Why Hindi Speakers Should Oppose Three-language Formula
The South has all reasons to oppose the three-language formula in our education policy. Connect the dots to see the North having solid reasons to oppose the policy too. Can't see it? Let me explain.
The only thing North Indians get right, well, partially right about Tamil Nadu is that the state opposes Hindi (imposition). I've put that in parentheses because that's the part our brothers up north don't seem to get.
A lot has been said on why Tamil Nadu doesn't want mandatory Hindi in schools. The state has spoken for itself in this regard—in the past, present and will continue to speak in the future too, thanks to the saffron surge.
North Indians can comfortably learn English, Hindi and the legendary Sanskrit. Southern schools are not going to offer Assamese, Bodo or Marathi, not to mention Modi's very own Gujarati.
If a Tamil kid wishes to learn, say the neighbouring Malayalam as the third language, there's nobody to teach. Filthy rich educational trusts can't 'afford' to get teachers for all modern Indian languages. The third language, if there's going to be one, will obviously be Hindi for the Southerners.
So, what's up with the North? More than 20% or 5.74 lakh students who appeared in UP State Board exams failed in Hindi, which happens to be their mother tongue. The disparity in education across the nation seeks the attention of policy-makers. It deserves to be on top of their priority list.
There were times when North Indians moved South to do business. Today we see them doing menial jobs and getting whacked up 'mistakenly' for child abductors and thieves. They're unable to defend themselves because they don't speak Tamil. Not everyone is adept at picking up the local language.
South has embraced people from different cultures for long, but the trend in Tamil Nadu reversed in recent times, giving a cause for concern. While the North was mob lynching Muslims for 'carrying' beef, Tamil Nadu was doing the same with North Indians for the 'fear' of child abduction. There's more to this than meets the eye.
The only thing North Indians get right, well, partially right about Tamil Nadu is that the state opposes Hindi (imposition). I've put that in parentheses because that's the part our brothers up north don't seem to get.
A lot has been said on why Tamil Nadu doesn't want mandatory Hindi in schools. The state has spoken for itself in this regard—in the past, present and will continue to speak in the future too, thanks to the saffron surge.
North Indians can comfortably learn English, Hindi and the legendary Sanskrit. Southern schools are not going to offer Assamese, Bodo or Marathi, not to mention Modi's very own Gujarati.
If a Tamil kid wishes to learn, say the neighbouring Malayalam as the third language, there's nobody to teach. Filthy rich educational trusts can't 'afford' to get teachers for all modern Indian languages. The third language, if there's going to be one, will obviously be Hindi for the Southerners.
So, what's up with the North? More than 20% or 5.74 lakh students who appeared in UP State Board exams failed in Hindi, which happens to be their mother tongue. The disparity in education across the nation seeks the attention of policy-makers. It deserves to be on top of their priority list.
There were times when North Indians moved South to do business. Today we see them doing menial jobs and getting whacked up 'mistakenly' for child abductors and thieves. They're unable to defend themselves because they don't speak Tamil. Not everyone is adept at picking up the local language.
South has embraced people from different cultures for long, but the trend in Tamil Nadu reversed in recent times, giving a cause for concern. While the North was mob lynching Muslims for 'carrying' beef, Tamil Nadu was doing the same with North Indians for the 'fear' of child abduction. There's more to this than meets the eye.
The real threat to our nation now, is the elite class of politicians that's fooling the commoners by putting the burning issues in the back burner and meddling with subjects that are better left untouched.Force feeding is never going to work, especially with education. Third language will remain a namesake paper as it ever was.
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