Muthar J
As per the Prime Minister Narendra Modi, ‘Hard work never brings fatigue. It brings satisfaction.’ For the last seventy years of independent India, there has not been any significant effort to discuss the issue of stress that students go through during examinations. It was Prime Minister Narendra Modi who invented an innovative platform of ‘Pariksha Pe Charcha’ (PPC) in 2018 with a vision to bring together students, teachers and parents from across the country in order to create a stress free environment for the students appearing for various examinations.
‘Pariksha Pe Charcha’ is one of the cornerstones never imagined by anyone other than Prime Minister, Narendra Modi highly required for students who have been rightly called ‘Exam Warriors’ by him. ‘Pariksha Pe Charcha’ has fostered an environment, where the unique individuality of each child is celebrated, encouraged and allowed to express itself fully.
Why PPE is important: The interaction of PM Narendra Modi with the students under ‘Pariksha Pe Charcha’ before their examinations has boosted not only their confidence but has created a stress free-environment for them after interacting or witnessing the interaction with the Prime Minister from North to South, from East to West throughout the country. The student interactions with the Prime Minister under PPC emphasize the mantra of Prime Minister that ‘exams are not a life and death situation but must be viewed as one of the many opportunities to seek out more challenges rather than running away from them’. This mantra has not only created a positive approach among the students but has created the same among the parents. The PPC not only embodies the essence of a participatory model of governance and development but takes into account the feedback and concerns that are shared by the students, parents, and teachers.
During the previous PPC, when Prime Minister Narendra Modi said, “You are not talking to the Prime Minister of India, you are talking to a friend’ creates a conducive environment for discussing the importance of stress-free examinations. The various quotes during the previous PPE’s by the Prime Minister like ‘connect with your children, know their likes and dislikes’ will definitely bridge the generation gap. The previous editions of ‘Pariksha Pe Charcha’ have witnessed tremendous participation from students, parents, and teachers alike. The use of interactive and pictorial activities has not only encouraged participation but also aided the use of thought-provoking and enjoyable activities that hadhelped absorb concepts through practical means.
The theme based PPC every year revolves around many things making students more informative and instructional. The themes selected for this year’s PPC like Know Your Freedom Fighters, Our Culture is our Pride, My Book My Inspiration, My Life My Health, Enabling Learning Environment, My Child My Teacher etc. will not only inspire the studentsbut will also make them learn about our freedom movement, culture, life and health etc. PPC is thus, a multilateral platform in terms of various themes selected under it. The vision of NEP-2020 is that education should be value based to make good citizens and instead of coming first in the race of marks, the students should be motivated to acquire knowledge. So, come and join the sixth edition of ‘Pariksha Pe Charcha’ and talk to your best friend, the Prime Minister of India for exam stress management.
(The author is a former lecturer at School Education Department, J&K).
