Education plays a crucial role in an individual’s development and in the world that we live in now, education is a necessity to become successful in life. With the world moving at a rapid pace, it has become essential that individuals get not just any education but quality education so that they can keep pace with the changing world. In a country like India which is on its way to becoming the country with the highest population, it is even more important to ensure that education is available for individuals from all walks of life so that they can play a crucial role in the nation building process. A recent survey states that 77.7 percent of Indians are literate and as some states are doing extremely well, while some others have a long way to go to ensure that their people get quality education. With NEP 2020, the central government has laid out a clear path for India to become a super power nation in the future and this shows us how important it is to have well educated citizens.

India is also a country that made education a right for its citizens and this helped many to get educated and improve the quality of their living and provide for their family and the society as a whole. As the importance of education is growing as time goes by, let’s look at how education plays a crucial role in empowering an individual.

With international Human Rights Day right around the corner, it is important to talk about the right to get education. Education has the ability to help you expand your horizons and see the world from a different perspective

1.Being Aware of the Things Happening Around them: One of the most important aspect that an individual has to have now is the power to know and understand the things that are happening around him/her. Blind faith and beliefs pull the society backwards and informed and educated individuals will not be misled by false acquisitions and biased information. By helping individuals develop analytical and critical thinking, education ensures that people can act logically.

2. Understanding the Rights and Wrongs: This is yet another important facet that an individual should need to lead a good and successful life in the modern world. The world has so much false information circulating in it and this along with the wrongs that people have done has been a huge hindrance for us as a species to move forward. Getting educated helps you to develop your thinking and allows you to see the clear picture. This ensures that you are equipped with the right mindset to differentiate between what is right and what is wrong.

3. Improve on Various Fronts: Holistic education also ensures that you will have multiple skills that will help you to have a successful personal and professional life. With quality education, you will be able to earn a healthy living and by getting to know more about the social skills and interpersonal skills during your time at a school or a college you will be able to understand the importance of having a good social life. Both of these are crucial, in order to improve yourself as an individual and live a happy life. And by earning a good living, you will be able to have a stable financial background that can support your family and this is also very important to lead a happy life in the world where we are living right now.

4. Being More Productive: As an individual, most of us will be interested in certain areas and might possess various skills. True education helps you to hone those skills and allows you to find a career in that. This ensures that you will become more productive and creative with your skills. By getting educated, you will also be able to identify various other areas of interest and choose the one that you want to pursue so that you can make a good professional career out of it.

With international Human Rights Day right around the corner, it is important to talk about the right to get education. Education has the ability to help you expand your horizons and see the world from a different perspective. So, by getting educated you are being able to explore your various opportunities and develop both as a person and as a professional