Tushar Gandhi to inaugurate KSSP seminar
Social activist and the great-grandson of Mahatma Gandhi, Tushar Gandhi, will inaugurate the programme. KSSP president T.K. Meerabai will preside over the inaugural session.
The seminar, which will bring together prominent education experts and social activists, will focus on preserving federalism in education, defending democratic values and protecting the rights of States to regulate education within their jurisdictions, particularly against the backdrop of the National Education Policy 2020, the organisers said in a statement.
Former Vice-Chancellor of National University of Advanced Legal Studies N.K. Jayakumar will deliver a keynote address on 'University laws and dissenting opinions.' Former Kerala University Vice-Chancellor B. Ekbal will also speak at the session.
Another keynote session on 'Challenges in higher education and the path forward' will be led by Kerala Council for Historical Research chairperson K.N. Ganesh. Noted educationist R.V.G. Menon will also speak on the occasion.
Later, Mr. Gandhi and former Education Minister C. Raveendranath will deliver lectures under the aegis of the Kerala Vidyabhyasa Samithi.
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