The proportion of women in the population may have increased, but so far their condition has not improved much.  Even today, 41% of the women in the country are those who have received more than 10 years of schooling, that is, they could study beyond the 10th standard.  59% of women could not study beyond 10th standard.  In rural areas, only 33.7% women could study beyond 10th standard.  Even in the 5G era, only 33.3% women in the country have access to the internet.
The number of women having their own bank account increased by 25%, women with their own property increased by 5% . 78.6% women operate their bank accounts.  In 2015-16, this figure was only 53%.  At the same time, 43.3% of women have some property in their name, whereas in 2015-16 this figure was only 38.4%.  Women adopting safe sanitation measures during menstruation increased from 57.6% to 77.3%.  However, anemia in children and women has emerged as a major concern.  67.1% of children and 57% of women aged 15 to 49 suffer from anemia. 30% of the population does not have a modern toilet of its own..3.2% of the houses do not have electricity .Households with own modern toilets were 48.5% in 2015-16.  This number has gone up to 70.2% in 2019-21.  But 30% are still deprived.  Electricity has reached 96.8% of the households in the country.  For the first time in the country, the fertility rate came below 2.1
For the first time, the fertility rate in the country has come down to 2.  In 2015-16 it was 2.2.  The special thing is that the fertility rate of 2.1 is considered as the replacement mark.  That is, at a fertility rate of 2.1, the population growth remains constant.  Fertility rates below this indicate a slowing down of population growth.

शिक्षक दिवस पर सभी पूज्यनीय गुरु का कोटि कोटि वंदन करती हूँ। 

       शिक्षक दिवस डॉ राधा कृष्णन को समर्पित दिन। ये एक महान दार्शनिक, शिक्षक जो दुनिया के सबसे बड़े लोकतंत्र के माध्यम से देश के सर्वोच्च पद पर आसीन हुए। एक शिक्षक का इससे बड़ा सम्मान नहीं हो सकता। वर्तमान में समाज से सम्मान शिक्षक को मिलता चला जाए, शिक्षक योग्य होता चला जाए और लोकतंत्र इतना समझदार होता चला जाए तो विकास में समय नहीं लगेगा। 

       एक इंजीनियर की की गलती किसी नींव में दब सकती है, एक डॉक्टर की गलती किसी क्रब में दफन हो सकती हैं, और एक वकील की गलती किसी फाइल के नीचे दब सकती है,   परंतु एक शिक्षक की गलती सम्पूर्ण राष्ट्र में झलकती है। शिक्षक चिन्तनशील हो, उसके चिन्तन में मौलिकता हो, वह शिक्षा की समस्याओं के प्रति जागरूक हो एवं संवेदनशील हो तथा इन समस्याओं के हल ढूंढने रूचि रखता हो तो इससे अधिक सुखद स्थिति और क्या हो सकती है। शिक्षा की गुणवत्ता को बढ़ाने के लिए यह भी आवश्यक है कि शिक्षक अपने व्यवसाय के प्रति प्रतिबद्ध हो, उसे अपने व्यवसाय से लगाव हो उस पर गर्व हो। शिक्षण में कार्यरत व्यक्तियो से समाज की कुछ अपेक्षाएँ हैं। शिक्षक यदि इन अपेक्षाओं को समझ कर उनका पालन करता है तो शिक्षण व्यवसाय एवं शिक्षकों की समाज में गरिमा एवं प्रतिष्ठा बढ़ेगी और इसके अच्छे परिणाम सामने आएंगे।  

