“Not much is done to promote non-cricket sports in India. There is a lot of talk about how sports needs to reach the grassroots and how it should be introduced as a subject in school, but nothing has been done to that effect.” NeedsShouldHas BeensDoneSchoolSportsSubjectsEffectsIndiaCricketGrassrootsSubjects In School Author:Gagan Narang
“Since every school in India teaches English, why can't it be our link language? Why do Tamils have to study English for communication with the world and Hindi for communications within India? Do we need a big door for the big dog and a small door for the small dog? I say, let the small dog use the big door too!” WorldNeedsUseBigsSchoolLanguageTeachStudyDoorsDogCommunicationIndiaLinksHindiSmall Dogs Author:C. N. Annadurai
“Formal education in British India was remarkable for its lack of connection with its Indian environment. Like the African persuaded to cover his nakedness with a Mother Hubbard, we wore mental Mother Hubbards, and they were often a sad fit. Our textbooks had been compiled by Englishmen for English children, of whom there were none in my school and few in any school in India.” ChildrenSchoolMotherEnvironmentFitConnectionsIndiaBritishIndianRemarkableFormalImperialismEnglishmenTextbooksFormal Education Book:From fear set free Source: From fear set free
“Taking a toddler to school is one of the most satisfying moments in my many years in public life. There is no better joy than laying the foundations of a strong future for these little children.... Friends, let us all become partners in this quest for ensuring education for all!” YearsChildrenLittlesMomentsSchoolJoyStrongEducationIndiaFoundationPartnersSatisfyingQuestsPublic LifeToddlerEducation For All Author:Narendra Modi
“If there is education, there will be everything in life. Government can make roads, hospitals and also construct school buildings. But your homes can brighten up only if your children are educated. I am confident that if we focus on education, our society will certainly develop.” IfsChildrenHomeGovernmentSchoolEducationFocusBuildingIndiaOur ChildrenEducatedYour ChildrenOur SocietyHospitalsConstructsSchool Buildings Author:Narendra Modi
“We must reach out to villages even in scorching heat with temperature upto 44 C. We must ensure that no girl child remains illiterate. I request all the social institutions and the media world to create a joyous environment for education in the month of June (when schools re-open), an environment to encourage children to go to school. We will derive the satisfaction of having done a social good.” WorldChildrenDoneSchoolGirlSocialEducationEnvironmentMediaMonthsIndiaInstitutionsRemainsSatisfactionHeatVillageReach OutJuneTemperatureRequestJoyousIlliterateGood EducationSocial InstitutionsSocial GoodScorchingGirl Child Author:Narendra Modi
“School can become a temple of learning only when the student, the guardian, and the society, in harmony, endeavor to make it a place of pursuit for education, a sadhana; where the spring of punctuality, sanctity and thirst for knowledge flows.” SchoolEducationStudentsSpringFlowIndiaHarmonyPursuitTemplesEndeavorThirstGuardianSanctityPunctualityThirst For Knowledge Author:Narendra Modi
“Good roads, good houses, adequate electricity, good schools or good hospitals in the village are indeed, the parameters of progress. However, in my view, 100 percent literate village is the true symbol of real progress.” RealSchoolHouseViewsEducationProgressPercentIndiaSymbolsHospitalsVillageElectricityAdequateParametersGood School Author:Narendra Modi
“Parents give birth; the Guru gives life. These life-givers are the soul of the magnificent building. The school building which the government can construct is like the body, but the teachers are the soul.” GivingSoulBodyGovernmentSchoolParentEducationTeacherBuildingBirthIndiaMagnificentConstructsGuruGiverSchool Buildings Author:Narendra Modi
“The quality of education today decides the tomorrow of Gujarat... Government may build schools, but the future can be built by the schools only. The key responsibility of building Gujarat's tomorrow thus lies with the schools.” MayGovernmentTodaySchoolLyingEducationQualityResponsibilityBuildingKeysTomorrowBuiltIndiaEducation TodayGujarat Author:Narendra Modi
“I loved history in my school days, and I have always been a voracious reader. But in India, you end up doing MBA, engineering or medicine.” EndsSchoolReaderIndiaMedicineEngineeringMbaSchool Days Author:Amish Tripathi