Education is the founding stone of a country's economy. A country that fails to provide its citizens the right to education lags behind in every way. History of Indian Education System The history of Indian education has its roots to the ancient where they followed the Gurukul system - a system where the students resided in their teacher until the teacher felt that he has imparted all that he could. The subjects taught varied from Sanskrit to Scriptures to Mathematics to Metaphysics and the knowledge attained would be passed on to the future generations. However, this system was changed during the Colonial era when the British set up schools that followed a curriculum confined to subjects such as Mathematics, Science etc. While the ancient system included more interaction with the nature, the modern system was more classroom oriented. Why Is Change Required? In 2014, India’s global education ranking slipped to 93. This, together with a series of scams faced b...