Bhubaneswar: National Education Day was celebrated by Regional Institute of Education, Bhubaneswar on the birth anniversary of Maulana Abul Kalam Azad – India’s first Education Minister and great freedom movement leader.
The program was inaugurated by Prof. P.C. Agarwal, Principal of RIE, Bhubaneswar in the presence of faculty members and students.
In his address he highlighted the contributions of Maulana Abul Kalam Azad in different areas like national integration, universalisation of quality school education, inclusive and equitable education, promotion of higher education and art and culture.
Giving examples about the need of skills and experiential learning, he urged the prospective teachers to work for enhancing the quality of school education.
Students from different programmes Vaishnavi Kumari Sahu, Snigdha Suprangya, Avinash Kumar and G. Ratnapriya expressed their views presenting on the work of the great leader.
Prof.Sandhyarani Sahoo, Dean of Instructions, Prof.I.P. Gowramma of the Institute addressed the participants of the programme coordinated by Dr. Kalinga Ketaki.Dr. Pushaplata Negi presented the vote of thanks. Prof. Laxmidhar Behera, Head Department of Education,Prof Ritanjali Dash,Head Extension Education and other faculty members were present on the occasion.
