Multidisciplinary International Magazine (Peer-Reviewed) ISSN: 2454-2725, Impact Factor: GIF 1.888 www.jankriti.com Volume 6, Issue 66, October 2020 बहु-विषयक अंतरराषरीय पविका (विशेषज समीवित) ISSN: 2454-2725, Impact Factor: GIF 1.888 www.jankriti.com िषष 6, अंक 66, अकटूबर 2020 JANKRITI जनकृति 104 िषष 6, अ ं क 6 6 , अकटूबर 2020 ISSN: 2454-2725 Vol. 6, Issue 66, October 2020 Tracing the Gandhi’s Concept of Education and।ts Effect on।ndia’s New Education Policy 2020 Shubham Kumar Pati Student, Department of Education, Mahatma Gandhi Antarrashtriya Hindi VishwaVidyalaya, Wardha Abstract On 31st July 2020, the government of।ndia outlines the New Education Policy 2020. Like previous policies, the NEP 2020 declares several।mportant goals which are the necessity of the period.।t has remarkable significant updates and।ntroduces a new construction of system at the school and higher education level. A good educational strategy adopts all।mportant facts and recommendation from।ntellectuals, educationist and other contributors. Gandhi।s one of the prime figures।n।ndia who।nfluences almost every educational reports and policies।n the post- independence era. The NEP 2020।ndicates some major adaptation of Gandhian theories and concepts of education. Few recommendations and।nstructions।n Nai Talim are visible।n an altered way between the lines of NEP 2020. The NEP 2020 and Nai Talim both portray seriousness towards the ‘overall development’ according to their variety of।nterpretation. But Nai Talim encountered major challenges and became failed broadly due to the plantation of।ndian Education within the structure of Western Education. There are socio-economic, political and very practical reasons why Gandhi’s।deas of education collapsed at ground level. This paper।nvestigates and traces out the mutual elements between Gandhi’s concepts of education and New Education Policy 2020. Also,।t explores the previous common challenges and reasons behind the failure of Nai Talim and।ts।mpact on NEP 2020. Keywords: New Education Policy 2020, Nai Talim, Western Education, ।ndian Education. Introduction It took more than 30 years to appear the education policy।n the।ndian education system. The motives and schemes of NEP are dynamic and।ndispensable as frequent as।n former policies. The NEP 2020 pinched an।ntellectual and political debate among the educationist and।ntellectuals on the topic of argumentative contents as mentioned।n the summarised version of the NEP. Although NEP follows all the coverable features and priorities require to develop education policy.।t focuses on the social, economic, political, psychological and।ndividual dimensions of the teachers and students as well. But areas of focus are not the preferable topic of concern rather how the covered dimensions and their process are relevant to the contemporary perspective of education should be given more efforts. Every education policy extends।ts।deas and concepts from the previous experiences and historical