SUSTAINABLE EDUCATION – A NEED OF THE HOUR - CREATING EDUCATION FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT

Transformation with sustainability is the key feature in the 21st century and sustainable education is the answer. The term sustainable refers to preserving and continuing or being able to maintain or upheld. Hence in the context of the theme of this paper, a pertinent question that needs to be deliberated is what the purpose of education is and what is sustainable education? What needs to be maintained in all streams and all levels of education and how that can be imparted needs discussions, experimentation, and implementation. Swami Vivekanand has rightly said that good education is necessary for a person to stand on his feet, build his self-confidence and earn his living. The basic essence of education is the holistic development and complete well-being – personal, professional, and emotional leading to better abilities of self-inquiry and inquiry of surroundings, a critical mind, problem-solving approach, and positive thinking. Irrespective of the subjects taught the basic essence of education remains the same even today. The challenge is the changing modes of delivery and easy access to unfiltered information how do the new methods cope with keeping the base of the education strong.