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“The foundational years is in place so the value of foundational years is something that the government has understood now,” says Chirag Agarwal, Founder Director, EarlyVentions – Chain of Preschools, Bengaluru in an interview with Pratik Ghosh, ArdorComm Media Group at the ‘ArdorComm New Normal – Education Leadership Summit & Awards 2022’ #ELSAGujarat #ELSAAhmedabad How are you feeling to witness this physical event of Education Leadership Summit and Awards? It’s really feeling very nice we’ve seen two whole years of shutdown we’ve seen things not happening, it’s been a big roller coaster ride for the entire education industry and today when we are here physically gathering, we are communicating, we are connecting with more and more people, networking with so many people so it feels really great, wonderful to be here. What role has NEP 2020 played on the preschools particularly? Well talking about the NEP, it’s been years and years and finally we get to see that kind of a recognition for the early childhood education segment so that’s been the biggest thing that has taken place lately. We are of course waiting for the industry to accept it, we are waiting for the government to actually give us more and more guidelines on how this is going to be implemented in practice so that’s something which we are waiting for but yes of course on a positive note the early childhood education segment which was not at all recognized until date has at least got the recognition. The government has identified it, the foundational years is in place so the value of foundational years is something that the government has understood now. So, looking forward to some major drastic changes in the segment. As you know for the last two and a half years there was a complete shutdown and particularly in the preschool where a crucial role plays of the teacher and student interaction, so how did your chain of preschools ensure to provide education to the students? Right so of course two years of covid was a big learning experience for all of us, there were a lot of challenges initially, the transition basically was a big challenge but yes as educators we should really give ourselves a big pat on our shoulders that yes, we accepted it we went forward, we implemented whatever best was possible at that point in time. Of course, without the support of teachers, parents and all the pillars, so basically what I say is that there are multiple pillars, there’s a pillar of parents, there’s a management, school management, that there are teachers and then these three pillars together raise this child into a beautiful structure in the future. So, what I say is that yes definitely it’s not been an easy journey but it’s been a journey which we had never thought of. I mean who imagined a two-year-old or a three-year-old sitting in front of a laptop screen and learning took place so the schools were physically closed but learning didn’t stop so that’s a big achievement for the entire education industry I should say taking it on a positive side of course yes it had its own challenges we saw that a lot of schools a lot of brands did shut down operations as well the teachers were not able to work as they used to. It was very difficult but yes so far so good we’ve been able to achieve it and we’ve come out victorious so that’s the good thing right. These kind of events and symposiums where we have the industry and the academia together how does it impact or how does it help to the society at large? See there is definitely a lot of impact that is created by such gathering such kind of symposiums being conducted across the nation where we get to meet a lot of people, share ideas, share knowledge, share our experiences. More than that I mean I might be having an experience which you might not be having and you might be having one which I might not be having so sharing this kind of a knowledge is really wonderful and that’s according to me is the best part of any such gathering or conference. I’m happy to inform you that recently ArdorComm Media completed one year of its existence so what message would you like to give to ArdorComm Media? Firstly, I would like to congratulate the whole team of ArdorComm Media for completing this journey, I mean definitely it would have not been an easy one for you as well because considering the entire situation the lockdowns and the pandemic which was spread across the world, it was a worldwide problem but my best wishes with you guys, keep doing such wonderful events so that we as educators also get to connect, we get to interact and enlighten each other with our knowledge.  

“I think that change in education is necessary for the development of the nation,” says Manhar Rathod, Managing Director, Shree Gyanguru Vidhyapith, Bhavnagar, Gujarat in an interview with Pratik Ghosh, ArdorComm Media Group at the ‘ArdorComm New Normal – Education Leadership Summit & Awards 2022’ #ELSAGujarat #ELSAAhmedabad How are you feeling to witness the event? This event is great, it gives a new vision to the people connected with the education sector. I believe that whatever the topics of discussion you have kept for this event will definitely benefit the future of education and it’ll guide many educators. Now its time for the implementation of the new education policy so it’ll benefit the school owners, principals and the people associated with the education. How is NEP 2020 being implemented in your school? The new education policy is going to be implemented in India after 34 years and I think that change in education is necessary for the development of the nation. In our school we are gradually implementing the NEP. Like till now pre-primary section was not there in the education policy now the government has included it in the education policy and lots of changes has been proposed in the NEP, like 5+3+3+4 policy it’ll bring change to the education system and it’ll benefit the country and the citizens of the nation. How can we ensure inclusive education? We have to update the teachers for this, we have to update the school system, we have to bring a change in our learning material and we have to try to implement inclusive education at every place. How does these kinds of events where we have the presence of industry and academia benefit the education community? Here all your partners have come up with different solutions, like if someone faces challenges with school fees collection so there are some apps, agencies which will be helpful in school management. Also, they have the ERP app for the schools, they are bringing education material for the schools, online platforms are coming. So, I believe that it’ll play a great role in the school management and in the future education system. I’m happy to inform you that ArdorComm Media has recently completed its one year of existence, what message would you like to give to ArdorComm Media? What you are doing for the education is really appreciated and I wish that you continue to do this and my best wishes to the company.  

