A day before the Gyan Kumbh starts, the minister of state for higher education Dhan Singh Rawat said while addressing a press conference at Patanjali Yog Peeth on Friday that the congregation would be the first in the realm of education.
“This is going to be the first of its kind congregation in the field of education. We have received confirmation from 10 state ministers of higher education. In all, five technical sessions would be held during the two- day Kumbh.”
“The first session would be inaugurated by the President. The session involving the vice- chancellors of the universities would be held for three hours. Another session would be held with the participation of directors of IITs and NITs. Besides, a separate session would be addressed by UGC chairman. The closing session would be chaired by the chief minister of Uttar Pradesh Yogi Adityanath.”
Speaking to The Pioneer, the vice- chancellor of the host University of Patanjali, Acharya Balkrishna said, “The focus of the Gyan Kumbh is to re-establish our age-old education system and to rid ourselves of the Macaulay-introduced system of education.”
“In all, 500 principals, 300 research scholars and 250 toppers from different educational institutions from across the country would be staying in Patanjali Yog Peeth for the two days. We have put into place all the arrangements for the participants,” added Balkrishna.