A STUDY OF HUMAN RIGHTS AWARENESS AMONG THE HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL TEACHERS IN SOLAPUR DISTRIC

Abstract

newline Education is to transfigure the human personality in a pattern of perfection through a newlinesynthetic process of the development of body, the enrichment of mind, the sublimation of newlinethe emotions and illumination of the spirit. In today s times of globalization, in every newlinesphere, the development issues like poverty alleviation industrial growth, employment newlinegeneration, health, environment protection etc. need to be addressed keeping in view the newlinehuman rights requirements of the society. With fast-changing world scenario the political newlineand socio-economical, educational equations are changing in every developing country. newline Human is not found in isolation. He/she needs his fellow beings to have their newlineexistence either directly or indirectly. But the modern humans, with their greatest newlineinventions and interventions, unconsciously and unintentionally, are going towards newlineisolation and thereby towards destruction. Greed to expand territory, accumulate wealth newlineand fear from aggression made him/her to make boundaries for material division and newlinesocial hierarchy for social security and mobility. The egalitarian society is becoming an newlineegocentric society. There comes the violation of someone s rights which are supposed to newlinebe respected and never to be interfered with. These violations of human evolution newlinebrought forth revolutions, bloodshed, loss of life, property, peace, etc., and in total loss newlineof life . These effects brought forth a great fear of suffering and destruction to the whole newlineworld. newline The spark of evil designs spread and the 20th Century was faced with two great wars newlinethat shook the human hearts and brought destruction, fear and consequent realization of newlinerespecting human dignity and rights. Since time immemorial, great thinkers, statesmen, newlineleaders, poets, social reformists, etc. around the globe have been trying to make the newlinepeople realize the idea of universal brotherhood or happiness to all ( Sarva Bhavntu newlinesukhina in Indian literature means let all the people be happy )