Commentaries by Abhishek Chakravarty

Saving India’s Endangered Languages in light of National Education Policy, 2020

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Saving India’s Endangered Languages in light of National Education Policy, 2020

Abhishek Chakravarty

August 21, 2020 10:39:01 am

In his inaugural address at a conclave on “Transformational Reforms in Higher Education under National Education Policy”, Prime Minister Narendra Modi recognized the importance of mother tongue. He stated that, “There is no dispute that children learn faster in the dialect they speak at home. This is a major reason for the National Education Policy, [...]

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