Out of all the species, human beings are different from other species as they can contribute something of their own to the society. The person who values his own individuality has authenticity and thus values other people. An authentic person expresses himself properly because of clarity. A person who has no individuality either merely accepts or rejects something without questioning or understanding. The author, here, shares his experience in the academia and industry by successfully combining academic syllabus and collaborative techniques with a view to make the students rise up to the situation and face the challenges for their well-being to sustain their individuality. These methods will help them to be motivated and engaged to learn and take action by relating the content to real life situations in order to live an authentic life. Therefore, in the institutions, the learners should focus on individuality and not to be treated as ‘marks-getters'. Hence, individuality building programmes can help the learners to live a true life which in turn promotes individuality and thus helps to get rid of fear, stress, aggressiveness etc. With this background, the paper focuses and looks upon the relevance of these teachings from the writings of R.W. Emerson.

Individuality, Authenticity, Originality, Clarity, Contribution