NEW EDUCATION POLICY 2020: FOUNDATION OF A NATION BASED ETHICS AND HUMAN VALUES

Education is the discipline that is concerned with methods of teaching and learning in schools or school-like environments as opposed to various non-formal and informal means of socialization like education through parent-child relationships.1 Education can be thought of as the transmission of the values and accumulated knowledge of a society. In this sense, it is equivalent to what social scientists term socialization or enculturation, the process whereby an individual learns to adjust to a group (or society) and behave in a manner approved by the group (or society). It essentially represents the whole process of learning and is a central influence on the behaviour, beliefs, and actions of an individual. 2 Education is designed to guide the children in learning a culture, moulding their behaviour in the ways of adulthood, and directing them towards their eventual role in society. The present paper is an overview of the concept of education in India, traditional Indian system of education, introduction of Western Education through English medium by British colonisers and consequent damage caused to the Indian society and culture.The paper also looks at the prospects of foundation of a nation based on ethics and human values by implementing the principles and the Vision of the National Education Policy 2020.