Planting the First Seeds

ATTN,Kolkata, 12 December 2025: The Bhaktivedanta Research Center (BRC), in collaboration with the Management & Entrepreneurship and Professional Skills Council (MEPSC), announced a national initiative to strengthen India’s Early Childhood Care and Education ecosystem at a ceremony held at the Calcutta Press Club Maidan Tent. The initiative aims to build an inclusive ECCE framework and professionalize early childhood education across the country.At the event, Shaleni Biswas, Managing Director of EasyNotes Stationery Pvt. Ltd., was appointed Torch Bearer of the MEPSC–BRC Pre-School Facilitators and Caregivers Program. Supported by EasyNotes and implemented by Nalanda Learning Systems, the pan-India program will train thousands of pre-school facilitators and caregivers through structured, competency-based modules aligned with inclusive early learning needs.Speaking at the ceremony, Sumanta Rudra, Director of the Bhaktivedanta Research Center, said the initiative marks an important milestone in reimagining early childhood education in India and expressed confidence that Biswas’s leadership would inspire educators nationwide.Accepting the responsibility, Shaleni Biswas said she was honoured to champion a mission focused on strengthening children’s foundational years, adding that empowering caregivers and educators would help deliver quality early education to every corner of India.Spiritual mentor and leadership coach Prabhu Aradhya (Bhagvan Das) described service to children as service to humanity and congratulated BRC, MEPSC, and their partners for the initiative. Tamal Mukherjee, Founder Director of Nalanda Learning Systems, said the collaboration brings together skill development, technology, and strong on-ground execution to ensure scale, quality, and measurable impact across all states.