Illiteracy

Mistaking education for intelligence: Why the SC order barring illiterates from contesting polls is jarring

The Supreme Court upheld the law enacted by the Haryana government barring people without education from contesting panchayat polls in the state. On the face of it, everything is right about what the court said and it is in sync with the way most educated Indians think. It might appear mischievous to point out that the court’s conclusion that illiterate people cannot make the difference between right and wrong is downright snobbish.

Corporate houses should help eradicate illiteracy: President Pranab Mukherjee

President Pranab Mukherjee on Monday asked the private sector, especially the corporate houses, to contribute towards eradicating illiteracy in India.

India has over a million children out of school: UNESCO report

India, Indonesia and Pakistan each have more than a million children out of school, according to a UN report.

Illiteracy costs India over $53 bn a year: report

The report said illiterate people earn 30-42 percent less than their literate counterparts.

Data on Tihar inmates shows poverty, illiteracy and crime linked

Poverty and crime are linked to each other as statistics from Asia's largest jail -- Tihar Prisons -- reveal that 92 per cent of the prisoners lodged there are from the lower income strata of society.