Education Is the Next Best Real Estate
God only knows when a man cannot finish a road properly — pothole here, flyover there, ribbon-cutting everywhere — how you expect same system to finish a child’s mind? Road is visible. Child’s mind is not. So they sell the invisible thing. They call it school. Politicians start schools the same way they start colonies. First they take land. Cheap land, trust land, “educational purpose” land. Then they put a board: International School, World-Class Academy, Next-Gen Campus. Then they put AC classrooms, marble lobby, and a principal who smiles in brochure. Inside, same old exam factory. Same rote. Same fear. Same “marks are everything.” Why education? Because education is real estate with a halo. A flat you sell once. A school you sell every year — fees, bus, books, uniform, “smart class,” annual day, donation, management quota. Land value goes up because “reputed school nearby.” Coaching next door. Hostel next door. Tuition next door. Whole family business: father politician, uncle...
