Union Home Minister Amit Shah on August 13 said he was not against English, but children in India should learn both their respective mother tongue as well as Hindi.
Important Aspect Of NEP 2020 To Teach Children In Their Mother Tongue: Amit Shah
Shah called for the need to preserve the country’s native languages. He was addressing the graduating students of the Indian Institute of Teacher Education (IITE) during its convocation ceremony.
Further, Shah urged the graduating students to make use of the wealth of knowledge that is available in Sanskrit language, Upanishads and Vedas.
“It is your responsibility to preserve and enhance all Indian languages because they contain our culture, history, literature and grammar. We have to make our language strong. An important aspect of the National Education Policy, 2020 is to teach children in their mother tongue,” the Union Home Minister said.
“I believe that children should learn French, German along with English, but a child from Gujarat should learn both Gujarati and Hindi, an Assamese should learn both Assamese and Hindi, and a Tamil should learn both Tamil and Hindi. If this happens, then nobody can stop our country from progressing,” he added.
