#TNAgainstHindiImposition trends on social media as draft education plan reignites Hindi debate
5 years, 7 months ago

#TNAgainstHindiImposition trends on social media as draft education plan reignites Hindi debate

India Today  

A campaign protesting "imposition of Hindi as a mandatory language in schools in non-Hindi speaking states" erupted on Twitter on Saturday. The draft education policy 2019, proposed by Ministry of Human Resources and Development, suggests teaching of Hindi in non-Hindi speaking states. We respect other languages but we wont accept imposing it on us.We have done it long back and we are still strong with our own language and will fight for our culture and identity.#StopHindiImposition #TNAgainstHindiImposition #Tamilanda pic.twitter.com/VjWfpbbQaR Antony Raiden June 1, 2019 Tamil Nadu will resist any form of imposition from Delhi. #StopHindiImposition #TNAgainstHindiImposition pic.twitter.com/7oVQOIYHKv George Vijay Addict June 1, 2019 DMK President MK Stalin also tweeted saying, "There is no space for Hindi in the blood of Tamilians.

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Tamil Nadu panel submits draft education policy to CM
6 months, 1 week ago

Tamil Nadu panel submits draft education policy to CM

Hindustan Times  

A draft of the state education policy — which has been in the making in Tamil Nadu in opposition to the National Education Policy, 2020 — has been submitted to the ruling DMK government by the Justice Murugesan-led panel on Monday. The Justice Murugan committee has recommended the Tamil Nadu government to continue its dual language policy of Tamil and …

Tamil Nadu CM MK Stalin moves resolution against 'Hindi imposition' in state assembly , BJP MLAs walkout
2 years, 2 months ago

Tamil Nadu CM MK Stalin moves resolution against 'Hindi imposition' in state assembly , BJP MLAs walkout

Firstpost  

Earlier,CM Stalin wrote to PM Modi that the recommendations should not be accepted or implemented since they are against the federal principles of the Constitution, detrimental to multilingual structure of our country and question the future by ignoring English and completely excluding the 22 State Chennai: Chief Minister MK Stalin-led Tamil Nadu government on Tuesday moved a resolution against “Hindi …

TN assembly to pass resolution against Hindi being made medium of instruction in central schools, varsities
2 years, 2 months ago

TN assembly to pass resolution against Hindi being made medium of instruction in central schools, varsities

India Today  

The Tamil Nadu assembly is set to pass a resolution against the Parliament Committee report on Official Language, given by Home Minister Amit Shah to President Draupadi Murumu, which recommended that Hindi be the medium of instruction in all central educational institutions. The Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam also warned that the party would stage a protest against the BJP-led Centre if …

DMK warns of protest in Delhi if Hindi imposed on TN
2 years, 2 months ago

DMK warns of protest in Delhi if Hindi imposed on TN

Deccan Chronicle  

CHENNAI: Ruling DMK's youth wing secretary and Chief Minister MK Stalin's son Udayanidhi Stalin on Saturday warned that the party would stage a protest against the BJP-led Centre in Delhi if Hindi is thrust upon Tamil Nadu. The DMK came to power opposing the "imposition" of Hindi in 1967 and today's agitation was a new beginning, he said. "The protest …

DMK warns of stir in Delhi if Hindi is imposed on Tamil Nadu
2 years, 2 months ago

DMK warns of stir in Delhi if Hindi is imposed on Tamil Nadu

Hindustan Times  

Ruling DMK’s youth wing secretary and chief minister M K Stalin’s son Udayanidhi Stalin on Saturday warned that the party would stage a protest against the BJP-led Centre in Delhi if Hindi is thrust upon Tamil Nadu. The DMK came to power opposing the “imposition” of Hindi in 1967 and today’s agitation was a new beginning, he said. “The protest …

Ruling DMK’s youth wing organizes state-wide protest
2 years, 2 months ago

Ruling DMK’s youth wing organizes state-wide protest

Deccan Chronicle  

CHENNAI: The ruling DMK’s youth and student wings organised prothests all over the state to oppose the Union government’s alleged move to impose Hindi on non-Hindi speaking states and making it the medium of instruction in elite institutions like IITs, IIMS and AIIMS as recommended by the Parliamentary committee headed by Union Home Minister Amit Shah. The party's youth wing …

Tamil Nadu BJP chief speaks against Hindi imposition as DMK calls for protest
2 years, 2 months ago

