Vineet Nayar Decolonising education has to be a priority focus area if we want our children to be free from past influences and become doers and explorers rather than followers. Unless we fix the education system in India and bring the freedom to think and act to every child in rural India, can we really call ourselves decolonised? The government seriously intends to make decolonising education a reality for future Indian generations. This intent can be brought alive through a substantial increase in allocation for education in the upcoming budget. Such an allocation will be a strong signal by the government that our education system can be decolonised entirely. There are other reasons why the budget allocation for education will have to break new ground. Balancing the budget is a tough ask with competing demands to keep economy going and jobs increasing. This is less about balancing the budgets and more about creating the right balance between solving short term pains and investing for long term prosperity. Driving education transformation on mission mode through Nipun Bharat is a great strategy. However it needs ideas and funds to become a reality on the ground for millions of children. I am […]
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