From Our Special Correspondent
Daijiworld Media Network
Bengaluru, Jan 17: A day after the Republic Day celebrations, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be holding the nation-wide "Parisha Pe Charcha" with thousands of students at New Delhi’s Talkatora Sports Stadium and the State Primary and Secondary Education Minister B C Nagesh has made all arrangements for the students from standards 9 to 12 of Karnataka to make use of the opportunity of interacting with Modi.
The minister, who held a discussion with the Education Department officials on Tuesday, said arrangements are being for installing LED screens in all schools to enable the students to take part and benefit from the sixth edition of Pariksha Pe Charcha with prime minister.
"Students must come out of stress, tension and pressures over the examinations and must happily and with interest answer the examinations,’’ Nagesh said
The minister explained that the questions from students as also their parents by letter or through online will be answered by the prime minister and suggestions to boldly answer the examinations will be useful to the students.
The students or their parents can send their queries, doubts and requests to the prime minister through the website: https://www.mygov.in/ppc.2023 and the prime minister will answer selected questions, the minister said.
Nagesh asked the officials to install big LED screens in the schools and encourage all students and even their parents to participate.
"Leave your stress and nervousness behind and get ready to set those butterflies in your stomach,’’ the official website of the Union Government said, and pointed out that the prime minister’s ‘’massively popular interaction will not only have students but also parents and teachers.’’
The website says: "you too can get a chance to hang out with one of the most inspiring prime ministers ever, ask him for tips, seek advice...you could even pose questions you always wanted answers for.’’
"Pariksha Pe Charcha is part of the larger movement - ‘Exam Warriors’ - led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, to create a stress-free atmosphere for youngsters. "It is a movement driven by Modi's efforts to bring together students, parents, teachers and the society to foster an environment where the unique individuality of each child is celebrated, encouraged and allowed to express itself fully Inspiring this movement is Prime Minister Narendra Modi's pathbreaking, bestselling book 'Exam Warriors'.
Through this book, the Prime Minister outlined a refreshing approach to education. Knowledge and holistic development of students are given primary importance. "The prime minister urges everyone to put exams in the right perspective, rather than making it a life-and-death situation punctuated by undue stress and pressure. Learning should be an enjoyable, fulfilling and endless journey - this is the message of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's book.
The Exam Warriors module on NaMo App adds an interactive tech element to the Exam Warriors movement. It communicates the core messages of each mantra that the Prime Minister has written in the book 'Exam Warriors'.
"This module is not just for youngsters but also for parents and teachers. Everyone can imbibe the mantras and concepts that the Prime Minister wrote in Exam Warriors since each mantra is pictorially represented. The module also has thought-provoking but enjoyable activities that help absorb concepts through practical means,’’ says the website.