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	Literacy Innovations / July/August 2001
		The ILI is pleased to report on a new project in the area of information technology, literacy, and basic education in India, called the Bridges to the Future Initiative (BFI).
		One of the implications of this view for literacy methodologies is the change in the nature of the literacy primer.
		In this innovative framework, literacy is not an externally introduced force of change but rather is viewed as a learning process in which the adult learner actively participates.
	www.literacy.org /li/li200108 (1390 words)

	1964 Ramon Magsaysay Awardee for International Understanding - Welthy Honsinger Fisher
		Lucknow, India: Literacy House, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, and 1963.
		FISHER turned the first clod of earth just to the right of the gate that was to bear in Hindi the words "Saksharta Niketan," and in English "Literacy House." A few weeks later she moved into the first interior room completed, which happened to be the ladies rest room furnished with only a commode.
		FISHER writes, "he combined mystic and intellectual, organizer and administrator, the seeker of inspiration and the practical man in his person." While he studied the East and sought a meeting of East and West, he did not neglect his mission and his church was filled.
	www.rmaf.org.ph /Awardees/Biography/BiographyFisherWel.htm (1390 words)

	KNOWLEDGE FOR DEVELOPMENT
		India’s knowledge gap is not easily quantified, but we can roughly measure it by examining the country’s progress on literacy, education, application of technology, RandD and growth of the media.
		India rightly prides itself on its adherence to democratic principles, but the effective exercise of those principles depends directly on the education of the electorate.
		In spite of increased efforts to impart literacy, reduce the drop out rates and expand the educational system to accommodate more children, the quantitative expansion of the educational system is still too slow to meet the country’s needs, depriving tens of millions of young people of the minimum education required for their development.
	www.icpd.org /development_strategies/Knowledge%20for%20Development.htm (6833 words)

	India-1
		o Mumbai's literacy rate is 85.6% (female: 82.7%, male: 90%) compared with India's overall literacy of 65.4%.
		India (also known as Bharat or Hindustan) is a Land of Fascination and Prismatic beauty.
		India has 25 states and 7 union territories.
	www.jayjaydee.freeservers.com /custom2.html (6833 words)

	IndiaStar Review of Books. Lawrence James, "Raj--The Making and Unmaking of British India." Reviewed by C.J.S. Wallia
		Two of the stark statistics that reveal the colonial plunder and neglect are: At the end of British colonial rule, life expectancy in India was 27 years and literacy 8 percent; after fifty years of independence, life expectancy is 62 years, and literacy 52 percent.
		Wolpert writes: "Hastings saw nothing at all wrong with 'squeezing' wealthy natives to support India's 'pacification'; in fact, he was amazed to find so many Englishmen back home whose moral scruples and feelings about the sacrosanctity of property led them to think otherwise.
		As Maulana Azad has written, the Sikhs, who constitute less than 2 percent of India's population, were Britain's strongest opponents: "Out of 2125 martyrs, 1550 or 75 pecent were Sikhs; out of 2600 deported to Andaman, 80 percent were Sikhs; out of 127 Indians sent to the gallows, 92 percent were Sikhs." Some loyalty!
	www.indiastar.com /wallia18.html (6833 words)

	Search Aladin Members Keywords
		Indian Adult Education Association (IAEA), Documentation Centre on Literacy and Population Education, India
		University of Manchester, Centre for Adult and Higher Education, UK University of Nottingham, School of Continuing Education, UK University of Sierra Leone, Gender Research and Documentation Centre (GRADOC), Sierra Leone
		Centre de documentation sur l'éducation des adultes et la condition féminine (CDEACF), Canada
	www.unesco.org /education/aladin/w_lang.htm (908 words)

	Literacy
		Can literacy lead to development?: A case study in literacy, adult education, and economic development in India
		Literacy primers: The Gudschinsky method [TOC], by Ernest W. Lee
		Literacy and lifelong learning for women [TOC], by Marian A. Halvorson
	www.sil.org /lingualinks/literacy/Literacy.htm (342 words)

	India - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		India's literacy rate is 64.8%, 53.7% for females and 75.3% of males.
		India is the fourth largest economy in the world in terms of purchasing power parity, and the tenth largest in absolute terms.
		India is a sovereign, socialist, secular, democratic republic with a quasi-federal form of government and a bicameral parliament operating under a Westminster-style parliamentary system.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/India (3682 words)

