Indian education system has reached greater
heights today and has created a niche for itself in the
modern world. There has been a continuous demand for
talented and skilled workforce world over. The country
is also doing quite well despite many economic hurdles
due to the demographic advantage and aspirations of its
young population. They have excelled in many fields
with their innovative application and technological
knowhow keeping pace with internal and external
demands. However, some of the disciplines have not
received their due recognition. Disaster Management is
one such field which has not generated enough interest
among the academia. Despite tremendous potential due
to its practical application in the society, educational
establishments have not created an opportunity for such
studies. Through education, research and innovation it is
possible to deal with many local and global issues
looming at large on our economies. Although hazard
related education started to appear after International
Decade for Natural Disaster Reduction (IDNDR)in
1990s, not many institutions and universities have been
forthcoming in imparting education in disaster
management. Wherever they have been able to create
opportunities, not much has helped the community in
distress due to its extremely slow pace and percolation.
Any system of education if it doesn’t help the society
often loses its relevance.This paper is an attempt to
highlight the importance of disaster studies and
responsibilities of the educational institutes to work for
their community to help them in achieving disaster
resilience. It also provides a step wise guide and a
working model for making the education system disaster
sensitive and inclusive.
Keywords :
Disaster, Resilience, Education, Model, Community.