Mahatma Gandhi promoted the educational program called Nai Talim.
Nai Talim, meaning “new education,” was Gandhi’s approach to basic education through productive craft, practical work, and the child’s mother tongue. It sought to connect intellectual learning with manual skill, community life, and self-reliance.
The idea was formally discussed at the Wardha educational conference in 1937. Gandhi believed education should develop the whole person rather than reproduce colonial patterns centered on examinations and clerical employment.
The Wardha Scheme is closely related and is often used for the educational plan developed from these ideas. Nai Talim is the broader name of Gandhi’s educational philosophy.