World Literacy Day
Elders trade thumbprints for signatures in twilight of their lives
Bebe Bapu School in Punjab’s Bathinda district shows that education has no age limit as nearly 80 elders learn to read, sign their names and do basic maths under the guidance of a 28-year-old teacher.
‘Education should make people capable of helping others’
Technology plays an extremely important role in providing access to education and addressing the big rural-urban literacy divide, says Indraani Singh, the founder of Literacy India.