Education short essay

Posted in CFM Dr. S.L. Marbaniang In modern times, there are many factors which play a crucial role in the upliftment of the people. Development of a place depends on location, geographical terrain, distance from the state or district headquarter, size of the population and quality of the people, besides other things. It is, therefore, very important to make a note of all these items, no matter how small they may appear. Many a time, planners and administrators have a wrong conception of uplifting the society and community. Giving plenty of money to build roads, bridges, hospitals, shopping complexes, educational institutions etc. does not mean progress and civilization. All such activities are trifles which may instead, harm the society and the community. People may not be yet prepared for changes in the environment which are suddenly introduced. History records of many primitive societies which could not adjust to the advanced cultures of the white people. In the long run, they succumbed to the evils of the white people so easily and became afflicted with various fatal diseases like measles, small pox, etc. Ultimately, they disappeared altogether. For examples, when Christopher Columbus (1451-1506) landed in the New World in October 1492 at a small island of San Salvador in the Caribbean Sea, he was warmly welcomed by the Tainos Indians. After coming into contact with the white colonists, they could not keep pace with the great abrupt changes. The effects of the settlers had a reverse impact on their lives and it was a matter of time before they became extinct. For this reason, when the British became the paramount rulers of the Indians subcontinent, they did not want to bring abrupt development programmes into the hill tribes, especially in North East Region (NER). They understood very well that the poor, simple tribals would not be able to cope with the sudden changes. These small, microscopic Scheduled Tribes, according to them, need a different approach. Hence, the policy of protectionism was introduced, much to the dismay of mainstream population. Nevertheless, education was introduced in different installment basis until the tribals were ready to accept the concept of acquiring knowledge. A popular saying, “You can take a man out of the jungle but you cannot take the jungle out of a man”, is very appropriate. However, once a person is educated, he or she can deal with any situation quite effectively. Thus, education is the sole important factor that plays a vital role in the upliftment of any segment of the population.