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what is your opinion of teaching in
native language versus teaching in
English see we must understand this
these twenty five or thirty different
languages in this country if you add up
all the dialects they tell me there are
thirteen hundred dialects but at least
twenty-five to thirty full-fledged
languages with a script of their own
with a huge body of literature behind it
a full-fledged language is not our
overnight happening
the oldest language in the planet is
Tamil language you're in Tamil Nadu the
language is a very important part of
human intelligence many linguists around
the world have clearly recognized the
power of language human ability to use
language essentially is rooted in India
it's from here the ability to use the
language came to the rest of the world
almost all the languages which are
largely you you know Europe and Arab
arrived in Europe and Arabia based all
of them have some stiff influence on
them so in our eagerness to just get a
job we don't have to completely destroy
this languages we will lose out
something very very big the English is a
fantastic thing in terms of its
simplicity in terms of because internet
and you know modern technology has taken
to English language it is a must
nobody can be against English anymore
you got to take it even if you don't
like the British you have to like the
English language
it is part of our language now one good
thing we did though many bad things
happened during the British rule one
good thing is we absorb the language
today many educated Indians can speak
better English than most British can
speak it's a good thing but at the same
time we should never kill these
languages which have been there for
thousands of years because the phonetic
range that is there in Indian languages
is such it stimulates every aspect of
who you are English language has a very
narrow phonetic range so this ability to
use sounds to stimulate and trigger
one's intelligence and energy within
ourselves is something that we should
not give up every child must know one
more language other than English
whatever that is
because anyway our states are divided on
linguistic basis so in that state
whatever the languages they must know in
our over-enthusiasm for employment
oriented education I know many schools
are completely destroying the local
languages this should not happen local
language must be there it must be a part
of you at least people should know how
to speak and read if not you are not a
great you don't know how to write great
literature at least you must know how to
read and speak one more language other
than English language our education
policy has taken that into consideration
it is the responsibility of every school
to ensure that happens and I feel the
easier way to do it is maybe they're
studying science they're an English
medium they're largely studying English
language but you could make some play
some theatre some art something in local
languages so that people use that as a
social thing use that as an
entertainment where there is a natural
interest in how to express themselves in
that language it is a must
we should not kill these languages
because it's taken thousands of years to
create it
this is our national pride that we have
the maximum number of languages if we
had to create this many languages see we
must understand this for example let's
say Tamil Nadu and Karnataka Tamil Nadu
and Andhra Pradesh Tamil Nadu and Kerala
there are no geographical separation
there is no there are no oceans between
these states there are no mountain
ranges clearly demarcating and
separating the populations for a long
time but though they lived here for
thousands of years they kept their
language these people get their language
it's so beautiful when they went to
trade and transact they learn the other
language but they always kept the
language but today the new generations
are losing their language so rapidly
it's very important all of you at least
in your homes with your children and
wherever possible there must be a
certain amount of time where we must use
the local language it's very important
we will regret this deeply after a
couple of generations if we don't take
care of it now because you can't bring
back a language you can kill it but you
can't breathe life into it it's very
difficult
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