Imbibing Human Values and Ethics

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As we celebrate 75 years of Independence, we also cherish the Indian values. We have the oldest civilization and Indian values are keeping its culture alive. The new National Education Policy (NEP 2020), has brought significant changes and has tried to revive our roots to re-instill the feelings of pride into students as part of education system. Human values and ethics have been incorporated in the syllabi of higher education in all the streams.

The teaching of values and ethics is important in higher education. 'Man making, character building, nation building' as espoused by Swami Vivekananda is the need of the hour. Human values are integral part of one's personality and also affect employability quotient. It is about building leadership qualities among students, who are our future.

This book is an attempt to put together the human values and ethics which can be easily understood and imbibed by the students. Through this reading they will definitely be able to connect with themselves and with their environment better and also would value the deep rooted beliefs of Indian culture and ethos.

Prof. Dr. Charu Lata Singh is Dean and Professor of Journalism & Mass Communication in Vivekananda School of Journalism and Mass Communication, Vivekananda Institute of Professional Studies (VIPS) affiliated to GGSIP University, Delhi. With education background of Political Science and Journalism and Mass Communication, for last 22 years, she has been contributing to the field of media education. Recently, her book on Corporate Communication: Indian Case Studies has been published by Routledge, UK. She has 12 edited, authored and co- authored Books; 17 Chapters and around 30 paper publications in journals of repute to her credit. She received award for best research paper by PRSI. She is reviewer for various research journals and is a resource person to various universities and organizations.

She has received a number of awards. She has two copyrights awarded to her by Govt of India. Awarded twice 'Iconic Women Creating Better World for All' by World 'Women Economic Forum' (WEF). She was awarded for stellar contribution to the field of media and communication education by Global Media education Council (GMEC). She has also been awarded and honored by various other bodies for her contributions to the society.

She is widely travelled to 21 countries for personal and professional reasons. She has keen interest in the study of Indian cultural values and is a poet at heart.

India has seen tremendous growth in its higher education landscape since Independence. From about 20 universities, we now have about 1040 universities. About 135 are regarded as Institutions of National Importance (INI). Though the higher education system has scaled high, there are concerns from multiple quarters about the quality and relevance of the education we impart to our students. Is it the higher packages or the character of the students that is important for the national growth, are the questions which are being asked.

Somewhere on the way, our education has not been able to build-in the values which actually shape the students. The moral and value education classes got a back seat with the passage of the time. It is an irony that the intelligentsia, while preparing the curricula in a way replaced the moral education with sex education with the pressing times of advancement in education.

The Indian cultural values already were left behind when Macaulay laid down the education system for India during British regime, which specifically talked about destroying the Indian culture and values, as it would help them rule over Indians. The Indians bereft of Indian values became enslaved to British supremacy propagated through Indian education system.