Overview

• Justice V Ramasubramanian defined holistic education as shaping character and nurturing physical, mental, moral, and spiritual growth to foster self-reliance.
• He said universities impart information without strengthening students’ mental fortitude, as evidenced by a sharp rise in stress-related complaints.
• He stressed that true success derives from coping with life’s setbacks rather than from academic achievements or prestigious job titles.
• Quoting Swami Vivekananda’s four pillars of education and Will Durant’s view of learning as recognizing one’s ignorance, he called for curriculum reforms.
• He used the case of a US chartered accountant who collapsed during the 2008 financial crisis to show the real-world cost of education that ignores crisis management.