Category: EducationPart of speech: nounDifficulty: CommonRecommended for ★ UPSC

শিক্ষা

/shiksha/Roman

English meaning: Education

Definition

The process of acquiring knowledge, values, and skills. West Bengal has a strong educational tradition with Calcutta University (est. 1857), Presidency University, Jadavpur University, and IIT Kharagpur among its premier institutions.

Example

শিক্ষা একটি মৌলিক মানবাধিকার।

In English: Education is a fundamental human right.

Literary Heritage

চিত্ত যেথা ভয়শূন্য, উচ্চ যেথা শির।

/Chitta jetha bhayashunya, uchcha jetha shir./

Where the mind is without fear and the head is held high.

Rabindranath Tagore · Poet, Nobel Laureate · 1861–1941

Gitanjali

Gitanjali, Song 35, Rabindranath Tagore, 1910

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Bengali
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Indo-Aryan
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