Jaipur. On the occasion of the birth anniversary of Savitribai Phule, a true social reformer and the first female teacher who opened first girl’s school in Maharastra, as a tribute to her, one day International symposium on "Recent Trends in Education and Its Relevance with Savitribai Phule’s ideas”, was organized by International Council for Education, Research and Training (ICERT) on the evening of January 03, 2023. Ms. Harsha Sharma welcomed all the delegates and gave a program overview.
Dr. Navneet Kaur, Chief Patron and Executive Director (Education) ICERT welcomed the Chief Guest & Symposium Chair Prof. (Dr.) Aruna Anchal, Executive Director (Research and Publication Department) ICERT, Dean and Head, Department of Education Baba Mastnath University Rothak, Guest of Honour, Prof. (Dr.) Mukesh Yadav, Professor, University of Engineering and Management, Jaipur and Keynote Speaker, Prof. (Dr.) Shalini Yadav, Professor, Department of English, CITM Jaipur.
Prof. (Dr.) Shalini Yadav gave an exclusive talk as Keynote Speaker on “Relevance of Savitribai Phule’s Writings in Education System”. She also recited some lines of the poems of Savitribai Phule emphasizing on Education and focus on learning English. She ended her deliberation with lines fromSavitribai’s most loved and valued poem-
Go, Get Education
Be self-reliant, be industrious
Work—gather wisdom and riches,
All gets lost without knowledge
We become animal without wisdom,
Sit idle no more, go, get education
End misery of the oppressed and forsaken,
You’ve got a golden chance to learn…
There were more than 325 listeners from within country and foreign lands in audience who were benefited from Dr. Yadav’s expertise and other guest speakers' valuable thoughts. Prof. (Dr.) Aruna Anchal gave concluding remarks and Valedictory speech.
Prof. (Dr.) Shalini Yadav received Savitribai Phule Excellence Award-2023 by the council for her valued contribution as an educationist, public-spirited persona and philosopher cum writer. At the end, Dr. Navneet Kaur proposed vote of thanks.
