Indian Minister wants Hindi to be the lingua franca of India

[Stephen George]

http://www.ptinews.com/news/245460_Sibal-bats-for-teaching-Hindi-in-all-schools


Sibal bats for teaching Hindi in all schools


STAFF WRITER 16:41 HRS IST

New Delhi, Aug 24 (PTI) Union Minister Kapil Sibal today strongly  
batted for teaching Hindi in all schools, saying fluency in the  
national language will help integrate students from across the country  
and it could become the lingua franca once India becomes "producer of  
knowledge".

"Our education system should change from MOTS (More of the Same) to  
HOTS (High Order Thinking Skills). We should create knowledge which  
will be used by other people. Now we are a recipient of knowledge and  
in the future we should produce the knowledge," the HRD Minister said  
while addressing the Council of Boards of Secondary Education here.

"Hindi should be taught alongwith the regional language. Some students  
are exceptionally good in their mother tongues. They should learn  
other languages too," Sibal said.

He said there was a need to bring a level of quality in education that  
will generate the knowledge needed for the future.
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