Sonam Wangchuk, Who Inspired ¡®3 Idiots¡¯, Visits Delhi Government School To Attend Happiness Class

Sonam Wangchuk, who inspired the movie ¡®3 Idiots, visited a Delhi Government school to attend the happiness class. He was accompanied by Odisha's Education Minister Samir Ranjan.

"Education is as much about software as it is about the hardware. Delhi's government school infrastructure is commendable but today I am very impressed by the work being done on children's mental wellbeing. Governments across states must rise above politics and work towards introducing such programs," Wangchuk said.

Deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia accompanied the duo during their visit to Sarvodaya Kanya Vidyalaya in West Vinod Nagar.

Along with Odisha School & Mass Education Minister, Sameer Ranjan Dash, Renowned Educationist from Ladakh Sonam Wangchuk (inspiration of 3 Idiots character played by Aamir Khan) visited Delhi Govt School with Dy CM & @Minister_Edu @msisodia. pic.twitter.com/6yiLdvhnzz

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Sonam Wangchuk, also known as Phunsuk wangdu (role played by Amir khan in 3 idiots) the engineer turned entrepreneur & education reformer visited a Delhi govt school and appreciated the govt education system.@msisodia pic.twitter.com/r2NPZFaDLg

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"What I have genuinely observed today is that children are happy. Happiness Curriculum is helping children concentrate better on their studies. I want to congratulate Mr Sisodia and his government. I will go back to Odisha and speak with my chief minister about implementing this program in our schools," the Odisha minister said.

Delhi government schools organise a 45-minute Happiness class every day. The class, launched in 2018, teaches children to be emotionally strong, increasing confidence and happiness in children.

The Delhi government is celebrating a fifteen-day long "Happiness Utsav" in its schools on completion of an year of the happiness curriculum.

The students relax and meditate to begin the day instead of scratching their heads to solve math sums. They exchange ideas and discuss about anything and everything with each other. After those 45 minutes, the books come out.

Recently, Meghalaya's Education Minister Lahkmen Rymbui, along with Delhi's Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia, visited a Delhi government student and was a student in a "happiness class".