93rd birthday of Atal Bihari Vajpayee and his 5 quotes on Education

93rd birthday of Atal Bihari Vajpayee and his 5 quotes on Education

The former PM of India, Atal Bihari Vajpayee, is celebrating his 93rd bday today. He is known not only for his statesmanship but also for his poetry. He was a supporter of education and has always believed that education will take India on the new and higher paths of development.Below are some of the highlights from his inaugural speech, which he delievered on December 28, 2002 on the occasion of Golden Jubilee Celebrations of the University Grants Commission.Education as a catalyst in India's development"I am convinced that education especially higher education is that endeavour which will catapult India into a higher orbit of development. It is that undertaking which will, in innumerable tangible and intangible ways, benefit all our other undertakings in diverse fields of development."Education and development are interconnected"The linkage between education and development is direct and simple. Higher education enhances human capital, which in turn makes higher growth possible; and universal education universalises the fruits of development."Education is beyond the material benefits"The importance of education and higher education transcends the material benefits it beings to individual and society. All too often, we tend to focus mostly on the economic benefits of education. That, of course is an important dimension, which must receive our paramount attention. However, the non-material benefit of learning to the learner himself, and to society as a whole, must not be lost sight of."Education and self-discovery"Education, in the truest self of the term, is a process of self-discovery. It is the art of self-sculpture. It trains the individual not so much in specific skills or in specific branch of knowledge, but in the flowering of his or her latent intellectual, artistic and humanist capacities."Education being accessible to all"I remember how difficult it was in my student days to gain access to college education; and how rarer still was the entry into universities. We have come a long way since Independence in democratizing college and university education, which has moved closer to rural populations and also to the Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and other marginalized sections of our society."

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