An educated nation is a progressive, developed nation, says Bollywood
AFSANA AHMED & NIMISHA TIWARI Times News Network
Actress Tanishaa, who did a short but impressive role in Ram Gopal Varma’s Sarkar Raj, recently stepped out for BT and gave underprivileged children a few lessons about life and making the most of it right on the streets. “My heart goes out to children who do not enjoy privileges as basic as education. What greater good can one do than educate a child,” asked Tanishaa who thought The Times of India’s ‘Teach India’ campaign was “a superb social initiative that’s the need of the hour”. Said the bubbly actress, “With this, every child who will be interacted with is bound to grow into a refined, mature citizen. Isn’t this the entire motive of education?”
It is, indeed. And the movement has picked up momentum in the week of its launch itself. Sixty of India’s most committed NGOs, schools and other social organisations have come up, and more are standing in line to pledge two hours a week that will make the difference to a less fortunate child’s life. While other Indians, like Bollywood hunk Salman Khan who has been quietly helping underprivileged kids in cash and kind for years, asked, “What better way to give back to society than through education?” Salman, in fact, stressed that he would want to make “kids understand the importance of education to better their own current state and therefore the country’s economic growth”.
That’s the power of education. Everybody is willing to give back what they learned. Like Dhak-Dhak girl Madhuri Dixit who believes a noble campaign carried out on such a massive scale will help work against illiteracy and related issues like poverty. While actress Amrita Rao said, “Such kids will wake up to a larger world, if not anything else they will be rich at least in knowledge — a possession nobody can then take away from them.” Actresses Raveena Tandon and Nagma, who have always worked for the cause of the underprivileged Indian child, said illiteracy combated means half of India’s problems are solved. While debutant actor Harman Baweja, pledging to throw in his muscle, added that films, like the media, were a strong platform to “teach India” as “every kid loves film stars and listens to what they say”.
Yesteryear screen queen and social activist Sharmila Tagore, who is noted for her work with NGOs like Unicef, Cry and Katha, agreed that education is one of the most important issues for empowering the underprivileged. But it was left to superstar Amitabh Bachchan to put a finger on exactly what Teach India will mean to the nation. “If mankind is capable of sharing his worth and privilege with those of his kind that do not have opportunity and are underprivileged, it is the greatest deed that can be done,” said the Big B. “An educated individual becomes the owner of several assets, not necessarily material, which contribute immensely in shaping the future of
a country. I believe good education brings in an important element of discipline within all of us and I believe a disciplined nation is a progressive, developed nation. India needs to come out of this long-standing shadow of a developing nation, into one that is developed and education is the key ingredient.”
It is, indeed. And the movement has picked up momentum in the week of its launch itself. Sixty of India’s most committed NGOs, schools and other social organisations have come up, and more are standing in line to pledge two hours a week that will make the difference to a less fortunate child’s life. While other Indians, like Bollywood hunk Salman Khan who has been quietly helping underprivileged kids in cash and kind for years, asked, “What better way to give back to society than through education?” Salman, in fact, stressed that he would want to make “kids understand the importance of education to better their own current state and therefore the country’s economic growth”.
That’s the power of education. Everybody is willing to give back what they learned. Like Dhak-Dhak girl Madhuri Dixit who believes a noble campaign carried out on such a massive scale will help work against illiteracy and related issues like poverty. While actress Amrita Rao said, “Such kids will wake up to a larger world, if not anything else they will be rich at least in knowledge — a possession nobody can then take away from them.” Actresses Raveena Tandon and Nagma, who have always worked for the cause of the underprivileged Indian child, said illiteracy combated means half of India’s problems are solved. While debutant actor Harman Baweja, pledging to throw in his muscle, added that films, like the media, were a strong platform to “teach India” as “every kid loves film stars and listens to what they say”.
Yesteryear screen queen and social activist Sharmila Tagore, who is noted for her work with NGOs like Unicef, Cry and Katha, agreed that education is one of the most important issues for empowering the underprivileged. But it was left to superstar Amitabh Bachchan to put a finger on exactly what Teach India will mean to the nation. “If mankind is capable of sharing his worth and privilege with those of his kind that do not have opportunity and are underprivileged, it is the greatest deed that can be done,” said the Big B. “An educated individual becomes the owner of several assets, not necessarily material, which contribute immensely in shaping the future of
a country. I believe good education brings in an important element of discipline within all of us and I believe a disciplined nation is a progressive, developed nation. India needs to come out of this long-standing shadow of a developing nation, into one that is developed and education is the key ingredient.”
FOR A BETTER TOMORROW: Tanishaa spends time with underprivileged kids while (top) Salman Khan and (left) Amitabh Bachchan believe in the power of educating them.
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