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Education is an important instrument of social change. In the onward march of society, education plays a pivotal role. It is much more so in developing countries. In the past, education in India was confined to certain sections of the society and the vast majority of the people remained illiterate, ignorant and superstitious. The common people had to follow the religious customs and traditions.
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Gora, V. (2011). Humanist Education in Developing Countries. In: Veugelers, W. (eds) Education and Humanism. Moral Development and Citizenship Education. SensePublishers. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6091-577-2_8
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