India, Sept. 6 -- Chanting mantras, practising yoga and meditating -that is how students will begin their day in NDMC schools while teachers impart education following the classical Guru-Shishya model.
This is part of the 'Vikas Bhi, Virasat Bhi' curriculum launched by Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta at the Talkatora Stadium here on Thursday, the eve of Teachers' Day. Fifteen teachers were felicitated at the event for their contribution to education.
The 'Vikas Bhi, Virasat Bhi' initiative seeks to integrate India's cultural heritage into modern education that would benefit more than 28,000 students across NDMC-run schools.
According to the curriculum document, students will now recite Sanskrit mantras such as the Gayatri Mantra, Sarasw...