[EDLING:2182] Kannada made compulsory in Karnataka, and Marathi in Maharashtra

[Francis M Hult]

Via lgpolicy...

> Kannada compulsory
> 
> ibnlive.com
> Posted Thursday , December 14, 2006 at 18:00
> 
> NO CHOICE LEFT: Earlier, the students could either study Kannada or opt
> for alternative English.
> 
> New Delhi: The Karnataka government on Thursday decided to make Kannada a
> compulsory subject from the next academic year. The decision will be
> applicable for all students under the CBSE and ICSE syllabus in the state.
> This provision would be withdrawn from the coming academic year, Primary
> and Secondary Education Minister Basavaraj Horatti said. Earlier, the
> students could either study Kannada or opt for English as an alternative.
> Now the choice of opting for English has been taken away from the students
> as a 1994 government order makes it compulsory for all
> government-recognised schools to use only Kannada as the medium of
> instruction till fifth standard.
> 
> The state government had in September announced the de-recognition of over
> 2000 schools for violating the language policy. The shutting of schools
> was to take effect from the end of the current academic year. In wake of
> the announcement of the shutdown, parents are questioning the government's
> actions and want to know what the government was doing for the last 12
> years. Questions are also being asked about the discriminatory language
> policy, which allows schools permitted before 1994 to have English-medium
> education.
> 
> http://www.ibnlive.com/news/kannada-made-compulsary-in-schools/28495-3.html
> 
> 
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> 
> Marathi a must in Maharashtra schools
> 
> Posted Thursday , December 14, 2006 at 19:56
> 
> Mumbai: Karnataka started it and now Maharashtra is following it. The
> state government on Thursday made Marathi a compulsory subject in all
> schools in the state including the ones affiliated to ICSE and CBSE. The
> rule will come into effect in the academic year 2007-2008 and Marathi will
> be taught from Class I to Class X. All MLAs feel Marathi must be made
> compulsory in CBSE & ICSE schools. Once the state govt objection letter,
> we'll ask all schools to make it gives a no objection letter, we'll ask
> all schools to make it 1 mandatory. We'll send letters to 170 such
> schools, Maharashtra Education Minister, Hassan Mushrif.
> 
> Marathi was already a compulsory subject in schools under the State Board.
> 
> http://www.ibnlive.com/news/marathi-a-must-in-maharashtra-schools/28502-3.html