Integrating Craft Education to Build Soulful Economy

About The Session

As a school or college tutor, do you think Craft Education is necessary? Beyond a hobby, Crafts also play an important role in preserving heritage & culture, does nation building, creates livelihood, encourages social inclusion & sustainable culture and gives employment to millions of people. Imparting craft education in younger generation can help generate pride of our own heritage & culture and help building a soulful economy. Institutions and nodal agencies in education need to play this crucial role by making it a part of mainstream curriculum and syllabus in schools, colleges and institutions. Better late than never, can this happen now?

Speakers

• Dr. Vandana Narang, Director, NIFT, Delhi
• Mr. Errol Pires Nelson, Master Ply-split Braider and Former Faculty, NID
• Dr. Toolika Gupta, Director, IICD