My Vision Of an Ideal World Order

My utopia is not different as Gandhiji had dreamt of for India about 8 decades ago, at that time we were not so globalised as we are today. We were bounded within country's frontiers. But, now we can't think our emancipation without indulging in other country's problems. So, my vision is not for only India but for whole world. Jawahar lal nehru had said on the eve of independent india on 15th august 1947 in the historic speech of ‘’tryst with destiny’’ that ‘’ Those dreams are for India, but they are also for the world’’. So, in my utopian world, i can imagine an utopian India as well. World has entered into 21st century, and  one decade has also passed. World now facing with many novel  21st century challenges. My utopian world would be that world where we find every challenges under the feet.

Everyone in the world is entitled to get basic health facilities. In hinterland of not only India but for almost every country in the world people are facing the challenges of many fatal diseases. Those diseases are curable but due to lack of medical facilities they reluctantly  end their lives. My vision of Ideal world would be where we can provide basic health facilities to all and sundry because if the people are healthy in the world then we can excel in every arena of life.

Most of the problems arises due to destitution in the world. People are unable to get facilities and somewhere they are deprived of the basic amenities due to scarcity of money. Poverty at grass root level also breeding many social evils. My utopia would be free of destitution so that we can nip the evils in the bud. where we can't differentiate people as" rural" and "urban" in perspective of reach of facilities. In the book "Target 3 billion", APJ Abdul kalam' s vision of eradicating  poverty of 3 billion people out of 6 billion people in the whole world is also my dream. And my dream for whole world would be accomplished by implementation of the APJ Kalam Sir's Scheme of PURA ( providing urban amenities in rural areas). My utopia would be a poverty less world where everyone can fulfill their basic necessities without succumbed to financial crisis at individual level.

My utopia would be a place where everyone should have something to do accordance with their skill. Unemployment is now a global problem. It would be wrong to say that we have less jobs in the world, but reality is that we have not enough quality human resource to use them in making hunky dory world. People in the world are not unemployed but most of them are unemployable. We often encounter people holding technical degree vying for financial sector Jobs or for BPOs.  This omnishambles unemployment should redress through prudent mechanisms. My ambition to create ideal world order will accomplish by making people imbibe skills according to orientation of the job. My utopia in this regard would be a place where people can get benefitted themselves with various skills and get their work according to their skills and educational level.

Almost all over the world, we have child protection laws, but millions of children die every year due to various reasons like lack of health facilities, malnourishment, over exploitation by employing them in hazardous factories. Children who are considered as future of any country gave up their lives before they see the dawn of their real life. In my utopia there would be no child labour, no child exploitation, Every children under the age of 16 will be found in classrooms. I will make education free for all of them. I will create that type of education through which they can be able to generate exchequer for themselves. This will make them self-reliant from inception of school days, after that they have not to face any unemployment challenges, which today most of the children after elementary education generally face. So, my utopian world would be a place where children will not only get bookish knowledge but they will also get vocational training as an integral part of school education.

It's a time to put a cap on male domination over female. In developed countries we rarely see such disparities on the basis of gender, but the majority of the countries , which are still developing have radical and orthodox view regarding women. Women violence and atrocities on women especially in countryside are every day happenings. There women are facing many kind of violence, Criminal violence- rape, abduction, murder, and domestic Violence like dowry deaths, wife battering, sexual abuse. Gender bias in the society is common, Boys in the family and even in society are given extra preferences over girls. Girls are treated as liability, this tendency in the society has arises due to sort of dowry system. So, instead of female infanticide, we have to eradicate dowry system. My utopia would be consist of those people who wholly reject all the atrocities done on the women. In my view consolidation of ideal world is not possible without equal participation of male and female.

Corruption in today's world has become the part and parcel of life. In my view corruption is making impact on the society by two means, first, Corruption in "whole sale" ( big scams) and second, Corruption in "retail" (corruption at basic level). Prolong corruption in "whole sale" ( big scams) is enough to ruin a country, but  Corruption in "retail" (corruption at basic level) is more devastating for common people because it affects directly their pockets. Common people suffer due to corruption in each and every stage of life. In my utopia, world will be so transparent that it would be difficult for anyone to make manipulation of a single penny. My utopia or vision of an ideal world is to have market like efficiency in public works. In my ideal world politicians will not get elected to make multiple scams but to establish an accountable government and as a protector of the interests of the common people and as a care taker of all its citizens. Probity will be enhanced to that level that we will not need any corruption perception index (CPI) and other corruption checking institutions.

