The adage “Pen is mightier than the sword” is quite true because education can bring revolution. Education is one of the most important drivers of India’s social and economic development. Higher level of literacy leads to greater economic output, higher employment levels, better health, better social structure and higher marks along a number of other development indicators. More specifically, the impact of educating girls and women has been shown to result in rapid improvements in family as Gandhiji rightly said, “Educate a woman, and you educate a family” |