GS' Beats

The gruesome Pollachi episode will forever remain etched in our memories. Anger, fear, frustration, disgust, helplessness... The myriad emotions that one experiences can barely be explained. One may not have experienced it first hand, but the fact that this incident is the closest to the epicentre that I have been. At least to the extent that I can immediately recollect. All of us heard about the Grooming Gangs of England , who had been regularly exploiting teenage girls and conditioning them to submit to the gangs sexual fantasies and desires. Even when reading about those, I was largely indifferent thinking that these are things from faraway land, and not something that would ever happen in India. Leave alone in my own State. Definitely not in a town known for its rustic charm. Like most on the social media, I am not privy to all facts surrounding the case, expect to the limited extent I get to read on the news magazines, which are falling fast on the credibility meter. Its b...

At some point of time, all of us would have heard an assertion on the learning approach that "Children learn the best in their own language / mother tongue." Countless empirical studies on this subject is available on the domain, including published reports and detailed statistical analysis, with one common persuasive conclusion in most of them - It is indeed better for a student to learn in their own language or mother tongue. In the Indian context, the Consultation Themes on New Education Policy issued in 2015 emphasises on the following in this connection - a. Part XI of Policy Consultation on School Education - Deals with promotion of languages  b. Part XIV of Policy Consultation on Higher Education - Deals with promoting cultural integration through languages. My point of interest is the one pertain to school education to begin with. The Higher Education focuses more on cultural integration, rather than medium of education. The Part XI of Policy Consult...