वह व्यक्ति जो सिर्फ जानकारी देता है उसे अध्यापक कहते हैं और जो उसमें ज्ञान भी जोड़ दें उसे उपाध्याय कहते हैं और जो कौशल भी दे उसे आचार्य कहते हैं और जो गहरी समझ प्रदान करें उसे पंडित कहते है , और जो व्यक्ति विवेक या बुद्धिमत्ता दे उसे गुरु कहा जाता है और अगर हम वर्तमान परिदृश्य की बात करें तो इन पांचों के लिए सिर्फ अंग्रेजी का एक ही शब्द प्रयोग करते हैं टीचर। व्यक्ति के पदनाम कुछ भी हो लेकिन हम उनसे जानकारी और ज्ञान की उम्मीद करते हैं । गुरु को सर्वोच्च मानते हुए मैं समझती हूं कि कोविड ने हर टीचर को गुरु बनने का अवसर दिया है क्योंकि वर्तमान परिदृश्य में ऑनलाइन शिक्षा हमारे घरों में डाइनिंग टेबल से लेकर बेडरूम तक में प्रवेश कर चुकी है मध्यम वर्गीय परिवार से हम यह अपेक्षा नहीं कर सकते कि वह व्यवस्थित रूप से अपने बच्चे को पढ़ने की स्पेस दे क्योंकि इसके लिए बहुत सारे फैक्टर हैं कभी नेटवर्क की समस्या कभी घर में जगह की समस्या और परिवार के अन्य सदस्यों की समस्या मतलब हर घर में चुनौतियां है ।ऑनलाइन शिक्षा के माध्यम से शिक्षक अपने छात्रों की दिन प्रतिदिन की समस्या को देख सकता है समझ सकता है और अपने छात्र के साथ आत्मीयता के साथ विवेक और बुद्धिमता से उसे सुलझा सकता है तो मेरा मानना है कि प्रत्येक शिक्षक के पास अवसर है गुरु बनने का ।

        वर्तमान में दो तरह की शिक्षा है---एक पेट भरने के लिए education for occupation जो शिक्षक देता है। दूसरी है ----education for life ---- जीवन की शिक्षा जो गुरु देता है। दोनों के बिना मानव अधूरा है। शिक्षक सांसरिक है जो संसार का ज्ञान देता है और गुरु आध्यात्मिक ज्ञान देता है। यह दोनों समाज के दर्पण है। 

      अस्तित्व के लिए परिवर्तन आवश्यक है, परिवर्तन के लिए परिपक्वता और परिपक्वता के लिए अंतहीन सृजनात्मकता अनिवार्य है। मैं अपने सभी शिक्षकों, साहित्यकारो और नवांगतुको से अनुरोध करती हूँ कि वे अपने स्वाध्याय, चिन्तन एवम् सृजन की लौ को जलाएं रखें। शिक्षा और साहित्य से जुड़ना जीवन से जुड़ना है, अच्छे मानवीय मूल्यों की प्रतिष्ठा करना और समाज को दिशा देना है। 

       आइए शिक्षक दिवस के इस पावन अवसर पर यह संकल्प लें कि हम शिक्षक भारतीय शिक्षा को पुरानी परंपरा से जोडते हुए नया रूप देंगें, ऐसी शिक्षा पध्दति के विकास में जुट जाऐगे जिसमें एक शिक्षित समाज की स्थापना हो, जिसमें शिक्षक का एक गौरवमय एवं सम्मानित स्थान हो, जिसमें शिक्षक -छात्र, शिक्षक -अभिभावक संबंध मधुर, परस्पर आदर एवं विश्वासपूर्ण हो। 

डॉ प्रियदर्शिनी अग्निहोत्री

 a University Intellectual Freedom Center

India's subjugation has had the greatest impact on the areas of cultural consciousness and intellectual development and Indian universities have been the main symbol of this illusion. The pre-independence enlightened class not only considered the Macaulay-eminent education system unsuitable for the country, but also believed that the then universities produced students who were ignorant of the national consciousness-stream, ignorant of national aspirations and the future profile of history. Are completely unfamiliar and will be. In those days, all the circumstances were blamed for the foreign power, and it was believed that in the new society that will emerge after independence, universities will develop into intellectual centers that will have physical thinking, as well as Indian They will also develop according to the culture and they will form the basis of the structure of a new revolutionary society. Universities were the hope centers of all the politicians and thinkers of the time.

