SSA - Kerala DEEP Annual Work Plan & Budget 2003-04 Kannur District

Abstract

From Introduction: India has a glorious Educational heritage with renowned universities like Nalanda, Thakshasila that attracted scholars even from abroad in ancient times. Knowledge was considered to be the sacred possession of a few and it was denied to the majority. The long coastal areas and in accessible hilly terrains curtained the spread of education in the country. The presence of multitudes of people speaking various languages made this disparity still worse. However with the advent of English education, windows opened to the venues of modem education to mass with out any discrimination of caste and creed. With the social awakening and national movement spread almost all over the country, the concept of education has basically changed. Ever since the nation realised the significance of education empowering people and liberating themselves from misery, degradation and social evils.