THE core values and practices of a society are the reflection of its past. Every nation is equipped with such paradigms. The present course of time is in the phase of globalisation. Globalisation is having different impacts on our cultures, but it is important to grab our identity.

I recently watched a programme on a TV channel. Students from an English medium school were asked to tell about the writer who wrote our national anthem. The result was quite alarming as no one was able to answer. The reporter made the question easier and asked them to sing our national anthem. Everyone tried their best but in vain as no one was able to remember it properly.

These schools are the leading institutions of our country. Products from these institutions will become the reflection of our country. Some segment may criticise my view point, but in life there are different folds in which identity is needed.

If any one fails to hold his identity, then it is the worst point of life. The practice of morning assemblies in schools in different parts of our country should be appreciated. My own experience also reflects that this practice will make our identity intact, as this trend of morning assemblies is depleting day by day.

After coming across any problem, a wise society comes forward to solve it. Our educational institutions must design different activities at different levels for students so that our national identity must not vanish with the rapid globalisation in the world. We must become the custodians of our national heritage as this is the right way where nations feel proud and patriotism mounts up.

MUHAMMAD UZAIR NIAZI Shahbaz Khel village, Mianwali