On the first day of the programme, Dr MSM Rawat, Advisor to the Ministry of Higher Education, Uttarakhand was invited as Chief Guest. The FDP was inaugurated by Lamp Lighting by the chief guest Dr Rawat, Hon’ble Chancellor of the University Shri Jitender Joshi, Vice-Chancellor of University Prof (Dr) Dharam Buddhi and Dean SLA, Dr Shravan Kumar, HoD Mass Communication, Dr Jitendra Sinha. The Chancellor welcomed the guests by offering the saplings. The Welcome Address was delivered by Prof (Dr) Shravan Kumar, Dean SLA who shared the vision and mission of the School of Liberal Arts. Prof (Dr) Dharam Buddhi addressed the members of faculty and encouraged them to undertake more quality research. Hon’ble Chancellor of the University then offered the motivational words for the gathering. The technical session began with a workshop taken by Dr MSM Rawat workshop on ‘Reforms and Perspectives in Higher Education’ followed by a lecture by Prof (Dr) JP Pachauri. The guests talked about the nuances of the National Education Policy and how universities can implement it to design student-centric pedagogy. The event was closed with a vote of thanks by Mr Paridhi Joshi. The event proved to be a great success. The FDP aimed to highlight the nuances of the National Education Policy and how universities can implement it to design student-centric pedagogy. Through this FDP, the members of faculty were acquainted with the Reforms and Perspectives in Higher Education and were encouraged to undertake more quality research in the field. The keynote speakers for the FDP from National Level were:
1) Dr MSM Rawat, Advisor to Ministry of Higher Education, UK, Former Vice Chancellor, HNB Garhwal University
2) Prof JP Pachauri, Vice Chancellor, Himalayiya University
3) Prof Asheesh Srivastava, Founder, Dean and Head, School of Education, MGCU, Motihari, Bihar
4) Dr Ami U. Upadhyay, Vice Chancellor, Babasaheb Ambedkar Open University, Gujarat
5) Dr Ankit Joshi, Teacher Educator- SCERT, Uttarakhand
6) Dr M. Srinivasan, Founder and Chairman of GEAR Foundation
7) Dr Devendra Bhasin, Ex-Principal DAV PG College, Dehradun
8) Dr Mohd Akhtar Siddiqui , Ex-Chairman, NCTE Govt of India, Prof of Education, IASE, F/O Education, Jamia Millia Islamia Central University, New Delhi
On a concluding note, Dean, SLA proposed a vote of thanks to all the guest speakers and the participants for making it a success. The FDP was coordinated by Dr Reeta Rautela, Head, the School of Liberal Arts, Dr Jitendra Sinha, Head, the Journalism and Mass Communication and Dr Pinky Chugh. All the members of the faculty participated in the FDP.
