Facebook post — 07 December 2014

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Thought provoking Sunday morning read on education in India. Concise yet covers a wide spectrum of issues. Pallavi Phatak, if this is the kind of work you do for a living, then you must have a very fulfilling life.

http://m.thehindu.com/opinion/lead/beyond-the-language-tussle/article6665681.ece/

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Joydeep Sen SarmaPoverty creators these. Their children will go to English medium - but when poor people want to send to English medium - they will claim scientific studies that prove mother tongue is best. And how will a poor third world country create local language resources in 20-odd languages to match up to English? Hello? First world France cannot sustain one language against the onslaught of English. What is wrong with Indians - both left and right? The left will (rightfully) point to the right for anti-scientific thinking. And then come up with gems like this. Hide
Hank LeMieuxWhoa, wait, Saurabh, dude, it's still Saturday here. And I'm still in a bar. And there are many hours of drinking left. Don't get me all buzz kill thinking about reading the Sunday paper yet. Hide
Joydeep Sen SarmaJoydeep Sen Sarma · 11yPoverty creators these. Their children will go to English medium - but when poor people want to send to English medium - they will claim scientific studies that prove mother tongue is best. And how will a poor third world country create local language resources in 20-odd languages to match up to English? Hello? First world France cannot sustain one language against the onslaught of English.What is wrong with Indians - both left and right? The left will (rightfully) point to the right for anti-scientific thinking. And then come up with gems like this.LikeHide
Hank LeMieuxHank LeMieux · 11y · by authorWhoa, wait, Saurabh, dude, it's still Saturday here. And I'm still in a bar. And there are many hours of drinking left. Don't get me all buzz kill thinking about reading the Sunday paper yet.LikeHide