By Sneha Pande, (XI), CJM
What do you picturise when you think of the word India? Most of you would say unemployment, poverty, corruption, illiteracy. But I see beyond the horizon. I foresee India in all its glory. This is why when you ask me that education in India is an impossible dream, I instantaneously stand against it.
Kerala, a well known state of India, standing with a remarkable literacy rate of 92.83% is the best example of educational advancement, then why can’t every state of India be Kerala?
I very well acknowledge the fact that education to reach ‘all’; an overhaul has to happen on a large scale that can be undertaken only by an authority. Most of my friends would here speak of the widespread corruption and red tapism that our government is famous for, but we just cannot sit back and relax by making an making an excuse such as ‘the government does not do anything’.
Apart from this, there are quite a handful of young and enthusiastic entrepreneurs/ graduates who are gradually filtering this bad world of politics with the sole aim of making basic necessities such as education available to even the grass root level. I think all of us are aware that 21st July 2009 marked a remarkable day when the government introduced the Right to Education Bill which in August 2009 became an Act!Various NGOs like the Aarkay Education, Smile Foundation, & so on are working for the improvement of the education sector in India. Then, there are many incentive based education programmes, the most popular ones being the Midday Meals basically attracting the rural and not so well off people. Such incentives inspire those parents who are otherwise ignorant of the benefits of education to provide basic primary education to the young generation. Other examples like the imparting free education to the children of 6 to 14 years of age are another great step taken by the government.Scholarship programme at the local, state, and national level, various awareness programmes such as the Sarva Shiksha Mission, Street plays, etc., all contribute to a very promising future.
India today has her own iron and steel companies, we have our own news agencies, we have our own news agencies, and we have worked upon and improved upon so many fields which if we look back would have been impossible to even think about a few years back! Then why should we consider education an impossible dream?
The vivacious education sector has gradually evolved to fulfill the dreams of thousands of students aspiring to carve a niche for themselves in various streams.
I can proudly say that literacy rate has increased & so has the quality of education in India. We have certainly proved that impossible itself says I AM POSSIBLE!
A new dawn has already broken that promises to catapult India into the orbit of growth and property. Within a few years, an elaborate plan will be formulated that would result in public- private partnership in the field of education. This step would change the educational scenario of the country forever. Today, already small geographical pockets are turning into big educational hubs.
With this, I reach to the end of my argument emphatically concluding that education for all in India is certainly not an impossible dream! It would not be done in just a blink of an eye but it is certainly possible!
Kerala, a well known state of India, standing with a remarkable literacy rate of 92.83% is the best example of educational advancement, then why can’t every state of India be Kerala?
I very well acknowledge the fact that education to reach ‘all’; an overhaul has to happen on a large scale that can be undertaken only by an authority. Most of my friends would here speak of the widespread corruption and red tapism that our government is famous for, but we just cannot sit back and relax by making an making an excuse such as ‘the government does not do anything’.
Apart from this, there are quite a handful of young and enthusiastic entrepreneurs/ graduates who are gradually filtering this bad world of politics with the sole aim of making basic necessities such as education available to even the grass root level. I think all of us are aware that 21st July 2009 marked a remarkable day when the government introduced the Right to Education Bill which in August 2009 became an Act!Various NGOs like the Aarkay Education, Smile Foundation, & so on are working for the improvement of the education sector in India. Then, there are many incentive based education programmes, the most popular ones being the Midday Meals basically attracting the rural and not so well off people. Such incentives inspire those parents who are otherwise ignorant of the benefits of education to provide basic primary education to the young generation. Other examples like the imparting free education to the children of 6 to 14 years of age are another great step taken by the government.Scholarship programme at the local, state, and national level, various awareness programmes such as the Sarva Shiksha Mission, Street plays, etc., all contribute to a very promising future.
India today has her own iron and steel companies, we have our own news agencies, we have our own news agencies, and we have worked upon and improved upon so many fields which if we look back would have been impossible to even think about a few years back! Then why should we consider education an impossible dream?
The vivacious education sector has gradually evolved to fulfill the dreams of thousands of students aspiring to carve a niche for themselves in various streams.
I can proudly say that literacy rate has increased & so has the quality of education in India. We have certainly proved that impossible itself says I AM POSSIBLE!
A new dawn has already broken that promises to catapult India into the orbit of growth and property. Within a few years, an elaborate plan will be formulated that would result in public- private partnership in the field of education. This step would change the educational scenario of the country forever. Today, already small geographical pockets are turning into big educational hubs.
With this, I reach to the end of my argument emphatically concluding that education for all in India is certainly not an impossible dream! It would not be done in just a blink of an eye but it is certainly possible!
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