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learn to unlearn

"The illiterate of the future are not those who can't read or write but those who cannot learn, unlearn and relearn":- 33 Alvin Toffler   W hen we allow ourselves to be controlled by our preconceived and misconceived notions, governed by myths, conditioned by false as sumptions and (misguided by wrong opinions we have formed about people, we are not open to new ideas and are unwilling to un- dergo a paradigm shift. When we fail to allow our minds to let go of "mis- and-dis-beliefs" we have held and learnt over a period of time, we don't allow ourselves to blossom. A close introspection will help us know whether we are really interest- ed in unlearning what we have learnt. Unlearningmakes us literate, educated, and wise. Unfortunately, the topic "unlearning" has not been much discussed in academia and the need for it is not emphasized in our educational institutions. What is unlearning?   U nlearning is the process of realis- ing that...