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Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir
of Education. Having heard the entire story of what had happened, he said, "I have full faith in the ability of the District Educational Officer. He has said that he would get everything done in one month. I am sure that the necessary arrangements will be made within that time. You need not worry. If the arrangement is not made within that time you may remind me of that within two or three months."
The Inspector greatly dismayed went to the Minister for Education. The Minister having heard everything said, "It is not an ordinary task to make this arrangement for the whole area. Every year the things required by schools are supplied to them. Sometimes the articles thus sent are broken in transit. It is likely that the bow to which you are referring was broken in transit. You know how carelessly porters handle parcels. They throw about parcels as if they are bundles of cotton. I will write to the Minister of Railways and draw his attention to this point and I will request him to issue instructions to porters regarding the proper way to handle parcels. This will help not only the Education Department but also common people. If this is done no article will be broken in any station sent by any one as it has happened in the case of your Shiva Dhanush. I think the Railway Minister will certainly make this arrangement but it may take one or two years." At the end I would like to request you not to make this matter known to the newspaper people; otherwise they will give it such publicity that we lose our popularity and we may get no votes in the next election that may take place five years later."
After hearing the lecture of the Minister for Education, the Inspector of Schools returned home dejected. This is a satire on modern education. He who does not have perfect knowledge is unfit to be a teacher or a preceptor. Such teachers as are ignorant are responsible for the low esteem in which teachers are held today. The preceptor who has a profound knowledge cares for relevance and brevity in his speeches and avoids long and platitudinous discourses.
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