Authors: Amitesh Sarkar
Abstract: Swami Vivekananda's vision of education focuses on character building, character upliftment, spiritual consciousness and the integral development of the individual. In contemporary India, the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 takes a few cues from these by prioritising value-based education, character development and social awareness. The current research paper discusses the significance and possibility of putting Vivekananda's educational strategies into practice for promoting peace and moral values in the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020. Descriptive and analytical analyses of secondary data such as policy documents, conceptual and literature reviews are used in this paper. Comparative analysis is used to assess the compatibility of Vivekananda’s philosophical approach to the goals of NEP 2020. For example, quantitative representation is used to demonstrate improvement in the measures such as student behaviour, moral evolution, emotional quotient and peace in society. The findings indicate that inclusion of Vivekananda's principles of education in current policies has a beneficial effect on the moral development of the students and is a tool in establishing a peaceful and value-based society.
