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                                <br><ul><li>Thu,18 May 2017</li></ul>

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                                          <blockquote style="line-height:1.5em">
 Summary: Kolkata: Sanskrit and foreign languages like French, German 
and Chinese could be the casualties of the state's compulsory Bengali 
policy.
"There's a lot of interest in foreign languages because we are not 
global citizens.
"While many parents have chosen foreign languages for their children, 
Sanskrit is high on demand too, particularly among students who have 
Hindi as second language.
It changed this year for logistical reasons and now students can opt for
 either French or Chinese from Class III.
Physician Simanti Niyogi opted for Sanskrit for her daughter Shrinjita 
because having studied Hindi and Sanskrit herself, she was more 
comfortable with it.</blockquote>
                                                                                                   
                                                                                                
                                                                                                   

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                                                       Kolkata: Sanskrit
 and foreign languages like French, German and Chinese could be the 
casualties of the state's compulsory Bengali policy. While Sanskrit as a
 third language from Class V to VIII has been popular among some schools
 for decades, foreign languages as third language have gained currency 
in the past 10 years.Till last year, South City International School had
 French as compulsory third language from Class I. It changed this year 
for logistical reasons and now students can opt for either French or 
Chinese from Class III. <br><br>But if it became compulsory for students
 to study Bengali, principal John Bagul said students who have Hindi as 
second language will have to abandon French and take up Bengali."There's
 a lot of interest in foreign languages because we are not global 
citizens. Many students will later travel abroad, either for higher 
studies or career assignments,"he said. Bagul added he believed learning
 Bengali was important, but making it compulsory will restrict foreign 
languages while there will be many avenues for students to learn Bengali
 beyond school in Kolkata.Future Foundation offers French as a second 
language from Class I. 
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                                                   <p><b>Source:</b> 
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