‘Education’ Archives
The English Class System
Is English medium education helping in India's economic progress or does it hold India back? SOUTH ASIAN LANGUAGE REVIEW VOL.XVII. No. 1, January 2007 Original PDF of the article:The English Class System English-medium education and economic good The language policy debate in India has centered on two issues—of a common national [...]
Opportunities Beyond English
To liberate Indians from self-imposed colonial shackles. A few weeks ago I was giving a talk at a college in Gurgaon in Haryana, India, when a young student raised her hand. Urvashi was visibly nervous; I could see that it took a lot of courage for her to speak up in Hindi. “Where can I take computer classes in Hindi-medium?” she asked. I had [...]
Should education be compulsory?
The proposed Education Bill 2003, up for debate in parliament, seeks to make primary education "free and compulsory." This enabling legislation, which will give effect to last year's decision to make education a fundamental right, is a noble goal, but its implications for contemporary Indian conditions must be understood alongside this [...]