It is only an irony of the cycle of events that after the attainment of closed independence, the tendencies of subjugation developed in India. During the freedom struggle, the trends which were considered unhealthy and non-National, have become the symbol of progress and development today. Where our support for foreign aid and international companies has increased in the economic sector, our inferiority has developed in the cultural sector, moral values ​​have changed rapidly, respect for self-government has also decreased, we also have Indian values, self-language, clothing and costumes. Our request has decreased (politicians, governors and ministers tie culture is a direct example of this), while our universities have become the center of foreign culture, technology and the pillars of their civilization. Today there Competition has started as to who is the most 'indigenous' and how close the foreign culture is to it. There is no competition to awaken the self-respect among the young people by respecting the conduct of their independent country, but who is nurtured and influenced by American, British, German, French or Russian ideology. Immediately after independence, many educational institutions, foundations, scholarships and educational (exchange) programs (mostly American) were started with a view to control the cultural tradition and intellectual life of the country, which were less academic and more political. In the name of cultural cooperation, economic reconstruction and knowledge addition, thousands of young people were modernized, 'foreignized' and Decontamination'. The notion was developed throughout the country that unless there is a stamp of Oxford, Cambridge or Harvard (although nowadays their economic structure is badly faltering), no person can be a teacher of thought, culture and reflective. It is often forgotten that intellectual development is a soul-oriented process, not an outgrowth. Foreign educated young men (with few exceptions) are neither able to harmonize the Indian social system nor can they work in the spirit of dedication towards teaching. Training under Western influence is only a ladder for business or development .In the absence of national consciousness, pride and knowledge, today's universities are unable to give any fundamental contribution. The values that are established here are not suitable for intellectual freedom and development in any way. Modernists can be born with this type of training system , but not age-changing society manufacturer; can become historians, but not history-makers, and at all chant. They can follow someone, but cannot lead.

Today everyone feels that the current universities are not able to contribute to the nation building, teachers have lost their place of guidance, students lack indigence and responsibility. All believe that the present duplicate teaching system is unsuitable and curse for the country. Everyone speaks of beautifying Hindi as the national language and also supporting the development of regional languages.

We do, but still there is an unbroken empire of English language. There has been an impasse in thoughts and duties on all sides. There is a need that universities should become centers of intellectual freedom, we should move towards fundamental thinking, get knowledge from anywhere, but do not leave the Indian base, make universities orientated by following a stable and clear education policy, instead of slurry Emphasize goodwill and good faith and provide your support in the reconstruction, economic development and cultural renaissance of India by building the best human qualities.

Become a University Intellectual Freedom Center

India's subjugation has had the greatest impact on the areas of cultural consciousness and intellectual development and Indian universities have been the main symbol of this illusion. The pre-independence enlightened class not only considered the Macaulay-eminent education system unsuitable for the country, but also believed that the then universities produced students who were ignorant of the national consciousness-stream, ignorant of national aspirations and the future profile of history. Are completely unfamiliar and will be. In those days, all the circumstances were blamed for the foreign power, and it was believed that in the new society that will emerge after independence, universities will develop into intellectual centers that will have physical thinking, as well as Indian They will also develop according to the culture and they will form the basis of the structure of a new revolutionary society. Universities were the hope centers of all the politicians and thinkers of the time.

It is only an irony of the cycle of events that after the attainment of closed independence, the tendencies of subjugation developed in India. During the freedom struggle, the trends which were considered unhealthy and non-National, have become the symbol of progress and development today. Where our support for foreign aid and international companies has increased in the economic sector, our inferiority has developed in the cultural sector, moral values ​​have changed rapidly, respect for self-government has also decreased, we also have Indian values, self-language, clothing and costumes. Our request has decreased (politicians, governors and ministers tie culture is a direct example of this), while our universities have become the center of foreign culture, technology and the pillars of their civilization. Today there Competition has started as to who is the most 'indigenous' and how close the foreign culture is to it. There is no competition to awaken the self-respect among the young people by respecting the conduct of their independent country, but who is nurtured and influenced by American, British, German, French or Russian ideology. Immediately after independence, many educational institutions, foundations, scholarships and educational (exchange) programs (mostly American) were started with a view to control the cultural tradition and intellectual life of the country, which were less academic and more political. In the name of cultural cooperation, economic reconstruction and knowledge addition, thousands of young people were modernized, 'foreignized' and Decontamination'. The notion was developed throughout the country that unless there is a stamp of Oxford, Cambridge or Harvard (although nowadays their economic structure is badly faltering), no person can be a teacher of thought, culture and reflective. It is often forgotten that intellectual development is a soul-oriented process, not an outgrowth. Foreign educated young men (with few exceptions) are neither able to harmonize the Indian social system nor can they work in the spirit of dedication towards teaching. Training under Western influence is only a ladder for business or development .In the absence of national consciousness, pride and knowledge, today's universities are unable to give any fundamental contribution. The values that are established here are not suitable for intellectual freedom and development in any way. Modernists can be born with this type of training system , but not age-changing society manufacturer; can become historians, but not history-makers, and at all chant. They can follow someone, but cannot lead.

