Kajol: We need education

Kajol, a mother of two, says education is the prime need of society, and that every child must be educated to bring about positive change.

The 37-year-old, who is the international goodwill ambassador of UK-based Loomba Foundation, which supports the cause of educating children of poor widows in India, was in New Delhi to attend the annual charity dinner of the organisation.

"We see widows every day, but we hardly think about it as a cause or about how difficult it is for widows to lead a normal, happy life here. I have two kids and I know it is difficult to bring them up. Forget two people, even four people are sometimes not enough to handle children well. So, one can imagine what widows with less or no financial support can go through," Kajol said.

"Every mother wants to give her child the best of education and the best of everything in life... So it is just a question of helping people who need those funds to support their child's education," she added.

Kajol, who has an eight-year-old daughter, Nysa, and one-year-old son, Yug, said: "Education should be the basis of the society. If you want to see the change, you can't wait for people on your left and right to bring it. You have to bring that change."