Dehradun, Sept. 4 -- The New Education Policy is the much-awaited breeze of fresh air. On this Teachers' Day, I cannot but help feel good about some sweeping reforms that NEP 2020 has to offer.

I begin by talking about the universalisation of early childhood care education as a more than welcome inclusion. Research shows that 80% of a child's brain develops by the age of five. Training the current Anganwadi workers/teachers through a systematic effort in accordance with the pedagogical framework developed by NCERT to prepare an initial cadre of high-quality ECCE teachers in Anganwadis implies strong Aganwadis and preschools which in turn means a strong, solid, and broad foundation for the emotional cognitive, physical and social developm...