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Does the Indian education system allow the student to think? My roomie asked this should be asked to our education minister. Then it crossed my mind, who’s the education minister? Never mind neither of us knew!

We are often confronted with age-old statements and definitions and our education system makes us to vomit them for the sake of examination and marks. One classic illustration is the environmental pollution and destruction of forests. Now all of us have the basic idea that people cut trees at an alarming rate that destroys our forests and the natural habitat. But how many of us have really known about the forests, number of trees or visited them to see the actual reduction or at least try to understand who are cutting the trees and why?

Our students harbour some misconceptions due to our education system which slowly get incorporated into their ideas over a period. And imagine the plight of the set of students who are not able to understand or mug the given topics. The state of teachers is even miserable with the pressure of finishing the portions on time. They are often forced to conduct activities mechanically without understanding their purpose and their relation to children’s learning process!

Films like Taare Zameen Par highlights the need for implementing a need based rational education system. Most developed countries practise activity based teaching process which inculcates in students not only the method of executing what is being learned but also makes them confident while implementing them. That, should be the purpose of education.

Yes I found out from wiki that MHRD is the MOE(Ministry of Education) in India headed by Kapil Sibal and current MoS(Minister of State) is Daggubati Purandeswari from AP

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The Indian constitution contains the Fundamental rights that guarantee civil liberties to all citizens of India. The elected representatives and the civil servants are responsible for the amendment,successful implementation and effective promotion of these rights. Politicizing policies will help in better understanding issues and take decisions en masse.

In India we have this uniqueness where in spite of the different linguistic and logistic distinction/variance, people are able to move freely and work in any location we choose. The rights issue and the various agitations henceforth for upkeeping the rights basically showcase the failure of the elected representations and their implementors. But the people are also to think that the targets of agitation are not foriegn as was the case leading to our independence but our kindred. A rational education based on cause, effect and previous experience can moderate the hindrance to growth in certain sections of the public and the republic.

The press and mass media can be heavily biased and it is much needed to analyze and review the happenings that take place about us. Even google can be biased and wikipedia is never accepted as a source of correct information.To solve the issues constitutionally is the need of the hour, without encashing on the exchequer. It is entirely difficult for certain section of the people to envision the prospective outcome of the highly glorified legislations and the people centric ombudsman and hence it necessitates the civil servants to act judiciously. 

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Currently Reading: The Hindu

With more than 800 million active users, Facebook remains the leader in social networking services worldwide!

The Concept is the brain child of a Harvard university student Zuckerberg who wrote Facemash which used images hacked from the univ network. It was an instant hit within the university as it showed basic information with photos of fellow students. The same concept is used in Facebook with added features like commenting on the images, liking pages, joining groups, poking friends, writing public messages over The Facebook Wall.

Initially meant for educational institutions, Facebook opened for users worldwide in 2006. With a simple registration process for anyone with a valid email id, Facebook is easily accessible to all even with personal gadgets like mobile phones. It generates revenue mainly from banner advertising. 

Similar to other social networks Facebook has more disadvantages which surpasses it's advantages.

• The main problem is addiction:Youngsters get hooked on to the site for hours together. To communicate and make friends always the best way is to simply go out and have a chat.
• And depression as a result of the above. One recent trend observed is comparision of comments over photos and updates between friends. But then people don't get any rewards for maximum number of comments and/or friends added. Zuckerberg will never pay You
• Active life involving out door games, swimming, etc. is affected.
• Spams and scams; I have seen many fake pages for famous people, celebrities that are followed by thousands without knowing the fact
• A communist Thought:Facebook doesn't employ more people as compared with a manufacturing unit generating the same revenue

Facebook is mainly useful for students in high school and above as a means to communicate with each other and update recent trends or simply to know each other as long as they don't get hooked to it!

Facts and Figures:

Founder: Mark Zuckerberg, born 1984

Active Users: > 800 million

Revenue: > 50 billion USD

Employees: Around 2000 in 15 countries