<div dir="ltr"><h1>Writer calls for a national language policy</h1>
<div class="">Mangaluru, April 09 ,2015, DHNS</div>
<p>English should be made compulsory, says Prof Javare Gowda</p>
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<strong>Senior scholar and former VC of Mysore
University Prof De Javare Gowda and well-known poet Prof K S Nisar Ahmed
stressed on the need for formulating a national language policy to find
a solution to the problem of medium of instruction and related issues. </strong><br><br>Speaking
on the sidelines of silver jubilee celebrations of Prasaranga of
Mangalore University here on Wednesday, Prof De Javare Gowda said
Kannada should be medium of instruction from first to tenth standard.
However, English should be made a compulsory language to study.<br><br>“English
is a world language. We need to make use of it. The language policy
should be passed in the Parliament. Initially, education was a state
subject. It was later, Indira Gandhi included it in the concurrent list.
The State government passing Kannada Language Learning Bill, 2015 ,
which seeks to provide primary education (standard I to V) in the
child’s mother tongue or in Kannada, may not get constitutional
validity.” <br><br>Lauding Minister of State for Primary and Secondary
Education Kimmane Ratnakar, Prof K S Nisar Ahmed said “Kannada should be
medium of instruction from first to fifth standard. There was also a
need to create a Kannada ambience and ensure that Kannada was taught in
schools. At the same time, English should not be neglected, because it
is a globally accepted language and helps an individual to gain
employment.” <br><br>“Prominence should be given to Kannada at the
school level, because one can not go and learn Kannada in England. All
the states should pass a language policy bill to make state language as a
medium of instruction and then get approval from the Centre,” he said. <br><br>The
writer advised the IT and BT companies to give preference to those
students who have studied in Kannada medium while selecting for
employment. <br><br>Earlier, Prof De Javare Gowda said that teaching,
research and publications are part of an university activities. Teachers
should disseminate knowledge. <br><br>Prof Gowda said that knowledge is
power. It was only through knowledge that a country can progress.
Calling upon the people to cultivate the habit of reading, the
litterateur said that reading habits help in gaining knowledge. The
reading habit also help in developing writing skills. <br><br>The
activities of Prasaranga should be strengthened in the university. The
medical universities which do not have a separate publication wings are
equal to lazy people.<br>“In 1934, during a convention at Oxford University, Prasaranga of Mysore University was referred as a Mysore University model.” <br><br>Prof Nisar Ahmed said that it was Kuvempu who gave a new lease of life to Prasaranga of Mysore University. <br><br>Mangalore
University Vice Chancellor Prof K Byrappa said that as a part of the
silver jubilee celebrations, it has been decided to publish at least 25
books. In the first phase, six books were released on the occasion. They
are “Yakshagana sthithigathi” by Dr M Prabhakar Joshi, “Balipa gana
yana” by Dr Nagaveni Manchi, “Yakshagana Prasanga Samputa” by Dr
Padekallu Vishnu Bhat, “Adbhutha America” by Dr H M Nagaraju, “Shabda
seemeya aache” by Poornima Suresh and “Karavali Mahaneeyara
baduku—saadhane.” The Prasaranga has already published 121 publications
including three research series publication and 62 textbook series
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