In A First, Dalai Lama Launches Government's Happiness Curriculum To Be Taught In Schools

Just recently, Dalai Laman launched government's happiness curriculum along with Arvind Kejriwal and Manish Sisodia at the Thyagraj Stadium.

¡°Modern education was only inculcating materialistic values which was not sufficient,¡± said the Dalai Lama at the launch of government¡¯s Happiness Curriculum on Monday, reports Hindu.

According to Lama, the book explores the intricacies of common sense and scientific finding more than ancient Indian knowledge to provide moral education not based on religion. At the event, Lama further stressed the importance of education to create a healthy mind that can deal with an emotional crisis and negative emotions.

Adding his two cents, Kejriwal said that this curriculum could be the next phase in Delhi's education revolution.

¡°In the first phase, we did a lot to improve infrastructure and teacher training and cleanliness. Now, our top priority will be implementing the ¡®happiness curriculum¡¯ in the schools in an effective manner to produce happy, creative and brilliant students, who will be able to counter evils like corruption, terrorism and to make the world a better place to live in,¡± he said.

Delhi CM #ArvindKejriwal & #DalaiLama launch ¡®Happiness Curriculum¡¯ for national capital govt schools. pic.twitter.com/cBkB6Uahb9

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The Happiness Curriculum is designed to help students understand the true essence of happiness. Students from nursery to class eight will have a 45-minute-long class on the subject every day. Each class would and start with 5 minutes of meditation, aiming to bring an end to modern-day problems.

This curriculum has been designed by a team of 40 educationalists.