In a sign of courtesy and respect for Pt. Nehru, our society needs to make efforts to figure out happiness for all the children. It is important for a nation that aspires to touch great heights to assure great quality education as well to all children residing in the country. Only a ubiquitous understanding that education is a basic fundamental right can take us into a direction of universal education.
Just before this
year’s United
Nations Annual Summit, Greta Thunberg— a Swedish teenager— exhorted the world
leaders to act towards reversing the horrific ramifications of climate change
and leave enough prospects of life for future generations. Even a case for
having to resort to such kind of appeal is painful. In Indian context the
discussion certainly becomes more important than anywhere else in world, let’s
see how so?
When national capital of India, along with a large
stretch of north India, witnesses a severe crisis of poor quality air, we shall
celebrate Children’s Day on 14th November. Isn’t it ironical that
those children whom we celebrate shall reach to their schools with masks on,
for the current generation failed to leave enough clear air for them to breathe
easily?
It is well known that the day marks birth anniversary
of India’s first Prime Minister Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru, who always had a special
corner for children in his heart. Perhaps this love for kids emanated out of Nehru’s
belief that they represented a promise to his vision of new-born nation. In a
sign of courtesy and respect for Pt. Nehru, our society needs to make efforts
to figure out happiness for all the children. Without a doubt it won’t be easy
for it will take a lot that needs to be done and undone.
Here, I try to list down a few points that take us
close to what substantiates a meaningful life for children of our society:
· Beginning
from the first footprints of a child in this world, there has to be a general
understanding around gender sensitivity in the ways children (of varying
genders) are treated.
· Moving
forward it is important for a nation that aspires to touch great heights to
assure great quality education as well to all children residing in the country.
Free education for all was a dream for Indian constitutional forefathers
including Jawaharlal Nehru. The dream was eventually realised in 2019 by
passage of Right to Education act (RTE) by parliament, though to a partial
extent. Only a ubiquitous understanding that education is a basic fundamental
right can take us into a direction of universal education.
· Over
the years India did a fine job in controlling birth and mortality rates by intensifying
its operations in health sector. Free and better health services can bring
sustainable happiness in the lives, as well as on the faces, of children.
· Our
society faces the stigma of passing on all to next generation what it itself
received from its parents, and unfortunately, a want of good examples takes
parenting in our society to a below average level. Though there are no
copy-book courses for parenting but there is much that can be changed in the
ways kids are raised up in our society. It is to be noted here that it is a
direct corollary of second point that concerns education. A good education has
the potential to make up for parents who are more sensitive, caring and worth
emulating.
It is a struggle that has to be faced with 100 per
cent for it is about future— future that we long for, future that is happier
and future that is inspiring.