The most disastrous problem which the world is facing today is Terrorism. Terrorism is a curse and terrorism in the name of religion is more devastating as it augment hatred among people of different faiths. Although terrorism is a gigantic problem but in my utopia, where solidarity will come together to eradicate any challenge we can make the world get rid of terrorism. There is handful of people who have created all ruckus in the world. To have control over them is cakewalk. My ideal world would be without any terror groups and without any terror incentive entity.

Now, every country is accumulated with contemporary war weapons and nuclear defence equipment. In This era, no country can be considered weak. Sophisticated war equipments have made everyone smart enough, a button has to press to destroy the whole world in a jiffy. In this regard my dream of an ideal world is somewhat similar to the Einstein's thought which he once described "the military system, which I abhor... This plague-spot of civilization ought to be abolished with all possible speed. Heroism on command, senseless violence, and all the loathsome nonsense that goes by the name of patriotism -- how passionately I hate them! " ..We are living in a globalized world where country's frontiers doesn't make any sense. Now, whole world is like a family, so showing ultra-nationalism or chauvinism and to wage war and spreading violence is not the appropriate way. We have already seen the consequences of both world wars- World War I (1914-1918) and World War II (1939-1945). It is almost impossible to make restitution of collateral damages. During second world war even Gandhiji wrote to Hitler, " my dear friend, please stop world war II from happening. Every country, whether she is victorious in the war but lose something in the war". So, my utopia would be a world like a single country and all present countries would work like states, which by any means will not possess any military power to overpower other states. in my dream world order each and every complicated issues would be resolved by sitting around the table, by debates and prudent considerations. By making whole world as a single country and all present countries as her associate states we will be able to put a cap on many global problems like burgeoning population, environmental issues, and this will create uniform distribution of resources in the world.

In my utopian world everyone will live with peace, harmony, probity will be at top both in individual level and institutional level. Everyone will have a shed for staying and bread for living along with all amenities which are sine qua non to lay good life. Everyone will be prosperous. World will witness a tranquility where people will completely renunciate the means of violence. Humanity will flourish in my ideal world and no one will be cynical, everyone will be treated alike regardless of their class, caste and religion. All kind of stereotype will cease to exist in my utopia. There is a basic rule of "successful" Mathematics that if we want to get the desired answer then at first we have to assume something. So, I am sure, my assumptions of an ideal world order will be a reality one day.

By:-Tanveer Ashraf

                               What is real education?

Education is regarded as the most important instrument for societal change. In Indian context Indian has been engaged in educational revolution from last two decades, it is clear from governments burgeoning concern to educate its citizens. Numerous schemes and policies like Sarva siksha abhiyan, Rajiv vidya mission, etc. are sponsored by the central government. In 2009, Right to Education ( RTE ) bill was passed in parliament. RTE is also being implemented in most of the cities and hinterland of the country Existing government is not only the first one to rise voice to educate Indians, but it was felt so, from the inception of British Raj in India. Gandhi Ji's view of education was very different from the status quo education system which prevails in India. His views on education was ''ethical education'' which can imbibe humanity and can make them aware. This type of education is called real education. Indians had suffered much on the hand of british due to lack of education and awareness, without which they were treated as barbarian. Even in India of today, although we are living in a democracy, but taste of democracy can't be realize until each and every citizen of India will be educated. The education which can make citizens realize for their entitlements is a real education for destitutes and underprivileged ones. Sense of real education can change its course by changing situations. There are myriad of answers for a particular question that is, what is real education?? Many people might say only getting higher degrees, being cognizant of worldly affairs and many of them might think real education is that which is potent to make huge amont of money. Todays generation see education only as an instrument to make money which can satisfy their materialistic mundane life. But the sense of real education is to make a man or a woman, a human being. A man without ethical, social and moral values can't be regarded as human being."Man is a social Animal" and man is social when he makes himself fit for the society and for that one has to pursue real education through which imbibing of ethics and all ingredients of human qualities take place.

