Dear Bidita
I agree with your view. I never said extra curriculum is not important. In foreign countries, scholarship committee considers a student's extra curricular activities in order to grant scholarship. But my point was we often emphasis more on extra rather than core responsibilities. For example, if Grameen Phone starts giving more and more value added services without giving smooth network frequency, will you buy GP? You will never. Because network is the core benefit for a subscriber. In the night of SOBE-BARAT, we offer NAFAL Namaz which is extra by ignoring FARAZ namaz. Allah will not perhaps grant NAFAL if we don't offer FARAZ. A person can be successful by reading, learning the communication skills and by associating with smarter people- said by a writer. So, you know reading is the core skill of education...
"Read, read and read, you will be a dignified person". The more you read, the more you learn.
Warmly