I was shocked at recent Mumbai terrorsit attacks. After the attack on the Indian Parliment, this has been biggest symbolic attack. Terrorism has become a sad reality in most parts of our country. According to The Institute for Conflict Management, 2765 lives were lost due to terriosm in 2006.The moral and economic toll on the nation due to terrorim are also huge.

Stopterrorism.in is a website recently launched, as a reaction to the recent Mumbai attacks. From what I can gather from the site, it seems to be a blog to have discussion on what Indian citizens can do on their part to prevent such attacks.

India has one third of the world’s children who are out of school. Historically India has been underspending on elementary education. After independence the government focused on technical education – resulting in institutions like IIT, IIM and IIS. It has been only in the recent years that the government has started foucssing on universalizing primary education.

Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA) is the Indian govenrment’s program to universalize primary education by 2010. The program was launched after the 76th amendment to the consitution – making access to elementary education a fundamental right.

I don’t have data to back my claims here, but the government is not even close to fulfilling this mission. Less children are out of school than before, but the offical number are incorrect.