Synopsis Education for children must be the first call on the nation’s resources. Children however take time to grow up and in the meantime events will not wait. The concept Universalisation signifies that education is for all and not for a selected few. This also means that education is the birthright of every child. Primary education is shaped according to the prevailing social and philosophical milieu and is regarded as the foundation for the entire superstructure of children’s moral, spiritual, intellectual and physical development. It is hoped that the present volumes, which cover an enormous material on primary education in India, will be consulted by various academicians and the alike.