Tamil Nadu BJP chief speaks against Hindi imposition as DMK calls for protest

Deccan Chronicle  

CHENNAI: BJP state president K. Annamalai said on Thursday that any entrance examination in India could be held only as per the Schedule Eight of the Constitution and that only the languages listed in that schedule were the official languages even as the DMK’s youth and students’ wings had called for a state-wide protest against ‘Hindi imposition’. Speaking to media …

A history of resistance: Tamil Nadu's struggle against Hindi imposition
2 years, 7 months ago

A history of resistance: Tamil Nadu's struggle against Hindi imposition

The Hindu  

Politicians in Tamil Nadu reacted to Home Minister Amit Shah’s assertion that Hindi be accepted as an alternative to English with disbelief. The language policy of these agencies should be framed principally with a view of the convenience of the public… the instrumentality of these departments should not be used as a ‘lever’ to force the pace of Hindi propagation …

Northeast opposes Hindi as compulsory school subject
2 years, 9 months ago

Northeast opposes Hindi as compulsory school subject

The Hindu  

The Centre’s move to make Hindi a compulsory language in schools across the eight States in the northeast has miffed various organisations in the region. Describing Hindi as “the language of India”, Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday said Hindi would be made a must up to Class 10 in the region’s schools. Hindi can be an optional subject,” Samuel …

'What Harm In Teaching Hindi As A Third Language?' Madras High Court Asks Tamil Nadu Government In Plea For NEP Implementation
2 years, 11 months ago

'What Harm In Teaching Hindi As A Third Language?' Madras High Court Asks Tamil Nadu Government In Plea For NEP Implementation

Live Law  

In a plea filed for implementation of National Education Policy, 2020 in the State of Tamil Nadu, Madras High Court has orally observed that it wouldn't be harmful if Hindi is taught in educational institutions as a third language, along with Tamil and English. The bench was hearing a public interest litigation filed by Arjunan ELayaraja seeking directions for the …

Policy lessons in Tamil Nadu’s language formula
4 years, 4 months ago

Policy lessons in Tamil Nadu’s language formula

The Hindu  

The New Education Policy misses the vital empirical evidence of Tamil Nadu following a language formula that is distinctly at variance with that of Delhi for the past 50 years and yet achieving significant positive social and economic changes. The American example he cited during a parliamentary debate is worth mentioning: “When USA emerged as a nation only 20% of …

Denying Students Option to Learn Hindi Amounts to Modern-day Untouchability, Says Tamil Nadu BJP Chief
4 years, 4 months ago

Denying Students Option to Learn Hindi Amounts to Modern-day Untouchability, Says Tamil Nadu BJP Chief

News 18  

BJP Tamil Nadu chief L Murugan on Saturday took potshots at DMK President M K Stalin for his opposition to the three-language formula suggested in the Centre's National Education Policy 2020, asking why government school students should be 'discriminated' from learning Hindi. The NEP's three-language formula, which includes Hindi, had found opposition in Tamil Nadu, with the ruling AIADMK making …

CISF Officer Asked If I’m Indian For Not Knowing Hindi: Kanimozhi
4 years, 5 months ago

CISF Officer Asked If I’m Indian For Not Knowing Hindi: Kanimozhi

The Quint  

Critics however point out that this is not an issue with an individual officer from a central force, but the larger belief being pushed in India that Hindi is the national language, or that Hindi is more important than other Indian languages. Currently, there are 22 official languages recognised in the eighth schedule of the Indian Constitution, and it includes …

Language of unity: on rejection of the three-language formula
4 years, 5 months ago

Language of unity: on rejection of the three-language formula

The Hindu  

By rejecting the three-language formula advocated in the National Education Policy, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Edappadi K. Palaniswami has only reiterated the State’s unwavering position on an emotive and political issue. Opposition from the State had last year forced the Centre to amend the draft NEP and withdraw a proposal to teach Hindi as a third language in schools in …

A policy with many a right intention
4 years, 5 months ago

A policy with many a right intention

The Hindu  

Thirty-four years after the last National Policy on Education was introduced, in 1986, the National Education Policy, 2020 has been announced. A majority of the path-breaking proposals submitted by the Dr. K. Kasturirangan Committee, in the 2019 draft National Education Policy, seem to have been approved. Editorial | A long road: On National Education Policy 2020 Missing in the final …

National Education Policy 2020 | Won’t impose any language, Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank tweets in Tamil
4 years, 5 months ago

National Education Policy 2020 | Won’t impose any language, Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank tweets in Tamil

