What A Tradition ?

one of my close relative said that history is the alergy subject to her.Immediately I remembered the story in SudhaMurthy's book"How I Taught My Grand MotherTo Read And Other Stories".
I like 'The story in that book named is "A Wedding In Russia".There is a custom in Russia that immediatley after signing the register at the marriage office ,married couple must visit the nearby National monument.The newly married couple wanted to show their gratitude n seek blessigs from their forefathers who sacrificed their lives for the country n gave them the oppurtunity to live in Independent peaceful Russia. What A Great Tradition! Hats off to Russians.But how many of us know about the sacrifices made by our forefathes?How many of us know about the First War of Independece?how many of us know about Bhagat singh,Raj Guru,Allurietc.,who sacrificed their lives for the country?How many of us know about the patriots who were sent to Cellular Jail and became Gallows?
Some of us donot know the difference between the IndependeceDay and Republic Day.Now a days it is the fashion to say that History is Allergy to them.Do they know all the developments in the modern world are because of History?
Not only the younger generations but the elderly people are also not knowing the importance of History. Elderly people are insiting the younger generations to mug the formulae in Mathematics and Phsysics to get seat in IIT's for well settlement and to earn fat salaries.
When are we going to learn "That Education is for Life but not for Living"?