The developed societies of the west and Japan had achieved 100% literacy well before the twentieth century. This is true that women’s education in the developed west had also taken a longer period for the achievement of the targets of 100% literacy, but in the developing societies of Africa and Asia, the target of 100% literacy is still eluding. The democratic and humanistic considerations also make it obligatory on the part of the Governments of democratic societies to provide education for all. The achievement of education for all is not only a political agenda, economic considerations are more compelling. Skilled labour is more productive and a literate labour is more skilled.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR Ram Sharma
Dr. Ram Sharma was born in a small village Kaul of Kaithal District, Haryana on 15 October, 1930. He was awarded Ph.D. by the University of Punjab for his Thesis “Studies on the Aitareya Brahmana.†He secured a gold medal for getting first class first in M.A. (Sanskrit) and got MOL (Master of Oriental Learning) in Sanskrit. At an early age of fifteen years, he studied Sanskrit in Rajasthan and Punjab. Honorary titles “Vidhya Bhushanâ€, “Vidhya Vinodâ€, “Sahitya Ratan†have been conferred on him by different institutions. He knows five languages viz., Hindi, Sanskrit, Urdu, Punjabi and English and has mainly worked in the field of Epigraphy. He has published a number of papers on ancient Indian History in various journals of repute. He retired as Deputy Director, Archaeological Survey of India, New Delhi.
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