The theme for 2023 is:
Innovative Learning for a Sustainable Future.
National Education Day is celebrated in honour of the birth anniversary of Maulana Abul Kalam Azad (11 November, 1888). Freedom fighter, Azad was the first Education Minister of independent India. His contributions to education and his commitment to promoting learning earned him the honorific title “Maulana”, meaning, “the learned.”
Article 19A of the Indian Constitution has spelt out the right to Education as a Fundamental Right.
Knowledge is power.Our national education policy should revolve around dispelling disparities in reaching out to all.
As it is, the poor have one type of education, the rich have super facilities. The poor have to be content with dilapidated schools, poor attendance of teachers, subsidized meals and Hindi/local medium. The rich who control national resources and political power roll out red carpets for their children with quality education of a competitive menu.
Often, education is taken for granted as a tool for climbing the ladder by the smarter guys and leaving the rest at the bottom.
Education needs to be geared to producing civilized citizens with noble thinking, integrity of life, and honest nation builders.
Right education instils scientific thinking and keeps people away from superstition, meaningless rituals, and falsehood.
True education teaches the spirit of enquiry, investigative methods, search for truth, spiritual vitality and nobility of character.
From family to political leadership, we are all educators. Let us be honest educators to mould students with noble and enduring values.