India@75 looking at 100: What India’s education system needs

Source: The post is based on an article “India@75 looking at 100: What India’s education system needs” published in The Indian Express on 12^th October 2022.

Syllabus: GS 2 – Social Justice

Relevance: problems with the Indian education system

News: The article discusses problems with the current education system in India and the importance of value education in the schools

What are the current problems with the Indian education system?

Ignorance: Educated class has not been sensitized enough about our country and the social issues of the nation, by our education system.

Because they have never been trained to look beyond their personal needs or comfort zones.

Therefore, there is an urgent need for a program of education for national understanding.

Value Education: Values Education is not recognized as integral to Indian schooling.

The pattern of schooling focuses on the material world and neglects the intangible aspects of our socio-culture.

Therefore, there is a need to train teachers committed to the promotion of peace and equality to hold value education classes through translated works.

What is the significance of translation of different work into mother tongue?

Translated texts silently open doors to different experiences and sensitize readers to experiences, feelings and situations completely different from their own.

Moreover, today we are struggling to move our education system towards English language but there are many people who even cannot read his or her mother tongue.

Therefore, there is a need to invest in two things: Translation into and out of Indian languages and ethics education in schools and colleges.