Kesarimalji Surana Abhinandan Granth

Author(s): Nathmal Tatia, Dev Kothari
Publisher: Kesarimalji Surana Abhinandan Granth Prakashan Samiti

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Karmayogi Sri Kesarimalji Surāņā Abhinandana Grantha : Seventh Part
etc. He gets an opportunity to unfold his latent talents, by virtue of that he achieves social position and material rewards in his life.
The term 'education' refers to the broad functioning of preserving and improving the life of the group, a far broader process, an essential social activity by which communities continue to exist. Organised knowledge is man's greatest resource for individual and community growth, and it should be functionally related to meeting life's problems. Life, today, has emerged finer and more subtle than that of our ancestors.
As regards its objectives, the community education programme is meant not only for removing illiteracy alone, its aim is to create awareness about related problems. What education means is that a child or an adult can speak, read, write in mother tongue, along with the knowledge of simple arithmetic and an aesthetic sense in general sense. Culturally, he should fit well with the society by way of enlightened behaviour in a democratic way of life. In economic sense, he should be familiar with workmanship, occupational information and home economics. The chief purpose is to preserve, promote and refine the way of life in which a society believes.
BACKGROUND in India, the problem of poverty and illiteracy is twin and acute and their simultaneous abolition is much desired. The poor are passive spectators in the process of socio-economic development of the present era. The literacy programme should be linked with the national planning strategy and intensive area planning would give employment reorientation to development process with rural bias. Literacy with learning-cum-action groups may possibly revitalize the national life. It is the need of the day.
There are 6 lakh elementary schools, 40,000 secondary schools, 4500 colleges and 120 universities with the result that there is 36 percent literacy; the rest are deprived of the fundamental privilege. It is a matter of serious concern for a country like India. In all 3.5 million teachers are employed and total expenditure on education is about Rs. 3000 crores next to that of defence.
Is it not the legacy for India that 40 percent of the world poor resides in this country? Their low hierarchical pattern is the main constraint to any new change, which is generally resented by them. A break-through is imperative.
APPROACH The Indian society, despite its multi-level, multi-religious and multi-ethnic character, has been inter-dependent and there has been constant interaction. Community education creats selfoperating evolutionary process and accelerates their pace. It would reduce tensions, distortions in all spheres of human life and would generate creative energies. The growth in mental ability is relevant to every expansion.
Due to advancing technology and increased level of education, the degree of skill required of the working force is increasing. Such type of education fosters participation of the young in the affairs of the community. The youth's adjustment in the adult world is an intergral part of the educational task. They should learn to solve their problems cooperatively.
It is understood that community does not influence all its youths in the same way. Since environment is not identical for all boys and gils, as such child is moulded by his particular set
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