Amit Shah inaugurates Acharyakulam of Patanjali Vidyapeeth

Hardwar, Oct 29: Bharatiya Janata party National President Amit Shah inaugurated Acharyakulam at Baba Ramdev’s Patanjali Yogapeeth. He said that Yogaguru Baba Ramdev has paved the way for freedom from Macaulay’s education system of education by offering an alternative.

Shah said that Vedic education synthesizing modern and Vedic education would be the best alternative to modern system of education.

By making the option of Vedic education in the form of this institution, Baba Ramdev has shown us the way out to counter Macaulay’s divisive education system that was founded during the British occupation of India, Shah said.

Thomas Babington Macaulay was a British officer and played a major role in the introduction of English as the medium of instruction for education in India.

Assuring that the BJP governments in the states and at the Centre will give all support to Patanjali Yogpeeth in its mission of giving an alternative education system to the country, Shah said the Vedic system of education alone could ensure the holistic growth of students.

Alleging that Macaulay’s system of education introduced by the British had divided the society, Shah said the Centre will consider setting up a board at the national level to promote Vedic education in the country.

“Acharyakulam” claims to combine Vedic education with English and modern concepts to enable its students to survive in a competitive environment.

Yoga guru Ramdev and Uttarakhand Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat were also present at the function here.

RSS sahkaryavah Bhaiyyaji Suresh said by opening an institution which combines modern concepts with Vedic education, Baba Ramdev has taken a revolutionary step.