Webinar on Multilingualism and NEP 2020
The Dr Ramdas Pai Chair on Education in collaboration with Centre for Educational and Social Studies (CESS) is hosting a webinar on October 16, 2025, from 3:00-4:30 PM. Esteemed speaker Prof. Ajit Mohanty, Ph.D. (Alberta), Former Professor & ICSSR National Fellow, Chief Adviser, NMRC, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi and Fellow, Association of Psychological Science, USA will be speaking on Looking Beyond Multilingualism and NEP 2020: Multilingualism as a First Language (MFL).
About the Special Lecture Series
The Special Lecture Series of the Dr Ramdas Pai Chair on Education provides a platform for disseminating knowledge and fostering critical thinking on a range of topics within the liberal disciplines. The series targets students, academics, and individuals interested in exploring complex issues and developing a comprehensive understanding of contemporary challenges. The Chair invites eminent scholars from throughout the world to help accomplish these goals.
About the Topic
While NEP 2020 assigns a central role to mother tongue (MT) in education for multilingualism, it also finds MT to be elusive. How is MT related to multilingualism and children’s multilingual repertoire? Is the three-language-formula in the NEP workable? How well does the NEP address the transition from MT to multilingualism? These and related questions are taken up in this presentation which seeks to offer conceptualization of Multilingualism as a First Language (MFL) as a basis for a dynamic model of Multilingual Education.
Please fill in the Registration form to ensure your access. The attached poster has QR code. Kindly scan the QR code to join the webinar or use the webinar link given below.
Registration Link
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Webinar Link on MS Team
Meeting ID: 452 697 809 013 2
Passcode: ZD9Yb9ZV
Please ensure to join the session 5 minutes early.