Garima LekhwaniAIR 136 · CSE 2016 · 213 wordsTheir whole copy
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Education has been hailed as a powerful weapon of social change by F. Brown. It is through its power to usher social transformation that it is imperative in the process of nation-building.
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This is because access to education not only aids in socialisation as indicated by Durkheim, it also brings about behaviour change, value transformation (Claude & Hamly). In addition, it helps impart a secular outlook, rational orientation and humanist world view.
All this is critical in the process of nation building through the bridging of the divisive currents to cleave on lines of caste, clan, religion, gender, etc to develop national solidarity.
Moreover, education is a tool of economic & political empowerment which again leads to equality of opportunity, balanced & inclusive regional development and thus helps bring harmony in the social order as advocated by A. Sen.
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In case of India too greater access to education has helped empowering the millions, has helped reduce primordial affiliations based on caste & kinship and has led to evolution of a rational, achievement driven society. This is visible in greater reduced caste conflicts, political mobilization of backward castes, minorities, reduced gender inequality, better representation at political/economic/cultural level, and strive towards an inclusive, non alienating economy to build nationalism as was envisioned by BR Ambedkar.