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True education

A century ago the world's population was only about 1.7 billion. Today it is approximately 5.7 billion. It is said that world population is growing at the rate of nearly 100 million people a year. Sociologists think that with time there will not be enough food and shelter for all, let alone education. But we believe that advancement means development  and development is not possible without education. Education is the yardstick of development. Education perhaps has to be redefined. It is not only getting degrees from schools, colleges and universities bet something more, something deeper, something more lasting, more humane.