COIMBATORE, INDIA, November 27, 2006: Law graduate and industrialist B.K. Krishnaraj Vanavarayar believes holistic education alone can bring about the change needed to manifest the enormous potentials of human excellence that India has. “It is unfortunate that despite almost 60 years of independence, nothing worthwhile has happened in education, mainly due to lack of political will,” says Mr. Vanavarayar. What does he mean by holistic education? “It has three dimensions – body, mind and spirit and unless all are addressed, it does not become holistic. Intelligence Quotient and Emotional Quotient should synergize with Spiritual Quotient. It is the last that balances the other two in a youth to help him or her emerge as an enlightened citizen, sensitive to the needs of the community,” he argues.
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