Javadekar launches book and curriculum on Gandhiji's Nai Talim
New Delhi, Sep 5 : Union HRD Minister Prakash Javadekar on Wednesday launched a book titled 'Experiential Learning -- Gandhiji's Nai Talim' to mark the Teachers Day. He also released latter's curriculum on experiential learning in 13 languages.
'Nai Talim' or basic education is a principle promoted by Mahatma Gandhi which states that knowledge and work are not separate.
The Minister hailed Gandhiji's Nai Talim and said a special effort was being made on schools and teacher education in the areas of work education and experiential learning.
According to the ministry, the book contains basic principles of Gandhiji's Nai Talim (our notes and interpretations), along with the work and education curriculum for Schools, D.Ed, B.Ed and faculty development programmes for teachers.
The curriculum was brought out in 13 languages -- Assamese, Tamil, Bengali, Odiya, Kannada, Malyalam, Punjabi, Marathi, Telugu, Gujarati, Urdu, Hindi and English. It was done in consultation with the state councils of educational research and training along with the universities in the country.
Under the Ministry of Human Resource Development, the book and the project were a joint effort of the universities in the state, state SCERT and Mahatma Gandhi National Council of Rural Education (MGNCRE), it said.
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KSRTC to run 1000 special services to clear Christmas rush
Bengaluru: The Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation will operate 1000 additional special services in view of the Christmas festival.
In addition to the existing schedule, the special services will run on 19.12.2025, 20.12.2025 and 24.12.2025. Further, special buses will be operated from various places of intra & Interstate places to Bengaluru on 26.12.2025 & 28.12.2025.
Special buses will be exclusively operated from Bengaluru Kempegowda Bus Station to Dharmastala, Kukkesubramanya, Shivamogga, Hassan, Mangaluru, Kundapura, Shringeri, Horanadu, Davangere, Hubbali, Dharwad, Belagavi, Vijayapura, Gokarna, Sirsi, Karwar, Raichur, Kalaburagi, Ballari, Koppala, Yadgir, Bidar, Tirupathi, Vijayawada, Hyderabad and other places.
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Special buses from Mysuru Road Bus Station will be exclusively operated towards Mysuru, Hunsur, Piriyapatna, Virajpet, Kushalanagar, Madikeri.
The corporation has also announced a discount of 5 per cent on the fare if four or more passengers book tickets under a single reservation. A discount of 10 per cent will be extended on return journey tickets if onward and return tickets are booked simultaneously.
In addition to the above, special buses will be operated from all Taluk/District Bus Stands in the jurisdiction of KSRTC based on the traffic needs.
