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International Literacy Day on Thursday:
Literacy and peace : An inseparable bond
You are reading this because, well, you can read.
But 800 million others around the world, nearly two-thirds of them
women, cannot do that. Yes, nearly one-seventh of humanity cannot
read their own native script. And that excludes the nearly 150
million children who have no access to education.
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VIGNETTES
Enjoy the pleasures of old age
Ageing is the accumulation of changes in a
person over time. Ageing in humans also refers to a multidimensional
process of physical, psychological and social change. According to
psychologists, old people belong to three divisions. Those between
65 and 74 belong to the 'young old' group.
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