Are We Really Independent?

Is it enough being a constitutionally independent country? Are we living with complete freedom, are we really liberated? These are the few questions we have to ponder upon… Today, standing here after 70 years, do our women feel free from atrocities against them? Are our kids safe? Do our students have the freedom to select the…

Government vs. Private Schools

The coming of privatisation in the field of education in India has created a high level of inequality amongst students all over the country. Especially, for students living in rural areas, getting a quality education is a dream. As a majority of private schools in the country are located in urban locations, therefore, it is…

Economic Status and Schooling: Opportunities for the Poor

Education is greatly interlinked with economic status either directly or indirectly. Over the past few years, this gap has narrowed comparatively but had not yet become nil. It is important to close this gap; without education, a country cannot progress. Often people from financially weak backgrounds tend to not send their children to school as firstly, they cannot…

To Play or Not to Play: That Is the Question

Today’s technology-oriented generation is living a virtual life. It is the era where technology can befool our minds into thinking we get wonderful experiences through virtual reality. Kids today have forgotten the true meaning of playing cricket, gilli danda and kite flying as they probably would have played it only on their phones. On the other side, our…

Engineer or Doctor; Isn’t There Another Way?

“Two roads diverged in a yellow wood […]” Do you remember the lines from The Road Not Taken by Robert Frost? They mean you need to take the path of passion. In today’s world, it is quite reverse; two roads diverged with one leading to engineering and the other to medical science. Whenever the graduates’…

Thoughts on school and school systems

School systems School system can be defined as the aggregate of the public schools of an area under the administration of an executive officer who represents and is responsible to the board of education in that area. It is the responsibility of the government of that particular region to be fastidious in enforcing and ascertaining…