The Hindu  

The Centre will not impose any language on any State through the new National Education Policy 2020, Union Minister for Education Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank said on Sunday. Mr. Nishank’s clarification, through a tweet in Tamil, comes in the backdrop of opposition to NEP in Tamil Nadu on the grounds that the policy allegedly imposed Hindi and Sanskrit. In his tweet …

Draft National Education Policy 2019: All you need to know
5 years, 3 months ago

Draft National Education Policy 2019: All you need to know

India Today  

The Draft National Education Policy, 2019 is out in the public domain. Therefore a three-language formula has been proposed It proposes the teaching of other classical languages and literature, including Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam, Odia, Pali, Persian, and Prakrit in schools A new independent State School Regulatory Authority to be created It aims to consolidate 800 universities & 40,000 colleges …

BJP slams DMK for its stance on Hindi
5 years, 3 months ago

BJP slams DMK for its stance on Hindi

India TV News  

Chennai, Sep 19 The BJP has slammed DMK for its stance on Hindi, saying if the regional party was so strongly against this language, the schools owned by its functionaries should not have CBSE syllabus as Hindi is taught in that. "The schools owned by DMK functionaries should shift to state board syllabus from CBSE stream," BJP's National Secretary H …

Hindi or English, comparing apples and oranges
5 years, 7 months ago

Hindi or English, comparing apples and oranges

The Hindu  

True to their well-earned reputation, the people of Tamil Nadu have once again stood up against attempts to ‘promote’ Hindi in non-Hindi States. The three-language formula under the draft National Education Policy, now modified, stipulated mother tongue and English compulsory everywhere till class X, and Hindi in non-Hindi States and non-Hindi languages in Hindi States to be taught. One might …

Kasturirangan says no efforts to impose Hindi
5 years, 7 months ago

Kasturirangan says no efforts to impose Hindi

India TV News  

Former ISRO chief K Kasturirangan, who heads a panel on new National Education Policy, clarified that there were no efforts to impose Hindi even as he dismissed reports of dissent against the removal of the Hindi clause. Political parties, especially in the state of Tamil Nadu, had strongly opposed the three-language formula proposed in the draft National Education Policy alleging …

Make Tamil an optional language for study in other states: CM Edappadi Palaniswami
5 years, 7 months ago

Make Tamil an optional language for study in other states: CM Edappadi Palaniswami

India Today  

The decision to implement the three-language proposal in non-Hindi speaking states received huge backlash from south Indian states, after which the Centre dropped the provision. With the outrage mainly being sparked in Tamil Nadu, CM Edappadi K Palaniswami tweeted his desire, requesting PM Narendra Modi to include Tamil as an optional language for study in other states, adding it would …

Hindi imposition row: Draft policy faces backlash, few BJP MPs come out in support
5 years, 7 months ago

Hindi imposition row: Draft policy faces backlash, few BJP MPs come out in support

India Today  

CM HD Kumaraswamy on Sunday took to social media to criticize the imposition of Hindi in schools under the draft National Education Policy 2019. While Union Minister DV Sadananada Gowda said India Today TV that, "There will be no imposition of any kind and regional issues will be taken care of by the central government," Bengaluru South BJP MP Tejasvi …

Crisis defused: on Hindi imposition
5 years, 7 months ago

Crisis defused: on Hindi imposition

The Hindu  

The Centre has moved quickly to defuse a potentially volatile controversy over the charge of Hindi imposition. The reference in the newly unveiled draft National Education Policy to mandatory teaching of Hindi in all States was withdrawn following an outcry from political leaders in Tamil Nadu, a State that is quite sensitive to any hint of ‘Hindi imposition’ by the …

#AntiHindiImposition Across the Ages: TN Protests Explained
5 years, 7 months ago

#AntiHindiImposition Across the Ages: TN Protests Explained

The Quint  

The draft National Education Policy which was submitted on 31 May, has recommended a total of 19 changes. Among these is a plan to institute a three-language system of learning: Compulsory Hindi and English along with the mother-tongue in non-Hindi states, and English and another Indian language in Hindi-speaking areas. This sparked controversy across the nation, specifically in Tamil Nadu, …

News Analysis | Hindi imposition and the T.N. resistance
5 years, 7 months ago

News Analysis | Hindi imposition and the T.N. resistance

The Hindu  

A wave of protests from political parties in the Dravidian heartland of Tamil Nadu has forced the Narendra Modi government to amend the Draft National Education Policy 2019 and withdraw the proposal to teach Hindi as a third language in schools in non-Hindi speaking States. Again, fierce opposition prompted the first Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru to reiterate his promise that …