purpose of education is sceptical. Lots of person have different ideas regarding this, but the gandhian views on education serves the real purpose of education. Mahatama gandhi said several decades ago " education for life, education through life, and education throughout life". But unfortunately today, we are witnessing that education has augmented hostility instead of euphoria, anxiety instead of serenity and so much of tensions. Because we never want to consider education for life, we always connect it to any materialistic things. Students of this generation do not want 'education through life', In phantasy of mammon, they want quick things of learning, and only those things which can propitiate their needs. For them there is no significance in gaining humanization based education. Dehumanizing and alienating aspects of education come into light because education is not 'throughout life'. Gandhi ji's concept of education is basic education which can lay foundation of life and it can be regarded as real education also. The motive of education is to make people realize what is good and what is bad, and after cognizant of good things, endeavour to implement and inculcate those good values. But the type of education which is being imparted today is not real education. people are getting more and more educated but they are also becoming more and more vindictive, graphs of crime is going up, the purpose of education was never to make Bombs and to destroy the humanity. Lack of real education is dragging them to accomplish these dehumanizing activities. Purpose of education is to make earth a better place for living and connect all and sundry with single string to live together as human beings. Real education teach us to follow Single religion "humanity" which is first chapter of all religions, not crusades in the names of religions.

In this cyberage, people are getting more technical and there is unprecedented enhancement of intellectuality among them. But these all intellectuality is connected with materialistic world which give birth to many tensions. Tension between materialistic and spirituality or science and religion. Education whose purpose is to make realize of good things is now engaged in debates, what is right and what is wrong? Spirituality is rated as second over science. Over domination of science and technology. It is not over domination of science and technology, but it is probably the misinterpretation of science and technology that is the underlying cause of much tensions. Although science is mandatory to make rational thinking about any issue but we must not mess up science with de facto divinity and universal values of ethics.

In today's world we lack real education even in educated persons. Real education is hard to find in books. A person who is regarded illiterate by the world might be the champion of real education and an educated one might have zero level of real education. an instance of two real brothers can make us realize the meaning of real education more candidly. there are two brothers , one is illiterate and other is highly educated. when someone in their vicinity met with a fatal accident. Illiterate brother will ran away for help due to sort of reflex action. But the educated brother will avoid the situation as he doesn't want to indulge in problems. he will even try to prevent his illiterate brother from going for help. probably he will wait for the next day to send condolence message to the family of the victim, if he is much affluent then he probably will send condolence message to the family of the victim through news paper. In this, who will be regarded as more educated when u take into account the real purpose of education??

Real education which is still an utopia for current generation can be achieved when we will follow Gandhian view of education. Real education is based on those values which guarantee the welfare of all people rather than welfare of few sections and deprivation of others. Education must be based on the laws of humane and human experience. "what book can be there than the book of humanity". Real meaning of education or real education is that which augment brotherhood, fraternity, peace , non- violence and truth.

By:- Tanveer Ashraf

Is an egalitarian society possible by educating the masses??

Indian society in itself is a composite society .It is concoction of various kind of diverse groups. Among all the countries of the world, India has unique culture and cultural heritage. The concept of egalitarian society goes back to early vedic period . In early vedic period everyone was equal, there was no class based society. Everyone was in full autonomy. But in later vedic period ‘Chaturasharam’ system and varana system began to operate in Indian society, and since then we have been seeing the consequences of social evils and disparities on the basis of caste, creed, race and sometimes religion as well. Disparity among the religions, then disparity, prejudice, bias within the religion, among different caste. This ‘varana vayvastha’’ in early days played a decisive role in perpetuating caste based professions. Brahmanas were only eligible for accumulation of knowledge, Kshatriya could rule over them but were disqualified to get education. Shudras had very pathetic condition, they had to serve all the three above classes of society. But, today in Indian society we have Brahmanas, Kshatriya, Vaishya, and sudra, but they don’t have to comply by those caste based professions. Now, Indian society has come up above all disparities on the basis of caste, religion, linguistic bonds , earlier they were trapped in these labyrinths. These all became possible because education has played a splendid role as an emancipator for underprivileged ones. Although it is not enough for Indian society, still we have to resuscitate it. To make it egalitarian society education is prerequisite , besides this we need many other ingredients also.

