We have universities equipped with modern technological and latest helping aids for teaching. We have Internet facilities, multimedia, power point and arrangements for intercity conferences. But our students are isolated and almost fully detached from various sections of the society. The knowledge which begins from gross-root level of the society does not exist. Unfortunately, our students do not know about their surrounding environment, rivers, mountains, deserts etc and do not know about the people's life style. They do not know about the life and activities of rural people, villages, industrial labor and therefore are not effective part of the nation. The educated people are required to lead the farmers, peasants and working class.
They share no feelings of the people living in villages, factory areas, labor colonies and slums (کچی آبادیاں). It is pity that while living in the agricultural country, they do not know which crops, in which season are cultivated and harvested.
Our culture is agriculture. Our traditions, festivals, values, norms, customs etc are derived from agricultural activities. They have a very poor knowledge of even very important animals. Our students rarely use their senses to observe fauna, flora, people, animals and birds. Thus on one hand they are isolated from major section of the society and on the other hand, are proud of their ignorance.
We have numerous degree programs at our universities but mainly focused on technologies and professions. The subjects of social sciences are mainly missing from professional and degree programs. Thus human aspects and knowing the people is not included in courses of reading.
It must be mandatory for a university student that he should go to a village, a slum or a labor colony, live there for couple of days and go through a physical experience. During the seasons of cultivation and harvest, they should help the farmers.
Due to such weaknesses, the students have degree but without depth of knowledge. They must become part of the nation because they are the future leaders. Patriotism demands love for every section of the society, people of all ethnic and regional communities. We need national unity, acknowledgement, respect and love for all people living within the geographical boundaries of our beloved homeland, our Pakistan.