THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: In a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Kerala's chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan said that the country's diversity prevents Hindi from being forced as the primary language of instruction in higher centres. The Kerala Chief Minister has refused to implement Hindi as the primary language of teaching in all technical and non-technical higher educational institutions, going against the advice of the parliamentary panel. He has also has asked Prime Minister Narendra Modi to look into the situation. CM Vijayan wrote to PM Modi to explain Kerala's position on the Parliament committee's recommendation to use Hindi as the exam language for the central services and to make it a required study language in educational institutions, including IITs and IIMs.
"The idea of "unity in diversity," which recognises cultural and linguistic diversity, captures the spirit of India. Integrity would be ruined if one language were to be promoted above others "CM of Kerala said.
The medium of teaching in technical and non-technical higher education institutions, such as IITs, should be Hindi in Hindi-speaking states, and the local language of each region of India, according to a recent recommendation by a parliamentary committee. It recommended making the usage of English optional.
At a letter to the prime minister, Vijayan said that as India has many different languages and that no single language can be referred to as the national tongue, Hindi cannot be mandated as the primary language of teaching in higher educational institutions. The country's youth have few work options in the public sector, therefore the CM noted that any attempt to disfavour a sizable portion of them would not be in the society's best interests.
I take this opportunity to suggest that question papers for competitive exams for posts in the Government of India may be given in all languages specified in the Eighth Schedule of the Constitution, as Vijayan said in his letter, "The job seekers and students of our country have their serious apprehensions in this regard." Even though it's important to encourage young people to study languages other than their native tongue, any attempt that may be "even somewhat interpreted as the imposition of a language" would raise concerns among the general public and job seekers in particular.
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