Pranab Mukherjee, President of India, has called for educators to encourage the use of technology in the classroom as well as other more traditional educational aspects and “civilisational values” such as tolerance and compassion. The Prime Minister also said that he was looking forward to working with his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi on a range of issues including education, science and technology, youth employment and economic development.
Pranab Mukherjee, President of India, has called for educators to encourage the use of technology in the classroom as well as other more traditional educational aspects and “civilisational values” such as tolerance and compassion. In a series of Tweets on 5 September, Mukherjee encouraged teachers to build their students’ technological knowledge and utilise new educational methodologies to create a modern approach to educating India’s youth.