Priti Talkies

Photo credits @LiveMint    "Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day.  Teach a man to fish, and you feed him for a lifetime"  - A Chinese Proverb The State, for more than half a century now, has been doing whatever it can to provide free and compulsory primary education to all. But, its ineffectiveness to deliver in the rural areas and the appalling condition of the schools there (reflected in the absence of basic infrastructure, monetary support and trained and dedicated teachers) force many children, even today, to steer clear of the few available classrooms we may have in the countryside. The problem is further compounded by various socio-economic compulsions, like the need of more hands to till land and help out in domestic chores, forcing village folk to arm their children with farming tools like the sickle and the hoe instead of empowering them with educational tools such as a humble book and a pen. So, what can be done and has been done till now? I&#