Education For All and Hamari Pahchan - A Bridge Between The Two

Education is a right, not a privilege. Every child deserves access to quality education. We hear of these two lines in many of the government agendas, in our school textbooks, in many poster designs of many educational institutions and fundraising organisations, but very rare or a few times, we come across situations where actually these two lines are actually been reflected in our society. Yet, we have remain silent on this issue for so long. Many authors and poets have penned their thoughts regarding this issue but it is on us to act upon. Remember what our ‘Father of the Nation’ told us, “You must be the change that you want to see in this world.” We talk about how ‘Right to Education’ is one of the basic rights of every individual and falls under our “Fundamental Rights” and that is one of the pillars of success for any economy and how it comes before ‘Right to Health’, but we fail to acknowledge that it is something a person must claim as their right because all deserve the mini...