[lbo-talk] Re: Closure of English teaching: Regressive Idiots

[EverYoung Global Intellectual Enterprises]

These idiots in the Indian States have always been monopolising English for 
themselves; depriving the laity access to learning it. They have done it for 
a century now. Cultivating hatred for English in the masses to deprive them 
the access to the world classics, literature, understanding as well the 
scientific and technological developments that are taking palce in the world 
or that have already come into existence. They are gone rabid now for the 
sole reason of keeping people in the clutches of backwardness.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Sujeet Bhatt" <sujeet.bhatt at gmail.com>
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Sent: Wednesday, September 20, 2006 11:43 PM
Subject: [lbo-talk] Indian state bans 800 schools for English teaching


> http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticleNew.asp?xfile=data/subcontinent/2006/September/subcontinent_September745.xml&section=subcontinent
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> Khaleej Times
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> Indian state bans 800 schools for English teaching
> (Reuters)
>
> 20 September 2006
>
>
> BANGALORE, India - An Indian state stripped more than 800 schools of
> their status on Wednesday for using English as a language of
> instruction.
>
> The schools are mostly in India's southern IT hub of Bangalore, the
> capital of Karnataka state, officials said.
>
> Language is a sensitive issue in south Indian where there is no common
> tongue. In the past, there have been violent protests over efforts to
> impose India's national language, Hindi.
>
> In 1994, the Karnataka government allowed the opening of more than
> 6,000 schools on the condition that the medium of teaching should be
> the local Kannada language up to the primary level.
>
> 'Most of the schools were blatantly flouting the government policy by
> using English as a medium of instruction,' an education department
> official, who requested anonymity, said.
>
> He said another 1,500 schools faced closure.
>
> Kannada is one of India's 15 main languages.
>
> Bangalore is home to more than 1,500 companies in the information
> technology and business services, and accounts for more than a third
> of India's $23 billion export industry that employs more than a
> million workers.
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