Education - To Make

Dear Readers ,

Here we are going to discuss the role of Education in our daily life as well as in growth of Economy.

This types of Topics are mainly asked in Interviews and all you must be aware of what are you doing. All of us doing Study, So we must be aware of it.  

Education is the most powerful weapon you can use to change the world - Nelson Mandela. The above famous quote sums up the cardinal importance of education and it is all the more true as far as our country is concerned. 

As a young democracy, India is growing in leaps and bounds on the education front. The farsightedness of the founders of the nation in providing ample importance to educational growth has paid rich dividends to us as a Nation. Historically, education occupied prominent position in India. The priestly class in ancient India studied to gain knowledge while the kshatriyas and the vaishyas studied for specific purposes like statecraft, warfare or running a business. The ancient learning systems were oriented towards earning a living. Internationally also India was the top destination for students from other countries coming in for higher studies. 

Nalanda, one of the biggest centres, had all the branches of knowledge, and housed up to 10,000 students at its peak. After Independence, the policy makers worked hard to transform the elitist system of education created by the British into a mass based system, built on principles of equality and social justice. Right to Education was made a fundamental right with the formulation of the Right to Education in 2009 and a National Education Policy was also announced.

Subsequently, policy makers tried to universalize education through measures like the Sarva Siksha Abhiyan and Mid Day Meal scheme. Today, India enjoys a pride of place in the international arena not only as a fast emerging economy but also as a vast pool of powerful human resource consisting of suitable and educated personnel. Highly educated, tech-savvy and scientifically trained Indian citizens are engaged in a variety of employments in every nook and corner of the world doing India proud. 

One of the note-worthy achievements over the years has been the increased literacy level. At the time of attaining freedom, India's literacy rate was just 12 per cent. Today, as per 2011 census, our literacy rate comes to 74.4 per cent. Kerala with 93.91 and Mizoram with 91.58 per cent lead and inspire other states to achieve further heights.