The Indian L&D industry seems to be in the crossroads. Some original thinkers have cropped up, and most of these are using the wealth contained in religion, and mythology. Not a bad idea considering that a vast majority of Indians have heard the grandma tales for generations and have grown with a deep belief in symbolic manifestation of life and it's nuances. What is good about this approach is that the tech savvy youngsters undergoing tectonic changes in beliefs values and attitude may have some traditional influence to retain the Indian character.
Our ancient sages and seers were qualified to use different learning techniques ranging from Gurukul discourses, to debates in kingdoms, from Self control to mind control, from active team effort to individual competency besides using all learning methods such as visual through art forms, auditory through songs and bhajans, kinesthetics through dance form and plays, festival participation such as rituals creating a knowledge bank which has survived the vagaries of time.
While the western world has provided concepts , we have perfected the art of systemic execution.
Time is ripe to marry the best of both worlds.
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