Education is not less than enlightenment for those who have been living in darkness of social complexities. Common education for all and sundry can create a rational and uniform impact on all, and uniformity in the society is psyche of egalitarian society. Egalitarianism only can be realize when people are educated. School is consider as a “temple of education” is in itself a benign instance of classless and egalitarian society where we can find a son of scavenger, son of businessmen and son of officers on the same benches of class and also in the same dress. The right to life and dignity of an individual can not be assured unless it is accompanied by the right to education. At this juncture, proper implementation of RTE( Right to Education) can make drastic change in the society as far as egalitarianism is concern. 25% seats are already reserved for the poors and destitutes in private schools, this can provide extra impetus in creating egalitarian values among students, consequently in the whole society. This pattern of education which is prevailing in India can produce hipsters, who can make a modern India without any specific and privileged social strata. Only stipulation with education system is, it must render education which can help them out in “mental liberty’ and can help them in establishing egalitarian values.

The preamble of Indian constitution explicit all the egalitarian values. Liberty, Equality, Fraternity. Which are not separate items is a trinity. To divorce one from other is to defeat the very purpose of democracy. Detrimental problems through which India is passing are ‘Citizens are not aware of their rights, any law which is legislated in the parliament has subtle impact on their life. Education is the only way to make them aware and cognizant of their rights, after that they can realize the real taste of trinity – Liberty , Equality , and Fraternity. Liberty of social, political and economical and equality in all sphere of life. to make sense of egalitarian society, it is must to take into account the economic liberty more than any other liberties because for an empty stomach, adult franchise has no meaning. Economic prosperity can be achieve by educating the masses. Along with moral enhancement, education is also a cogent determiner of economic status. More educated people in society means people are more prosperous. Education paves the novel dawn, where economic independent and economically strong means high chances to defeat all evils in the society and annulment of strata based society.

For social stability people must work for one another. In this regard Karl Marks’s dream of classless society can be realize by giving them equal dignity and respect. Having labourers in the society is mandatory for infrastructural development, doctors are necessary for making society healthy, engineers to develop technical tools so that we can excel in technology. Everyone's work is based on the individual hard work. when we bring all these under consideration then we find society is somewhat based on individual aspiration. So, providing all and sundry same facilities is a nightmare. Even in the preamble of constitution, although it states EQUALITY for all but literally it means ''Equality among equals''. But elementary education for all can nullify differences which sometimes becomes the cause of discrimination. Rudimentary knowledge for laborers can help them in safeguard their rights, they can claim their entitlements if they will be aware of it. Proprietors must have magnanimity towards laborers, owner should be benevolent and to inculcate all these, they must have rational mindset along with ethical based education. Thoughts of Rousseau, Lenin and in Indian context thoughts of Bhimrao Ambedkar, M.N. Roy, Jawaharlal Nehru and mahatma gandhi are based on the equality for all and to provide the dignity to all people, whosoever is adding something to society by their work. Everyone's work in the society should be praiseworthy and applaudable. So, people should get dignity if they are accomplishing their obligation with probity. 

Complex countries like India, education can bind them all in single thread. Pragmatically,its complexities can be realized in each and every arena. For instance, we can see number of languages in 100 rupee note and we find 15 different languages, means 15 different linguistic groups or distinct classes. Although India has myriads of languages with zillion of people. In economic perspective, there are groups of rich and poor, rural and urban, and land owner and day laborers. Socio-cultural factors like gender divide. Divisions based on religion and caste, linguistic based divisions. These  numerous divisions can't be mingle at the drop of a hate. Education can prove as potent instrument for socialization process, but it can't take place drastically. This is long and continous proces. But gradually educated mass can change their attitude and mindset by cultivating egalitarian ethics. Essance of education is to lay down foundation of humanity in the society. And all ethical, moral and humane values are foundation stone of classless society. Education can provide all people their respective dignitary identity.

Tanveer Ashraf