The volume critically analyses the primary drawbacks of the Indian education system?non-enrolment, dropouts, irregular attendance, and inadequate learning. It establishes the need to strongly encourage parents to recognize the importance of education for their children?s future. Arguing that supply-side strategies?free education, midday meals, opening more schools?have not proved effective since the problem of inadequate demand is much larger, the authors delineate the measures that are required to boost the demand for education in India.