Srinagar, July 15 -- In the age of Artificial Intelligence, space exploration, and quantum computing, we in the Indian Subcontinent particularily in Kashmir Valley still celebrate the passing of 10th and 12th-grade board exams with toffee distribution and congratulatory banners. Our social media handlers leave no stone unturned in glorifying rote-learning-based achievements, parading basic academic survival as national success. While the world is busy building neural networks, coding breakthroughs, and launching AI startups, we are stuck clapping at outdated milestones. This obsession with grades, not growth, has trapped our education system in mediocrity. If we truly want to compete on the global stage, we must shift from memorization to...