Education is a dynamic process. A sound educational structure is one that is responsive to the challenges of a fast changing society. Those who are engaged in educational process must constantly re-examine the academic machinery so that it can pre-pare the young generation to discharge their obligations towards the community. Text books are an integral part of our academic apparatus; they shape the minds of the readers and mould their personalities....

That science has become one of the most powerful factors in modern life is a generally accepted and indeed obvious fact. The proper role of the scientist himself is however a point on which there is no general agreement. On the one hand are those die-hards, who ignoring the changed circumstances of the outside, contend that, outside the laboratory, the personal influence of the scientist should be no more than any...

The preservation of peace is not merely a desirable ideal. It has become an imperative necessity. All the nations of the world have pledged their allegiance to peace, but do not seem to be prepared to work for the conditions which are essential for peace. We progress to build a world welfare state, where individual freedom and social justice are preserved, where we do not have injustice, racial discrimination and colonial...

Now at first sight it might seem as if modern human beings who spend so much time getting help from machines are very lazy. What are the machines for but to save people trouble? They are extra limbs which men have made outside themselves to do their many works for them. Cranes and lifts are extra arms to do the job of lifting. Trains and motors are extra legs to do...

I think that a successful old age is easiest for those who have strong impersonal interests involving appropriate activities. It is in this sphere that long experience is really fruitful, and it is in this sphere that the wisdom born of experience can be exercised without being oppressive.It is no use telling grown up children not to make mistakes, both because they will not believe you, and because mistakes are an...

A vast responsibility therefore, rests on our universities and educational institutions and those who guide their destinies. They have to keep their lights burning and must not stray from the right path even when passion convulses the multitude and blinds many amongst those whose duty it is to set an example to others. We are not going to reach our goal through crookedness or flirting with evil in the hope that...

If we look back at India’s long history, we find that our forefathers made wonderful progress whenever they looked out on the world with clear and fearless eyes and kept the windows of their minds open to give and receive. And, in later periods, when they grew narrow in outlook and shrank from outside influence, India suffered a set-back, politically and culturally. What a magnificent inheritance we have, though we have...

You must work also for the unity of the world. We have come to a stage when our nationality is the human race and where the whole world is our home. We must, there-fore, try to do our utmost to remove the disabilities from which other people are suffering. This is why I said racial bigotry, Political exploitation, colonial domination and economic exploitation must be removed as speedily as possible, the...