Centre removes mandatory Hindi from draft education policy after TN protests
5 years, 7 months ago

Centre removes mandatory Hindi from draft education policy after TN protests

The Hindu  

The clause recommending mandatory Hindi teaching in all schools was dropped from the draft National Education Policy on Monday, after the Union government faced an intense backlash from Tamil Nadu, as well as protests from some other States. So we thought the other formulation removes any misunderstanding and assuages feelings in the affected States.” Since the original draft was released …

MHRD revises National Education Policy draft amid uproar over imposition of Hindi; new version advocates 3-language formula
5 years, 7 months ago

MHRD revises National Education Policy draft amid uproar over imposition of Hindi; new version advocates 3-language formula

Firstpost  

The revision to the draft comes after many politicians and citizens slammed the government for imposing Hindi, in an alleged attempt to ‘homogenise’ the diverse linguistic fabric of the country which consists of many regional languages, especially down south where they have a prominent presence as a part of the Dravidian identity. Amid the uproar over the draft version of …

Draft education policy row: No language will be imposed without consulting any of the states, says EAM S Jaishankar
5 years, 7 months ago

Draft education policy row: No language will be imposed without consulting any of the states, says EAM S Jaishankar

Firstpost  

S Jaishanka’s remakrs on the draft education policy came after the recommendations related to Hindi drew sharp reactions from Tamil Nadu parties like the DMK and Kamal Haasan’s MNM, New Delhi: Following outrage in Tamil Nadu over a draft education policy favouring teaching Hindi in non-Hindi-speaking states, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Sunday said state governments will be consulted …

Centre in damage control mode over anti-Hindi protests
5 years, 7 months ago

Centre in damage control mode over anti-Hindi protests

The Hindu  

The Centre went into damage control mode on Sunday, with senior Cabinet Ministers of Tamil origin taking to Twitter to allay concerns about the draft National Education Policy’s recommendation regarding the three-language formula and mandatory Hindi teaching in schools, which has sparked outrage across the political spectrum in Tamil Nadu. While all Tamil Nadu opposition parties including the DMK, Congress, …

Government respects all languages, no language will be imposed: MEA S Jaishankar on Education Policy draft
5 years, 7 months ago

Government respects all languages, no language will be imposed: MEA S Jaishankar on Education Policy draft

India TV News  

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar sought calm raging sentiments on National Education Policy draft and said that government respects all languages and that no language will be imposed on anybody. In his tweet, he said that the education policy is still in the draft stage and suggestions from people will be obtained and state government will also be consulted before …

Daily Bulletin: TN parties object to 'imposition' of Hindi in schools; BJP-Mamata row over 'Jai Shri Ram' continues; day's top stories
5 years, 7 months ago

Daily Bulletin: TN parties object to 'imposition' of Hindi in schools; BJP-Mamata row over 'Jai Shri Ram' continues; day's top stories

Firstpost  

Here are today’s top stories: Leaders across party lines in Tamil Nadu threatened to protest against Hindi introduced in schools, BJP and Mamata Banerjee continued tussle over slogan, and more Tamil Nadu parties threaten to protest over ‘imposition’ of Hindi in schools, Centre does damage control A controversy broke out in Tamil Nadu on Saturday over the new Draft Education …

No intention of imposing Hindi, says Centre after Tamil Nadu leaders warn of protests
5 years, 7 months ago

No intention of imposing Hindi, says Centre after Tamil Nadu leaders warn of protests

India Today  

The Central government on Saturday clarified that it has not taken a decision on the draft education policy and has no intention of imposing Hindi or any other language. The Centre's response came amid Tamil Nadu opposition parties' objection to the three-language formula for schools in the state as stated in the draft policy and said that the state will …

No intention to impose any language: says Centre after uproar over draft Education Policy
5 years, 7 months ago

No intention to impose any language: says Centre after uproar over draft Education Policy

India TV News  

The Central government said on Saturday that it has not taken a decision on the draft education policy and that there was no intention of imposing any language. The Centre's response came amid Tamil Nadu opposition parties' objection to the three-language formula for schools in the state as stated in the draft policy. Information and Broadcasting Minister Prakash Javadekar said …

