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SGPC to introduce divinity in its schools
WSN Network

PATIALA: The SGPC education unit has decided to introduce a divinity course in its affiliate schools. The course will combine theory and practical knowledge in an effort to educate students on the values encouraged by various religious scriptures. “Teachings from the Guru Granth Sahib, the Bhagwad Gita, the Holy Quran and Buddhism will be covered from Class I to X,” an SGPC official said. SGPC president Avtar Singh Makkar has approved a draft proposal of the initiative and the course is to operate as a full-scale subject, with proper examinations, in the 2009 academic  session.

Complaining that modern education ignores ethics, SGPC education director Gurmohan Singh Walia said, “The next generation should know what yoga and bhangra is. They should know what ‘Sat Sri Akal’ means and many other basic things of life.” Over 50,000 students attend SGPC-runs schools in Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Mumbai and Himachal Pradesh. The organization also plans to introduce the divinity class into the colleges it manages in these regions after applying to the University Grants Commission.

11 February 2009
 

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