a latter on
stressing upon the need to spread literacy
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122 – G
Green Avenue
City
November 10, 2018
The Editor
The HT
City
Subject: Need to spread literacy
Sir:
I am writing this letter to express my views on the need of spreading literacy in our country. The goals of democracy can never be achieved until 100% literacy is achieved in any democracy. An illiterate person is like a person who has a car but doesn't know how to drive it. Democracy will cease to be democracy in case illiteracy is not obliterated.
Any development is possible only with eradication of illiteracy. Before a nation becomes democratic and advanced, first of all complete and quality literacy must be ensured. Only literate and truly educated people can contribute in making a country advanced and developed.
Apart from the NLM, Indian Government has taken many more initiatives to promote adult education. Open schools, skill development programs, each one teach one literacy drive, etc. are a few of them. We as citizens must contribute at our level in the literacy promotion programs. The least we can do is teach basic literacy to an illiterate adult.
Through the medium of your esteemed daily I appeal to the Government and people to keep the momentum of Literacy Mission on. I hope you will give enough space to my views in your esteemed daily.
Yours truly,
Upen Sharma