The interview took place in early march 2015 at NEO offices in Mumbai (India). Please click the link below to access the 10-minute video
Education is a prominent cultural institution used to perpetuate the prevailing values of a society. Our modern education system has a sordid past largely rooted in industrialism. It's aim is to produce economically viable products--employable citizens. Nearly all our tweaks to the system in the last 100+ years are simply attempts to ensure that the products (graduates) are prepared for the work force. Education should be an empowering process that allows and guides children to develop their passions, critical thinking, compassion, and orientation towards wisdom for timely action. It is thus imperative that a certain amount of creativity is used while imparting education.
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