…and why for godsake Sanskrit?
I am quite shocked by the choice of Germany in Kendriya Vidayalayas 
(KVs). On what
basis this language was included in the syllabus, this blogger likes to know. Who
decided it? Shocking indeed. KVs have no business promoting foreign languages
as the market dictates. The market may need youngsters as backend employees to maintain
the German economy, in the mean process cut cost in labour. Economy doesn’t decide
linguistic choices in schools. Schools are not the place for producing market designed
products. I have nothing against Germany as much as I have nothing against
Swahili. Did PM Modi ask Chancellor Merkel why Tamil or Mundari is not taught in
schools in Germany?
(KVs). On what
basis this language was included in the syllabus, this blogger likes to know. Who
decided it? Shocking indeed. KVs have no business promoting foreign languages
as the market dictates. The market may need youngsters as backend employees to maintain
the German economy, in the mean process cut cost in labour. Economy doesn’t decide
linguistic choices in schools. Schools are not the place for producing market designed
products. I have nothing against Germany as much as I have nothing against
Swahili. Did PM Modi ask Chancellor Merkel why Tamil or Mundari is not taught in
schools in Germany?
Clearly the mediocre
people in previous government had included Germany as a hint on
internationalism therefore showcasing their harebrained market initiated liberalism.
While the present government as expected has replaced it with Sanskrit, a language
that has squatter’s intention written all over it. It never had nor will it
ever have any precedence over any of hundreds of beautiful Indian languages. This
attempt to promote Sanskrit –that indeed has legacy of atrocities, should be
resisted. Further learning Sanskrit serves no purpose, nor does it in any way give
us any insight on nuances of Indian languages. I also studied Sanskrit in
school (in KV), and did some ram ramo ramosya…and related crap. Absolute waste,
it was an effort to make zombie out of children.
This blogger believes that
instead of promoting any particular language there should be lessons on
introduction to Indian languages. Basic understanding of all languages and the
amazing legacies they carry. This blogger has, in the last many years, astounded
by the linguistic diversity in India, its cultural expressions and literary nuances
are sometimes so brilliant that you want more. It is absolutely incredible. That
many of these languages are facing threats, indeed extinction, is a painful
reality. These insights came quite accidently while travelling to different
places, getting interested, then taking efforts to read and understand. What was
providence could have been part of my syllabus in school, that would have introduced
me to these wonders in a more systematic manner rather than bumping into them. It
is undoubtedly a failure of education system. The present government should not
repeat these mistakes. It will be a travesty on amazing linguistic diversity of
this land which undoubtedly is collective legacy of not only Indians but whole
of humanity, therefore should be cherished.