	World Literacy of Canada - History
		That Welthy Fisher began her literacy work at the age of 72 and launched a life path that would include teaching and travelling on almost every continent for the next eighteen years, shows just how extraordinary she was.
		The Fishers were well-acquainted with and respected by Tagore, Nehru, Gandhi and other prominent leaders of the Indian Independence movement.
		Part of Welthy Fisher's genius was that she understood the importance of learning on all fronts and she devoted much energy to educating and raising the consciousness of donors.
	www.worldlit.ca /history.html (3682 words)

	The Hindu : Plan panel unveils India Vision-2020
		The Planning Commission today unveiled a document, India Vision-2020, raising hopes of achieving 100 per cent literacy, eradicating unemployment and poverty and quadrupling the per capita income, besides attaining a GDP growth of 9 per cent per annum by 2020.
		India will be surplus in food in most categories but it will not ensure the absence of malnutrition.
		Gupta said that in view of India's many open and hidden potentials, India Vision-2020 was not a dream but an attainable proposition provided certain policies were pursued and there was determination to achieve the goal.
	www.hindu.com /2003/01/24/stories/2003012404701200.htm (543 words)

	Can Women's Childbearing and Contraceptive Intentions Predict Contraceptive Demand? Findings from A Longitudinal Study in Central India
		Given that the average birth interval in India is about three years, conducting a follow-up survey after 6-7 years should provide information on whether and how women realize their intentions to have or not to have children.
		The age at marriage, level of female literacy and contraceptive prevalence in the state are somewhat lower than the national averages, whereas the level of infant mortality and the extent of preference for additional children, especially sons, are slightly higher.
		The 1999 survey was conducted in rural Madhya Pradesh, central India, which is in the high-fertility zone of the country.
	www.guttmacher.org /pubs/journals/2902503.html (543 words)

	India - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		India's literacy rate is 64.8 % with 53.7 % of females and 75.3 % of males being literate.
		India has unresolved border disputes with China, which escalated into a brief war in 1962, and Pakistan which resulted in wars in 1947, 1965, and 1971, and a border altercation in the northern state of Kashmir in 1999.
		India is home to two major linguistic families, those of the Indo-Aryan (spoken by about 74% of the Indian population) and Dravidian (spoken by about 24% of the Indian population) derived languages.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/India (3940 words)

	[Goanet]NEWS: Goa governor with a difference (Times of India)
		It is therefore only likely the aspirations of the youth may not match with the septuagenarian Mr Sahani, whose long haul in social life is a story of starting from scratch from undivided India (his birthplace now in Pakistan).
		With a literacy rate of 82.32 per cent and per capita income of Rs 61,301 per annum, the thrust is on variety jobs abroad, particularly the Gulf and the tourism industry.
		[Goanet]NEWS: Goa governor with a difference (Times of India)
	www.goanet.org /pipermail/goanet/2003-November/007071.html (541 words)

	Southern India
		Unlike most of the rest of India, education has long been considered important, and the literacy rate is about 90%, far higher than the dismal figures in most other states, where less than half the rural folk have a chance to learn to read and write.
		This is the south end of the Western Ghats, a range that extends nearly the length of India's west coast.
		This is South India, and the change was noticeable right after crossing the border from Goa.
	www.arizonahandbook.com /S_India.htm (2961 words)

	Population of India - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		India's population is expected to reach 1.4 billion by 2025 and 1.6 billion by 2050 overtaking China as the world's most populous country in 2030.
		It is estimated that the total annual increase in population of India is approximately equal to the Population of Australia.
		India accounts for approximately 3.4% of the world's landmass but is home to about 16% of the global population.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Population_of_India (253 words)

	India - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		India's literacy rate is 64.8%, 53.7% for females and 75.3% of males.
		India is home to two major linguistic families: Indo-Aryan (spoken by about 74% of the population) and Dravidian (spoken by about 24%).
		India is divided into twenty-eight states (which are further subdivided into districts), six Union Territories and the National Capital Territory of Delhi.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/India (3695 words)

	India - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		India's literacy rate is 64.8%, 53.7% for females and 75.3% of males.
		India is the fourth largest economy in the world in terms of purchasing power parity, and the tenth largest in absolute terms.
		India is home to two major linguistic families: Indo-Aryan (spoken by about 74% of the population) and Dravidian (spoken by about 24%).
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/India (3613 words)

