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Topic3 language policy

Topic: 3 language policy

NEP turns 5: Gains, gaps & ground realities, a report card on India’s biggest education reform

Many of the schemes recommended under the policy are now in place, but implementation is uneven. Stakeholders say it's too early to expect widespread results.

House panel says Centre withholding funds because states not adopting PM SHRI is unjustifiable

Panel recommends immediate release of pending Samagra Shiksha scheme funds to Tamil Nadu, Kerala, West Bengal. The states have refused to sign MoU with Centre to implement PM-SHRI.

Was Ram Manohar Lohia a Hindi chauvinist or bilingual visionary? The language war rages on

Ram Manohar Lohia launched the ‘Angrezī Hatao’ movement in 1957. He wanted Hindi to be the language of the Union government.

Andhra CM Naidu wades into TN-Centre row, backs 3-language policy, calling language hate ‘meaningless’

Andhra Pradesh CM N Chandrababu Naidu's remarks come days after his deputy Pawan Kalyan chastised Tamil Nadu politicians opposed to Hindi, accusing them of 'abusing Sanskrit'.

Language row spills into Andhra Pradesh as BJP ally Kalyan, DMK’s Kanimozhi trade barbs

Andhra Pradesh Dy CM Kalyan was speaking at rally at Pithapuram. DMK MP Kanimozhi suggests Jana Sena Party chief shifted stance on 'Hindi imposition' after joining BJP-led NDA.

TN parties unite against delimitation, resolve to form joint action committee with all southern states

All-party meeting led by Tamil Nadu CM MK Stalin saw 58 of 63 invited parties attend. BJP allies Puthiya Tamilagam, Tamil Maanila Congress, Puthiya Needhi Katchi & NTK skipped it.

Political row over Hindi is good for Stalin and BJP, not Tamils

Stalin is obviously playing politics, seeking to reignite the old anti-Hindi sentiments in Tamil Nadu. But why is the Centre playing into his hands?

Our blood boils when we sense danger to Tamil. Love for mother tongue is Godliness: CN Annadurai

On 15 April 1967, CN Annadurai spoke at the Bureau of Tamil Publications ceremony in Madras, defending Tamil's legacy and opposing Hindi imposition in India.

Karnataka upset as Andhra makes English the ‘medium of instruction’ in its schools 

In letter to Andhra CM, Karnataka minister Suresh Kumar says making English compulsory deprives Kannadigas in border areas of state an opportunity to learn in their mother tongue. 

Dainik Bhaskar calls Congress a ‘directionless’ party as Dainik Jagran rakes up ‘hullabaloo over Hindi’

Round-up of opinion pages in Hindi and Tamil newspapers to reflect a North-South viewpoint on topical issues.

On Camera

The 3 M’s Of Hinduphobia: Mill, Macaulay and Marx

Indians tend to fuss more about the damage done to the Indian psyche by Thomas B Macaulay’s infamous Minute of 1835, but he was preceded in this unholy endeavour by James Mill.

Air fares to go up? Staggered hike in ATF prices for domestic airlines, to cost Rs 21 more per litre

A govt official said that although ATF prices for domestic market had been expected to rise 100 per cent in April, increase was moderated to 25 per cent to cushion burden on domestic passengers.

GE delivers sixth F404 engine for Tejas Mk1A to HAL, cites war in Gulf for delay

GE delivered only six engines to HAL in the last fiscal which ended Tuesday, short of the 11 promised as per the revised timeline.

Gulf war exposed India’s fragilities. It’s time for navel-gazing, in the national interest

It’s easy to understand why the government can’t speak the hard truth. When this war ends, as all wars do, India’s interests will lie with both the winner and the loser.