new delhi union home minister amit shah said on friday that the national education policy nep is rooted in bharatiyata indianness while assimilating a global perspective despite being an antidote to lord macaulays system of education designed to colonise our minds lord macaulay is credited with introducing the english education system to british colonies india being one of themthe national education policy is an antidote to macaulays system of education designed to colonise our minds it is in sync with the roots of the nation and has gained unprecedented acceptance from the entire country said shah marking two years of nep 2020he added that nep has clearly stated that a robust public education system is foundation of a thriving democratic nationthe new national education policy enriches knowledge and culture aligned with aspirations of our society said shah who launched a slew of initiatives related to education and skill development at a function to mark the ocassion in the presence of union education and skill development and entrepreneurship minister dharmendra pradhan in new delhithe union home minister further said indias educational aspiration is not only for earning degrees and certificates but also to achieve global good the purpose of education is to develop character empathy courage and prepare students to deal with challenges of life education can enable india to reach the pinnacle of success society is looking up to us with expectations and hope to make it happen shah saidhe once again laid stress on mother tongue saying its important to keep a childs thinking capability in mother tongue if we want to make india a hub of research and development the purpose of nep is to develop citizens who combine national pride with global good with the spirit of vasudhaiva kutumbakam we need to bring the quality of education on the lines of ancient nalanda and taxila universities where scholars from across the world used to come even though transportation was not so robust at the time he said adding knowledge creation and research are two points that the nep has focussed onthe ministry of education had said that the initiatives will cover the entire spectrum of education and skill development verticals including areas like digital education innovation synergising education and skill development teacher training and assessmentthe nep approved by the union cabinet in 2020 replaced the 34yearold national policy on education framed in 1986 and was aimed at paving the way for transformational reforms in school and higher education systems to make india a global knowledge superpower with inputs from agencies