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100			_aDeshpande, J.V.
245			_aTowards a knowledge-based society
260			_c2006
300			_ap.3933-936.
362			_a16 Sep
520			_aReservations in institutes of higher education may not ideally ensure the production of high quality research and knowledge, necessary for a country's development and for its very self-preservation. This article suggests that apart from ensuring the spread of universal primary education, efforts should be invested to set in place mechanisms to spot, nurture and direct talent at the primary school stage itself so that children's abilities, irrespective of caste or any other identity restrictions, are molded towards the search for excellence. - Reproduced.
650			_aKnowledge society
773			_aEconomic and Political Weekly
909			_a71660
999			_c71660 _d71660