Education of Women

How much has female literacy level gone up in India over the years? It is seen that the girl child is still left behind. Why do you think India is still lopsided when it comes to literacy level between the male and the female? Studies show that the main reasons behind this imbalance is the continuing occupation of the girl child in domestic chores, lower enrollment in schools and higher dropout rates.

Then what has been going on in India to initiate a change in the current trend? Campaigns are initiated with Bollywood stars and sportsmen endorsing the campaigns. But what can be done to usher in a complete turnaround in the mindset that plagues the Indian society? Will these campaigns really make the parents think of the girl child a little less of a liability? Some corporates like Cadbury, Glaxo, Star TV had also intervened to make an impact to educate the girl child. But of course a lot remains to be done. The country still revolves around education that is urban centric which further aggravates the gender related obstacle in education. Will we really achieve more educated women for the country specially in rural India, how long will it remain a distant dream?

The War of the Boards

Does evaluation of papers still haunt students in state boards in West Bengal? That the state board has aimed to develop the content of their course and make the process of evaluation faster and transparent is still the talk of the town. But then there are also events of parents asking the schools affiliated to state boards to opt for a change and shift towards ICSE/CBSE.Students who have passed out from state board examinations still sulk about evaluation not matching the expectation of the students. Further complaints are that district schools are given preference. Why is it so? Can that be termed as a manipulation by the administration? Or is the infrastructure of the state board affiliated schools and management not equipped enough to aptly deal with the flood of students who study in these schools? Can we ever forget the apprehension and sleepless nights while expecting our board results that would shape our futures or at least make an immediate impact? Is making a shift towards a different board the right solution? What will make the state board authorities opt for a change? If so, then how comfortable will students be to adapt to such a change? Does the syllabus and teaching methodology really not up to the mark when considered with the Delhi Board?

Education as a Fundamental Right in India

It has taken 73 years for making education a fundamental right for all children between 6 and 14 years of age. The right to education was there since the framing of the Indian Constitution but it was not enforced by law for all primary school going children. Education is a vital aspect of economic growth which has taken decades to be realized.

With education a child realizes the importance of resources and their judicious utilization. In addition to learning proper use of resources the value of human capital increases with formal education. Of all forms of resources, human resource is perhaps the most versatile and most yielding. Investment in human capital is thus the wisest form of investment for any economy, and particularly for a developing nation like India.

The implementation of this act in the grass root level may not be a smooth task. For the poorer section of the Indian population who survive in the marginal level, education might be a luxury. Children as soon as they attain 10 or 11 years of age are sent for menial jobs to add to the family’s income. It is not only important to educate such parents about the importance of informal education, but also find enough avenues of alleviating their economic well-being.

Education of Women

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How much has female literacy level gone up in India over the years? It is seen that the girl child is still left behind. Why do you think India is still lopsided when it comes to literacy level between the male and the female? Studies show that the main reasons behind this imbalance is the continuing occupation of the girl child in domestic chores, lower enrollment in schools and higher dropout rates.

Then what has been going on in India to initiate a change in the current trend? Campaigns are initiated with Bollywood stars and sportsmen endorsing the campaigns. But what can be done to usher in a complete turnaround in the mindset that plagues the Indian society? Will these campaigns really make the parents think of the girl child a little less of a liability? Some corporates like Cadbury, Glaxo, Star TV had also intervened to make an impact to educate the girl child. But of course a lot remains to be done. The country still revolves around education that is urban centric which further aggravates the gender related obstacle in education. Will we really achieve more educated women for the country specially in rural India, how long will it remain a distant dream?