India will soon be celebrating its 60th independence day. We had broken the shackles of slavery 60 years ago at the stroke of midnight. There surely have been a lot of changes that have taken place between these 60 years. Way back in 1947, we never had adequate food grains to feed the entire population, we had a mere literacy rate of 5%, we were an underdeveloped nation and totally backward in the field of science and technology, etc.
But today, we are categorized as a developing nation. We have been successful in attaining a literacy rate of 68%. By the virtue of green revolution, white revolution etc., we are slowly but steadily improving our capacity to feed the entire population. We have been able to make a mark in the field of science and technology along with many milestones in other fields. The world has surely realized our potential and we are now almost totally geared up to accomplish our sweet dream cum mission of being a developed nation and then a super-power.
But we must not feel discouraged given our country is only 60 years young and that we had 2 centuries of dreadful bondage. The time before is a saga of prosperity and rich heritage and so the righteous appellation “the golden bird of the world”.Such was the awe at the bountiful treasure which India possessed that every other nation coveted to own it. Gradually our country was drained of our richness and ultimately our freedom too. 60 years hence we have made every attempt to undo the wrongs and have been incredibly successful. But, still remain areas which have hardly shown significant evolution.
And that is the education system inherited we have held on to so dearly despite the well known fact that it had been established to produce only servile clerks. Its already too late and we must revamp this education system. We need that education system which develops our mind for rational thinking and not rote learning. Learning which transforms us into an informed citizen capable enough to contribute to the nation’s productivity in both growth and development terms, and not manufacture money-making machine. Let us pledge to help each other be a part of the evolution process of our education system.
Oxygen … a movement View
But today, we are categorized as a developing nation. We have been successful in attaining a literacy rate of 68%. By the virtue of green revolution, white revolution etc., we are slowly but steadily improving our capacity to feed the entire population. We have been able to make a mark in the field of science and technology along with many milestones in other fields. The world has surely realized our potential and we are now almost totally geared up to accomplish our sweet dream cum mission of being a developed nation and then a super-power.
But we must not feel discouraged given our country is only 60 years young and that we had 2 centuries of dreadful bondage. The time before is a saga of prosperity and rich heritage and so the righteous appellation “the golden bird of the world”.Such was the awe at the bountiful treasure which India possessed that every other nation coveted to own it. Gradually our country was drained of our richness and ultimately our freedom too. 60 years hence we have made every attempt to undo the wrongs and have been incredibly successful. But, still remain areas which have hardly shown significant evolution.
And that is the education system inherited we have held on to so dearly despite the well known fact that it had been established to produce only servile clerks. Its already too late and we must revamp this education system. We need that education system which develops our mind for rational thinking and not rote learning. Learning which transforms us into an informed citizen capable enough to contribute to the nation’s productivity in both growth and development terms, and not manufacture money-making machine. Let us pledge to help each other be a part of the evolution process of our education system.
Oxygen … a movement View
we really cannot achive any herculean task without the co operation of r fellowbeings. until and unless we wrk in a team, we cannot life the mountains or stop the seas....
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