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Right from our childhood we’ve heard and went through this first word of the title. The great Dr.Babasaheb Ambedkar said शिक्षण हे वाघीणचे दूध आहे . ( Education is like a tigresses’ milk ) . He meant that it instills a sense of self-righteousness and empowers us to stand on our own. This is the profound belief behind education, more so. The Indian education system starts with a balwadi or Shishu gat sophistically called the kindergarten. The end of all this is decided by hope, ability and economy of oneself. The erstwhile pioneers in education right from Mahatma Jotiba Phule and Dhondo Keshav Karve started the schools and universities as centers of learning. The revered female educationists like Savitribai Phule and Ramabai Ranade too will not remain behind the curtains of history, strived for female literacy. Those father figures still instill hope and faith in education. They are the sources of inspiration for us to get ourselves educated and know why. Lokmanya Tilak was ‘for...