	Mission India
		Mission India sponsors three interconnected programs in India: Church Planting, Adult Literacy, and Children’s Bible Clubs.
		Bihar, India - Hindu extremists returned to the Gospel Echoing Missionary Society (GEMS) compound in Rohtas district, Bihar state on Sunday, September 25.
		Mission India is a U.S. registered, tax-exempt 501(c)(3) non-profit organization.
	www.missionindia.org (3613 words)

	India - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		India's literacy rate is 64.8 % with 53.7 % of females and 75.3 % of males being literate.
		India has unresolved border disputes with China, which escalated into a brief war in 1962, and Pakistan which resulted in wars in 1947, 1965, and 1971, and a border altercation in the northern state of Kashmir in 1999.
		India is home to two major linguistic families, those of the Indo-Aryan (spoken by about 74% of the Indian population) and Dravidian (spoken by about 24% of the Indian population) derived languages.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/India (3978 words)

	India - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		India's literacy rate is 64.8%, with 53.7% of females and 75.3% of males being literate.
		The legislature of India is the bicameral Parliament which consists of the upper house known as the Rajya Sabha, or Council of States, the lower house known as the Lok Sabha, or House of the People, and the President.
		India has an economy ranked as the tenth largest in the world in terms of currency conversion and fourth largest in terms of purchasing power parity.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/India (3978 words)

	India - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		India's literacy rate is 64.8 % with 53.7 % of females and 75.3 % of males being literate.
		India is home to two major linguistic families, those of the Indo-Aryan (spoken by about 74% of the Indian population) and Dravidian (spoken by about 24% of the Indian population) derived languages.
		India has unresolved border disputes with China, which escalated into a brief war in 1962, and Pakistan which resulted in wars in 1947, 1965, and 1971, and a border altercation in the northern state of Kashmir in 1999.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/India (3922 words)

	Child Labour Inquiry
		India’s state of education lacks effectiveness in yielding basic literacy in the population.
		India is the largest example of a nation plagued by the problem of child labour.
		The 1991 Census of India shows that 64% of males and 39% of females are literate (The World Bank 1995, 113) -- an increase of 17% and 14% respectively from the 1981 census (Census of India 1981 cited in Weiner 1991, 11).
	www.geocities.com /CollegePark/Library/9175/inquiry1.htm (3922 words)

	What is To be Done about Women's Rights?
		Right of married women to freedom of decision-making: All adult women should be able to carry out all legal and administrative transactions as an individual, without husband's or father's permission and should be able to travel abroad without the permission of family members.
		Women's rights may be enshrined in human rights declarations and egalitarian constitutions around the world, but in global terms of power and independence they are second class citizens.
		Women do two-thirds of the world's work for only five percent of the income, according to Unifem, the United Nations Development Fund for women.
	www.witbd.org /articles/womens_rights.htm (944 words)

	India
		India's literacy rate is 64.8%, with 53.7% of females and 75.3% of males being literate.
		India is the second most populous country in the world, with a population of over one billion, and is the seventh largest country by geographical area.
		The legislature of India is the bicameral Parliament which consists of the upper house known as the Rajya Sabha, or Council of States, the lower house known as the Lok Sabha, or House of the People, and the President.
	www.worldhistory.com /wiki/I/India.htm (944 words)

	India - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		India's literacy rate is 64.8%, with 53.7% of females and 75.3% of males being literate.
		The legislature of India is the bicameral Parliament which consists of the upper house known as the Rajya Sabha, or Council of States, the lower house known as the Lok Sabha, or House of the People, and the President.
		India has an economy ranked as the tenth largest in the world in terms of currency conversion and fourth largest in terms of purchasing power parity.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/India (944 words)

	India Encyclopedia Article, History, Biography @ Local Color Art
		India's literacy rate is 64.8%, with 53.7% of females and 75.3% of males being literate.
		The legislature of India is the bicameral Parliament which consists of the upper house known as the Rajya Sabha, or Council of States, the lower house known as the Lok Sabha, or House of the People, and the President.
		India has an economy ranked as the tenth largest in the world in terms of currency conversion and fourth largest in terms of purchasing power parity.
	encyclopedia.localcolorart.com /encyclopedia/India (944 words)

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