An
eye-opening article! If India had succeeded in containing its population and
poverty in the first ten years, our children would have received free and
compulsory education as envisaged in our Constitution. Children working in mines,
kilns, agricultural fields, factories and homes are literally treated as
outcastes. Even if they get an opportunity to enter into a school they find it
impossible to keep pace with other children, since their living conditions
leave them physically, emotionally and mentally drained. In addition, there are
children without a home and without adult guardians, and from strife-torn
areas—who cannot have an access to education. These children condemned by violence, neglect,
oppression and poverty—if nurtured properly—would form a hidden treasure of our
country. It is high time we found ways and means to ignite these unidentified
minds. We have to emulate the shining example of our former President Dr. A. P.
J. Abdul Kalam to root out child illiteracy from our country.
from: Suryaprakash Rao Mothiki
Posted on: Jul 29, 2012 at 15:47 IST
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