Today everyone feels that the current universities are not able to contribute to the nation building, teachers have lost their place of guidance, students lack indigence and responsibility. All believe that the present duplicate teaching system is unsuitable and curse for the country. Everyone speaks of beautifying Hindi as the national language and also supporting the development of regional languages.

We do, but still there is an unbroken empire of English language. There has been an impasse in thoughts and duties on all sides. There is a need that universities should become centers of intellectual freedom, we should move towards fundamental thinking, get knowledge from anywhere, but do not leave the Indian base, make universities orientated by following a stable and clear education policy, instead of slurry Emphasize goodwill and good faith and provide your support in the reconstruction, economic development and cultural renaissance of 

India's subjugation has had the greatest impact on the areas of cultural consciousness and intellectual development and Indian universities have been the main symbol of this illusion. The pre-independence enlightened class not only considered the Macaulay-eminent education system unsuitable for the country, but also believed that the then universities produced students who were ignorant of the national consciousness-stream, ignorant of national aspirations and the future profile of history. Are completely unfamiliar and will be. In those days, all the circumstances were blamed for the foreign power, and it was believed that in the new society that will emerge after independence, universities will develop into intellectual centers that will have physical thinking, as well as Indian They will also develop according to the culture and they will form the basis of the structure of a new revolutionary society. Universities were the hope centers of all the politicians and thinkers of the time.

It is only an irony of the cycle of events that after the attainment of closed independence, the tendencies of subjugation developed in India. During the freedom struggle, the trends which were considered unhealthy and non-National, have become the symbol of progress and development today. Where our support for foreign aid and international companies has increased in the economic sector, our inferiority has developed in the cultural sector, moral values ​​have changed rapidly, respect for self-government has also decreased, we also have Indian values, self-language, clothing and costumes. Our request has decreased (politicians, governors and ministers tie culture is a direct example of this), while our universities have become the center of foreign culture, technology and the pillars of their civilization. Today there Competition has started as to who is the most 'indigenous' and how close the foreign culture is to it. There is no competition to awaken the self-respect among the young people by respecting the conduct of their independent country, but who is nurtured and influenced by American, British, German, French or Russian ideology. Immediately after independence, many educational institutions, foundations, scholarships and educational (exchange) programs (mostly American) were started with a view to control the cultural tradition and intellectual life of the country, which were less academic and more political. In the name of cultural cooperation, economic reconstruction and knowledge addition, thousands of young people were modernized, 'foreignized' and Decontamination'. The notion was developed throughout the country that unless there is a stamp of Oxford, Cambridge or Harvard (although nowadays their economic structure is badly faltering), no person can be a teacher of thought, culture and reflective. It is often forgotten that intellectual development is a soul-oriented process, not an outgrowth. Foreign educated young men (with few exceptions) are neither able to harmonize the Indian social system nor can they work in the spirit of dedication towards teaching. Training under Western influence is only a ladder for business or development .In the absence of national consciousness, pride and knowledge, today's universities are unable to give any fundamental contribution. The values that are established here are not suitable for intellectual freedom and development in any way. Modernists can be born with this type of training system , but not age-changing society manufacturer; can become historians, but not history-makers, and at all chant. They can follow someone, but cannot lead.

Today everyone feels that the current universities are not able to contribute to the nation building, teachers have lost their place of guidance, students lack indigence and responsibility. All believe that the present duplicate teaching system is unsuitable and curse for the country. Everyone speaks of beautifying Hindi as the national language and also supporting the development of regional languages.

We do, but still there is an unbroken empire of English language. There has been an impasse in thoughts and duties on all sides. There is a need that universities should become centers of intellectual freedom, we should move towards fundamental thinking, get knowledge from anywhere, but do not leave the Indian base, make universities orientated by following a stable and clear education policy, instead of slurry Emphasize goodwill and good faith and provide your support in the reconstruction, economic development and cultural renaissance of India by building the best human qualities.

Dr Priyadarshini Agnihotri