Who launched the e-learning platform 'Bharat Vidya' is an online learning platform for Oriental and South Asian Studies on 21 September 2022?

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Correct Answer : Nirmala Sitharaman

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman launched Bharat Vidya(https://bharatvidya.in/), an online learning platform for Oriental and South Asian studies, in Pune Wednesday(21st Sep 2022).

Designed and developed by the Bhandarkar Oriental Research Institute (BORI), Bharat Vidya is a first-of-its-kind online platform, which will offer both free and paid courses covering various aspects of Indology pertaining to art, architecture, philosophy, language and science.

To begin with, six courses – Veda Vidya, Bharatiya Darshanshashtra, Sanskrit learning, 18 Parvas of Mahabharata, Fundamentals of Archaeology and Kalidasa and Bhasha – have been announced.

Many courses have been designed on the lines of National Education Policy (NEP) 2020. BORI has collaborated with a few Indian and foreign universities for awarding credits for some of its courses..

Source : Indian Express

Published On : September 24, 2022

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