Data Bare 3-Language Hindi Irony: North States Shun South Lingo Study in Schools
Basant Kumar Mohanty | 26 March 2025 | The Telegraph
Several north Indian states have refrained from teaching any south Indian language as the third language in schools, the government has informed Parliament, reinforcing concerns raised by Tamil Nadu and Kerala that Hindi was being imposed on them through a three-language formula under the National Education Policy (NEP).
While Uttar Pradesh and Bihar offer Sanskrit or Urdu as a third language, Madhya Pradesh offers Sanskrit, Hindi, Urdu, Punjabi or Marathi, minister of state for education Jayant Chaudhary said in a written reply in the Lok Sabha on Monday….