Although Education is the most vital and potent instrument for development, individual and social progress, it has not received in India due attention for quite some time. That is why illiteracy and poverty are widespread. This naturally calls for a realistic and critical analysis of our system of education, policy0thrusts, schemes, and priority areas of education in the light of past experience, recent trends and realities of life. The prime objective should be ...
In India the national debate on education has been quite broad-based, comprehensive and all-embracing. The NEP 1986 (modified in 1922), therefore, provides meaningful perspectives and indicates what largely needs to be done--the objectives are clearly defined and the strategies adequately pinpointed. We now need three things: a clear grasp of various issues in education, downright avoidance of cumbersome treatises along philosophical lines, and a marked emphasis ...
Since independence, the Indian short story has matured considerably and is able to reflect the socio-cultural realities with precision. This study seeks to ascertain the emergence of the ‘new’ woman in the Marathi, Hindi, Punjabi and Indian-English short story by women writers of the last fifty years, roughly from the mid-1940s to the end of 1990s. The period studied shows remarkable changes not only in the society but also in woman’s approach to ...
Dr. Atma Ram, a critic of repute, presents insightful observations and critical opinions on quite a few important authors. It contains seventeen fresh and perceptive articles, three interview test, and a small “piece†on how children suffer in life and literature. First, Tess’s moral perspective is studies from a new angle of adjustment of images. In the next four essays the author deals with Jane Austen, E.M. Forster and Shakespears. Then the author ...
Real development relates to all-round improvement of the self and the refinement of human perceptions. Education is the most vital instrument to achieve this objective. Meaningful education makes for self-development and consequently for the transformation of society as a whole. In the present age of struggle and strife, conflict and confrontation, education for development is the most relevant and necessary issue for contemplation and action for all nations. ...
It is an admitted fact that education is the most potent instrument to effect the social, economic and national development. On the occasion of India’s fifty years of Independence, it is worthwhile to take stock of our achievements and limitations in the field of education and explore the emerging perspectives. The book concentrates on crucial areas and elements of education-literacy, education in different stages, campus tensions, teachers’ growth, the ...