Tamil Nadu language row: Prakash Javadekar clarifies no decision taken over teaching Hindi in non-Hindi speaking states
5 years, 7 months ago

Tamil Nadu language row: Prakash Javadekar clarifies no decision taken over teaching Hindi in non-Hindi speaking states

Firstpost  

The draft of the new National Education Policy, proposed by the panel constituted by Javadekar when he was HRD minister in the previous Modi government, had suggested teaching of Hindi in non-Hindi speaking states. New Delhi: In the wake of a controversy over the recommendation of an HRD Ministry panel to teach Hindi in non-Hindi speaking states, Union minister Prakash …

‘Hindi imposition’: Tamil Nadu Opposition parties cry foul over draft National Education Policy
5 years, 7 months ago

‘Hindi imposition’: Tamil Nadu Opposition parties cry foul over draft National Education Policy

The Hindu  

Parties in Tamil Nadu including the DMK on June 1 strongly opposed the continuation of the three-language formula proposed in the draft National Education Policy 2019 alleging it was tantamount to “thrusting” Hindi. The recommendations, the DMK said rather than lifting the standards of education has led to doubts that it had “ulterior motives” like imposition of Hindi on non-Hindi …

Language row erupts in Tamil Nadu as draft education policy proposing three-language formula faces political parties' ire
5 years, 7 months ago

Language row erupts in Tamil Nadu as draft education policy proposing three-language formula faces political parties' ire

Firstpost  

Leaders cutting across party lines said Tamil Nadu has a history on the language issue and would not tolerate any imposition. Chennai: A controversy broke out in Tamil Nadu on Saturday over the new Draft Education Policy of the government at the Centre that has recommended a three-language formula with political parties opposing “imposition” of Hindi in the state. DMK …

National Education Policy: Kamal Hasan, Kanimozhi oppose 'imposition' of Hindi
5 years, 7 months ago

National Education Policy: Kamal Hasan, Kanimozhi oppose 'imposition' of Hindi

India TV News  

Opposition parties in Tamil Nadu on Saturday opposed the three-language formula for schools in the state, as stated in the draft national education policy presented by K. Kasturirangan Committee to the central government. The Kasturirangan Committee has recommended teaching of Hindi, English and one regional language in the non-Hindi states. For Hindi-speaking states, the committee has recommended teaching of Hindi, …

Tamil Nadu parties against imposition of Hindi
5 years, 7 months ago

Tamil Nadu parties against imposition of Hindi

The Quint  

Makkal Needhi Maiam party chief Kamal Haasan. Chennai, June 1 Opposition parties in Tamil Nadu on Saturday opposed the three-language formula for schools in the state, as stated in the draft national education policy presented by K. Kasturirangan Committee to the central government. S. Ramadoss, founder of the Pattali Makkal Katchi, said Hindi should not be imposed in Tamil Nadu. …

Draft education policy faces backlash over Hindi imposition, Tamil Nadu leaders warn of protest
5 years, 7 months ago

Draft education policy faces backlash over Hindi imposition, Tamil Nadu leaders warn of protest

India Today  

Days after Prime Minister Narendra Modi's massive victory in Lok Sabha 2019 election, the Hindi debate has once again erupted in Tamil Nadu. The draft National Education Policy, proposed by Ministry of Human Resources and Development on Friday, suggests teaching of Hindi in non-Hindi speaking states. Kasturirangan committee submitting the draft National Educational Policy to HRD Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal and …

Reports claiming Hindi to be made compulsory in schools across India are 'mischievous and misleading', tweets Prakash Javadekar
6 years ago

Reports claiming Hindi to be made compulsory in schools across India are 'mischievous and misleading', tweets Prakash Javadekar

Firstpost  

Union HRD minister Prakash Javadekar has clarified that reports in the media claiming the New Education Policy is going to advocate for Hindi to be made compulsory in schools across India till Class 8 are false. Union minister of human resource development Prakash Javadekar on Thursday took to Twitter to clarify that reports of a policy in the works to …

Nope, says Prakash Javadekar to reports on proposal to make Hindi mandatory in schools
6 years ago

Nope, says Prakash Javadekar to reports on proposal to make Hindi mandatory in schools

India Today  

Union minister Prakash Javadekar has rejected reports that a committee tasked with framing a new education policy for the country has recommended making Hindi language compulsory until Class 8. "The Committee on New Education Policy in its draft report has not recommended making any language compulsory," Javadekar said in a tweet. According to reports this morning, the committee's draft on …

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