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Tributes of Love and Naduvattom DRAFT NATIONAL EDUCATION Affection: Reminis- Gopalakrishnan, POLICY 2020 – COMMENTS cences of Prof. V.I. T.P. Sankarankutty Subramoniam Nair & C.S. Hariharan 1. Introduction : “Vision of this Policy” (Concluding paragraph in “Introduction”) : (Eds.) 4. Index of Kanassa Puthussery Ambitiously, the “Vision” envisages that the Ramayanam Ramachandran learners in India should be equipped with a “deep-rooted pride in being Indian”, as well as 5. The Dravidian Culture T.K. Krishna Menon “reflecting a truly global citizen”. The and its Diffusion “fundamental principles that will guide the 6. The Mother Goddess T. Madhava Menon educational system at large ( sic !), as well as in Bengal and in the individual institutions within it” have been Kerala listed in the preceding paragraphs that declare 7. 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