India, March 18 -- India's post-independence education system was built with urgency but lacked the necessary foundation of values. By reconnecting with India's intellectual traditions and fostering inclusivity, the nation can reshape its its education system to build a future rooted in both wisdom and progress

Educational endeavors in India immediately after independence were initiated hastily in an attempt to achieve too much in too little time, and that too under a severe paucity of human and material resources. This has proven to be too costly for the nation in the long run, as it now suffers from non-functional schools, absentee teachers, and proxy teachers.

My interpretation is that our teacher preparation institutions have either...