutions, each of which Saint...
is aimed to have 3,000 or more students is By Sr. Teresa Joseph,

Friday reflection on FMA – The feast day of

another way to curtail the spread of minority
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readings Acts 13:26-
educational institutions. The policy, therefore, Muttathupandathu on
33 & the Gospel of July 28 is an ap
may look progressive, but not free of political
John 14:1-6. Please  810 Shares
pressures of old traditions. Due to the click the link below

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Governments’ refusal to increase budgetary and scroll down a

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attend private institutions.
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A corporatized, ideology-inflected and “merit” driven By Fr. Singarayar A. OFM
education offered to like-minded persons will always be – The name Portiuncula,
which means “Little
partial and politically motivated. It is to be remembered
Portion”, is derived
that education is for “imparting life-breath to the
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complete man, who is intellectual as well as economic,
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freedom and final perfection.” e in

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To sum up: here are ten big ideas emphasised in the NEP al

2020 for reimagining the Indian education: world-class Spirituality...

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education in the pursuit of excellence; multi-disciplinary
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and liberal education with emphasis on liberal arts, silence is being alone

humanities, social sciences, STEM and medicine; with our thoughts. When
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regulatory reforms and breaking the public-private
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divide; expansion with quality assurance and access;
research ecosystem with emphasis on research and a St.
culture of innovation through NRF; faculty focus on Alpho
mentoring, retention, incentives, development; nsus
governance and leadership; academic freedom and Maria

institutional autonomy; public funding and private de Liguori – The

philanthropy; internationalisation, accreditation and Most Zealous

Missionary...
digitisation.
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C.Ss.R – Early in the year
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Knowing the repercussions of these policies, institutional  593 Shares

challenges and behavioural aspects will be faced

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following the five key areas of change, reform, re-
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imagination and transformation namely: building trust
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with respect and collegiality between government Lady
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institutions; transparent and expeditious decision-making Help...
process e.g. accountability; institutional independence By Jacqueline Kelly – The
original painting of Our
with more power and responsibility; active and
Lady of Perpetual Help
participative consultation; and empowering autonomous dates from the 14th
institutions of eminence (IoEs).  587 Shares

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The Catholic Church need not boast of its 35, 000 Feast
schools/colleges in India (46% students in India go to of
private schools!). The far right wing will have more Archa
educational institutes under the CBSE, mostly funded by ngels:
the Government. We cannot be onlookers but be Saints Michael,
participants in the process of the above ushered in Gabriel &

changes, hopefully for the development and progress of Raphael...

By Fr. Joy Prakash, OFM
the common people. Now is the defining moment for
– We spontaneously
Churches in India to keep up the Indian national legacy of call a person “an angel”
Christian education rooted in Indian educational ethos. who gives us timely
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After 34 years, with the increase in educational

John
establishments with more students, infrastructures,
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universities and colleges, the new educational policy was
y:
expected to modernize Indian education with changes in: Patron
academic structure; regulated emphasis on child based Saint for Priests...
foundational stage (Pre-Primary) restructuring with By Leon Bent –
Archbishop Fulton J.
compulsory education along with equal opportunity for
Sheen’s book “Those
all, thus enhancing the lives of the common people.
Mysterious
Instead, with new technological and interdisciplinary spill Priests” (1974), pu

the NEP’20 separates quality from access and equity. The  580 Shares

India educational system with the absence of mechanism

for implementation and hidden agenda, is being
globalized with its ethos and gurukula foundation April 2024
through the NEP. M T W T F

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Fr. Soroj Mullick, SDB is a Salesian priest from the 22 23 24 25 26

Kolkata Province. He has a Licentiate in Catechetics and a 29 30

Doctorate (Christian Education) from UPS, Italy. He has
number of years of teaching experience in college and in « Mar
the formation of future priests. Besides, he has written
number of research papers and articles, and has 25 years ARCHIVES
of Ministry in India and abroad as Educator, Formator,
Retreat Preacher, Editor and engaged in School, Parish April 2024

Catechetical & Youth Ministry. He is now an assistant March 2024

priest in Bandel Basilica, rendering pastoral and February 2024

January 2024
catechetical ministry to the parishioners and to the
December 2023
pilgrims. He can be contacted
November 2023
at sorojmullick@gmail.com.

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