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Varanasi, 19 February (HS). A comprehensive plan focusing on all round development has been implemented in Banaras Hindu University for the development and welfare of the students. It includes workshops and sessions for students as well as teachers on various aspects of mental well-being and health. In the session, there is also an emphasis on the teacher being capable and competent in better understanding the various aspects of psychological challenges. A workshop was organized for policy makers and top academic administrators of the university on Monday.
About 40 participants participated in the workshop, including Vice Chancellor Prof. Sudhir Kumar Jain was also present. As well as Registrar Prof. Arun Kumar Singh, Directors of Institutes, Heads of Faculty, and other senior officers of the University also participated enthusiastically. Various activities took place in the workshop with the help of the organization 'Manas'. This included staging short plays, expressing to the audience the mental state of the youth of a certain period of time, etc.
The participants brainstormed on various aspects and also shared their ideas on how to bridge the gap between lack of psychological literacy and self-awareness. During the conduct of the session, Meenakshi Kirtane, Founder Director of Manas Sanstha, said that the effort of the workshop is to make the top leadership of the institute aware and active about various aspects of mental health at the personal level, in the context of students, and institutionally. He also said that the mentally healthy institute will create measures, initiatives, and opportunities for the welfare and guidance of its students. Meenakshi Keertane said that this would be possible only when our educational administrators are enriched with the necessary capabilities and skills.
Vice Chancellor Prof. Sudhir Kumar Jain said that with changing times, teacher-student relations have also changed. As the society is changing, the needs and requirements of the students have also changed. In such a situation, we will also have to adapt ourselves to the concerns of the students and see what other methods we should adopt for their all-round development. Pro. Jain said that this workshop suggests a solution to this basic issue.