A lack of education is the root of several major issues in India, and the right education for all our citizens has the potential to solve all these problems at one time:

• If we educate India in the right way, our citizens will gain the necessary skills to survive in a competitive world. This would lead to better paying jobs and a higher standard of living, hence solving the crisis of poverty.
• If we educate India in the right way, our citizens will have a broader mindset. This would lead to greater tolerance and an appreciation for all religions, hence solving the crises of religious violence and caste discrimination.
• If we educate India in the right way, our citizens will be able to better understand the negative repercussions and immoral nature of fraudulent activities, hence solving the crisis of corruption.
• If we educate India in the right way, our citizens will shy away from radical ideologies and will not be acquiesced easily, hence solving the crisis of terrorism.
• If we educate India in the right way, our citizens will gain a moral conscience, and realize the worth of a human life and the position of women in society, hence solving the crisis of human rights violations.

Education goes far beyond writing your name, or reading a book. It is truly about transforming the entire nation.

India is currently facing one of the worst educational crises in the world. If you can read this page - you should feel extremely privileged. As an Indian citizen, the odds that you can read are just barely in your favor - 40% of India is illiterate. Besides the literacy rate being despicable

• Our classrooms are understaffed (1 in 4 teachers will be absent on any given day)
• Our teachers could be more engaged (Only 50% are likely to be teaching at any given time)
• Our drop-out rate is unusually high (More than 1 in 3 children who begin primary school will drop out before reaching 5th grade)
• Our education spend is relatively low (India spends only 3.3 percent of its GDP on education, compared to an average 5.8 percent in developed countries)

If we want to change these numbers, we need you to wake up, and be the change. We need each and every citizen of India to be a significant part of the solution. We need you to lead our country out of this crisis.

Sources

1. http://ideas.repec.org/a/tpr/jeurec/v3y2005i2-3p658-667.html
2. Ibid
3. World Bank, Ed Stats - Click Here
4. http://www.efareport.unesco.org/ (2007)