“The schools must together instill on the students to become a good citizen and work for the development of the nation,” says Bharat Gajipara, Chairman, Sarvodya School, Sarvodaya Education Network; President, SFSO, Rajkot in an interview with Chandan Anand, Founding Editor, ArdorComm Media Group at the ‘ArdorComm New Normal – Education Leadership Summit & Awards 2022’ #ELSAGujarat #ELSAAhmedabad What is the vision and mission of the SFSO (Self Finance School Management Association) Rajkot, Gujarat? We have 9000 schools who are associated with us. We try to solve the problem of admin along with the government and ensure that together we transform the academic education. In this association all the schools share their achievements and discuss the new systems and technologies of the education. We conduct different seminars and programs to do so. Our aim is to ensure that children study well and learn life skills as per the new education policy. In the present education system students become machines, we have to build a human being and instill empathy, make sure they learn the languages well. When children will have sympathy then it’ll benefit our nation. The schools must together instill on the students to become a good citizen and work for the development of the nation. You must also organize these types of events quite often so that everyone comes together and discuss for the betterment of the education. What is the importance of sports in the school education specially when during covid we shifted to online and digital education? Sports plays a very crucial role because if our health is fine then our mind will be fine. It’ll help in the mental growth and bring in a lot of energy in a child. So, sports should be given due importance in schools. The more there will be experiment in terms of technology and along with different activities the more it’ll benefit the child. I’m happy to inform you that ArdorComm Media has recently celebrated it’s first anniversary, any message would you like to give to ArdorComm Media? The initiative ArdorComm Media has taken and the event you have done here, I wish you continue to the same again and again. We have learned a lot from this summit through knowledge sharing and I wish more and more people get associated in these types of initiatives in future.  

“We are a forward-looking organization and we think that teachers are our core and by implementing the best available resources, by implementing the best available technology we think that we definitely can make a lot of impact in the Indian education system,” says Anantha Krishnan B., CEO-Operations, Kalorex Group, Ahmedabad, Gujarat in an interview with Chandan Anand, Founding Editor, ArdorComm Media Group at the ‘ArdorComm New Normal – Education Leadership Summit & Awards 2022’ #ELSAGujarat #ELSAAhmedabad You having such a renowned institution under Kalorex brand you have DPS also and other institutions what is the vision and the mission behind taking this league forward in implementing the school educations across Gujarat? Well thank you for this opportunity in fact Kalorex is a 27-year-old organization in the field of Education founded by Dr Manjula Pooja Shroff who is a visionary, a President of India awardee. Dr Shroff’s vision is very clear that she wants to reach out to every section of the society to give the best of education to whatever best possible way. She’s a very forward-looking lady in terms of she tries to implement anything and everything that comes new into the technology segment new into the academic segment, upskilling, reskilling. So, we are a forward-looking organization and we think that teachers are our core and by implementing the best available resources by implementing the best available technology we think that we definitely can make a lot of impact in the Indian education system so that’s the primary objective of the organization. We are 40 plus institution group right so we run preschools, K-12 schools under the brand name of Delhi Public School and Calorex Public Schools and Calorex International Schools and we also have a online initiative called as eKal which is an anywhere learning platform wherein we integrate the best use of technology along with the contemporary teaching styles and we also provide skill development and other required fields which a professional today in the working environment would require plus we are also into the animation segment right so we have something called as the Yali animation series, it’s live on the MX Player for kids so Yali is a mascot, it has got a few characteristics which we believe that every child and every teacher should imbibe into so that’s what the idea behind Yali. Covid was a tough time for everybody across the country but then we being a visionary in terms of being in the forefront of education we were one among the initial implementers of online learning and online technology so our schools are doing fairly well in that particular segment. And we also are doing a lot of new I should say research across how to imbibe technology in a better sense and into a more inclusive and immersive way in the classrooms. As you have been a part of many events before as well how does this kind of gathering where you have the technology partners, the academicians and even the government, support in overall development of a society of education? See any forward movement that you look across in the society today has to have multiple pillars, so all the pillars you just name, government is one pillar the institutions are the second pillars the technology partners are the third pillars so it’s a combined and a collaborative effort. The Indian government is a visionary government so they’re trying to bring in the new NEP the new stuff in learning, the edtech partners are trying to bring in the best of technologies and we are the institutions we’re trying to adapt these technologies and ultimately, it’s the learner who is going to benefit so that’s the primary idea. So, all segments are looking forward towards the initiative like the one that you have done today as an initiative to bring in all these partners together. It’s a fantastic initiative I think Ahmedabad of late has not been seeing much after covid so I think you are one among the forerunners to bring this event to Ahmedabad I thank you very much on to it and I congratulate you for this beautiful event and looking forward for such beautiful events in the future too. Just to inform that we have recently completed our one year of existence and our first anniversary was being celebrated recently, any message would you like to give for ArdorComm Media Group? ArdorComm is a team of young entrepreneurs and edupreneurs so keep up the good job. You’re doing a fantastic job I’ve been into a couple of events of yours, your speakers are really good they talk a lot of varied subjects the ideas and the information that you gather across these events are really fantastic. Keep doing your research and do this wonderful job thank you very much.