Q. .Consider the following statements about the concept of ‘Nai Talim’ during pre-independence period:
1. The idea was proposed by Maulana Abul Kalam Azad in 1937.
2. The concept laid emphasis on making mother tongue as the medium of instruction in addition to free compulsory education to the students..
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Answer: B
Notes:
About Nai Talim:
- The phrase Nai Talim is a combination of two words: Nai Means ‘New’ and Talim – a Urdu word-means ‘Education’.
- Mahatma Gandhi introduced the concept of Nai Talim in 1937.
- The concept laid emphasis on making mother tongue as the medium of instruction in addition to free compulsory education and skill training to the students.
- The concept was based on four basic principles:
- Education or learning in mother tongue along with handicraft work;
- Work should be linked with most useful vocational needs of the locality;
- Learning should be linked with vocational work;
- Work should be socially useful and productive.
Source: EPIC January 2022
