Introduction
Present youth is tomorrow’s
generation. The most important part is that it is the youth that shapes the
future of a particular nation. The future of a particular nation depends on the
productivity and the efficiency of today’s youth. How well the youth of a
nation understands the depth of the state of affairs determines how well the
next generation will set up the system. Thus, it is very important for the
youth to be educated and well informed about everything that is going around
the world. The students of a nation are the ones who determine the forthcoming
of the society. The role of students in society development is thus very
eminent and distinguished from the rest.
“Educationists should
build the capacities of the spirit of inquiry, creativity, entrepreneurial and
moral leadership among students and become their role model.”
1.
P. J. Abdul Kalam
Historical Students: The life-line of the society
Undoubtedly, the students are the ones responsible for the social
reforms that take place in the society. The main role of students in society
development is, therefore, social reform and revolution. Therefore, students
are considered as the lifeline of the society. Kabirdas was a social reformer
of the Bhakti movement and he was a student of Guru Ramananda. Similarly many
students in history such as Swami Vivekananda whose guru was Ramakrishna and
Chandragupta Maurya whose guru was Chanakya were all famous people of history
who changed the society for good. Just like them, today’s students hold a lot
of potentials to change the world and help in the development of the society.
Education: From where all of it starts
Education forms a person’s
personality and gives structure to his persona. It helps a person to understand
himself and discover his own depths, which he himself might have never known
before. They say charity begins at home. I say education begins at home. The
parents are the first teachers. They are the ones who rear the child and
convert him into a being who is capable of bringing a change in the society.
Children learn to recognize, accept and acknowledge their behavior, which
eventually makes them feel like they are the ones responsible for their own
behavior, which is one very important trait that has to be there in every
student.
Students play very crucial roles in
the development of the society.
Some of them are listed below:
· The role of students in society development is to
indulge in education. Education is one aspect of the social order that converts
a person into a superior and a sophisticated being. This eventually produces
resources for the nation. Manpower is very much needed for the development of
the society. Human resource eventually contributes towards the societal
development and helps the society to progress and evolve.
· Students, since they are educated and know more
than most people know, can pass on their knowledge to others. Thus, more and
more people can become educated and aware of what is going on in the world.
Therefore, more and more people can contribute their bit towards the society.
Directly or indirectly, students are chiefly responsible for he development of
the society. The role of students in society development is somewhat
sensitizing more people by communicating to increase manpower and human
resource.
· Educated people always outshine the crowd.
Students, highly educated, imparting their knowledge to others will always take
care of their environment and their surroundings. Our society is full of people
who engage in activities like vandalism and littering around. The role of
students in society development is to stop and raise awareness against all
these undesirable activities. Scribbling on the walls of the monuments,
doodling on buses and trains, throwing wrappers on the road while on the drive,
all these activities need to stop. Who are going to stop these undesirable activities? The
students. The youth. Students are the most influential lot of the society since
they are young, powerful and full
of adrenaline. A simple strike or an educational walk-out has a lot of impact
on the society. Therefore, students can do a lot for the betterment of the
society.
· We all know our environment is depleting. The role
of students in society development is to save our perishing environment. Our
society faces a lot of problems due to the environmental issues. Sometimes
there is no water, sometimes there is no electricity yet other times there is
no gasoline available. Students in the engineering field can contribute their
bit in such situations. Even if the student is not an engineer, then also he
can do his bit by raising awareness and improving himself on certain things.
The role of students in society development could be, using electricity
efficiently, using only the required amount of water and conserving gasoline.
These are some basic steps that a student should try to instill in people in
the society as educated beings.
· The role of students in society development is also
very vital in terms of moral values. People in today’s time have lost their
moral fiber and their ethics and conscience. Students can improve the stature
of the society by raising awareness and helping and respecting the elder. The
condition of the animals is also not very pleasant. The role of students in
society development also includes getting involved in NGOs and other
organizations for the betterment of the society.
Conclusion: Role of students in society development is
very crucial. The students, the youth of any nation are the deciders of the
future of the nation. Having the knowledge of the current state of affairs is
very important for the students as they give them the big picture of the
society. Our country India has witnessed many students who have changed the
world and the way people used to perceive the world. They played the actual
role of students in society development.
“I tell my students, ‘When you get
these jobs that you have been so brilliantly trained for, just remember that
your real job is that if you are free, you need to free somebody else. If you
have some power, then your job is to empower somebody else. This is not just a
grab-bag candy game.”
The
role of students in society development is to increase human resource, educate
others, protect the environment, save Mother Nature, bring required changes in
the society, respect elders, help the needy and reform the society. After
everything mentioned is done, then only we can proudly call ourselves a nation,
an educated nation.
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