Education in sub continent

In the bengali ianguage there is a modem maxim which can be translated,He who learns to read and write rides in a carriage and pair.In english there is a similar proverd,knowledge is power.'It is an offer of a prospective bribe to the student,a promise of an ulterior reward which is more important than knowledge itself....Unfortunately,our.very education lias been successful in depriving us of our real initiative and our courage of thought.The-training we get in our schools has the constant implication in it that it is not for us to produce but to borrow....