hyderabad the annual principals seminar organised by times nie on its 25th anniversary in association with edusports was held in the city on friday to promote holistic education among children and to encourage them to take part in sportsthe seminar attended by principals of several schools in the city concluded with several educationists think tanks and dignitaries supporting holistic education for childrenduring the meet panelists supported the need for stressing on overall development of the childa child should be allowed to grow not just in academics but in moral values and other fields like physical education a holistic development is required said pullela gopichand badminton champion and coachsome panelists also stressed the need for schools to encourage education modules where overall development of the child is ensured the real purpose of education should be to bring about a complete development of students character said v raghunathan chief executive gmr foundation the other panelists were kingshuk nag resident editor the times of india and meer waqiruddin khaleeq head business development edusports