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  Making Education More Meaningful *Dr. Saumitra Mohan   Education is among the most powerful institutions through which a civilisation transmits its knowledge, values, aspirations and understanding of life from one generation to another. Yet, in our contemporary understanding, education has gradually become narrower and more utilitarian. We increasingly view education through the prism of examinations, degrees, qualifications, placements and employment. The question most frequently asked of a young person after completing school or university is not what he or she has learnt about life, society or the world, but what job the qualification will secure. The choice of a course is often guided primarily by its perceived employment prospects, the success of an institution is frequently measured by its placement statistics, and the success of an individual is increasingly associated with salary, designation and professional status. Employment, which should be an important out...