Some people are of the opinion that technology has made young people happier because it has made their life more interesting. Others think that technology has made young people’s life more stressed in physical environment because they feel at ease in virtual environment.

What is your opinion?

It is true that technology made our life interesting. Sometimes we might get too attached to them, and yes it is possible that some may find comfort in that virtual enviroment. Still I dont agree that all young people are stressed in physical enviroment, some may, but in general no. There are some shy or socially awkward young people that have hard time communicating with other people, but those kind of people always existed, its not like they were the creations of the internet. Many people judge young people for being »overly attached» to their phones or the internet, well, they shouldn’t be judged. The world now relies on technology and we cant picture 21st century without them, but I agree that we need to use it less often and use them for good reasons.

The importance of Education

Education makes people independent. Furthermore, it increases knowledge, strengthens the mind, and forms character. Moreover, education enables people to put their potentials to optimum use.

Education is also a type of reform for the human mind. Without education, the training of the human mind would always remain incomplete.

Education makes a person an efficient decision-maker and a right thinker. Moreover, this is possible only with the help of education. This is because education acquaints an individual with knowledge of the world around him and beyond, besides teaching the individual to be a better judge of the present.

A person that receives education shall have more avenues for the life of his choice. Moreover, an educated person will be able to make decisions in the best possible manner. This is why there is such a high demand for educated people over uneducated people for the purpose of employment.

Without education, a person would feel trapped. One can understand this by the example of a man who is confined to a closed room, completely shut from the outside world, with no way to exit it. Most noteworthy, an uneducated person can be compared to this confined man.

Education enables a person to access the open world. Furthermore, a person without education is unable to read and write. Consequently, a person without education would remain closed to all the knowledge and wisdom an educated person can gain from books and other mediums.

The literacy rate of India stands at around 60% in comparison to more than 80% literacy rate of the rest of the world. Moreover, the female literacy rate is 54.16% in accordance with the 2001 population census. These figures certainly highlight the massive problem of lack of education in India.

To promote education, the government of India takes it as a national policy. The intention of the government is to target the very cause of illiteracy. As such, the government endeavours to eradicate illiteracy, which in turn would lead to the eradication of poverty.

The government is running various literacy programmes like the free-education programme, weekend and part-time study programme, continuing education programme, mid-day meal programme, adult literacy programme, etc. With the consistent success rate of these programmes, hopefully, things will better.