My take on language has changed radically since I started learning Sanskrit
KVs / CBSE schools ought to have a three language formula. But it needs to be English, Hindi, another Indian language of student's choice
Making Sanskrit mandatory is rather pointless
KVs / CBSE schools ought to have a three language formula. But it needs to be English, Hindi, another Indian language of student's choice
Making Sanskrit mandatory is rather pointless
Sanskrit is taught poorly in schools
Kids learn it through the medium of another language (usually Hindi) and emerge out of school with zero conversational skills - let alone ability to read difficult texts
Learning a classical language is understandably hard
Kids learn it through the medium of another language (usually Hindi) and emerge out of school with zero conversational skills - let alone ability to read difficult texts
Learning a classical language is understandably hard
Let kids pick a language that they find to be useful. If it is Sanskrit, so be it.
E.g. A north indian kid in Bangalore KV school might want to study Kannada - far more useful than learning zilch in Sanskrit class
E.g. A north indian kid in Bangalore KV school might want to study Kannada - far more useful than learning zilch in Sanskrit class
Much of this Sanskrit love is posturing
Nobody learns it well. I studied it for 3 years in KV. Was near the top of the class all 3 years in that subject
But forgot everything
Nobody learns it well. I studied it for 3 years in KV. Was near the top of the class all 3 years in that subject
But forgot everything
Also a classical language is not learnt to order chai (to use Pollock's phrase)
You gotta go the distance with a classical language. At the very least, a student of Sanskrit after learning it for 2-3 years needs to be able to read वाल्मीकी रामायणम् /
भगवद्गीता with no aids
You gotta go the distance with a classical language. At the very least, a student of Sanskrit after learning it for 2-3 years needs to be able to read वाल्मीकी रामायणम् /
भगवद्गीता with no aids
Now can 12 year old kids do this? I doubt.
It takes effort. And some cultural capital in family too
12 year olds with 10 other subjects can't do justice to it
It takes effort. And some cultural capital in family too
12 year olds with 10 other subjects can't do justice to it
I am rather skeptical of this whole effort to push Sanskrit as the language of the masses now
I'd be happy if kids from families who had traditionally known the language (e.g. brahmins) learn it. That would be an achievement
I'd be happy if kids from families who had traditionally known the language (e.g. brahmins) learn it. That would be an achievement
Now people may wonder -
How can the third language choice be left to the student?
What if in a KV classroom 20% of class chooses Sanskrit, 20% Kannada, 10% Marathi, 5% Tamil etc
In this day and age of remote instructors, this diversity can be managed. It is NOT an issue
How can the third language choice be left to the student?
What if in a KV classroom 20% of class chooses Sanskrit, 20% Kannada, 10% Marathi, 5% Tamil etc
In this day and age of remote instructors, this diversity can be managed. It is NOT an issue
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