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'Reject colonial mindset, take pride in Indian indentity,' says vice president Naidu

Press Trust of India • March 19, 2022, 17:12:59 IST
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The vice-president also called for a total rejection of the Macaulay system of education, stating that it imposed a foreign language as the medium of education in the country and confined education to the elite

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'Reject colonial mindset, take pride in Indian indentity,' says vice president Naidu

Haridwar: The government is accused of saffronising education but “what is wrong with saffron”, Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu asked on Saturday as he called for total rejection of the Macaulay system of education from the country. Indians must give up their “colonial mindset” and learn to take pride in their Indian identity, the vice president said in his address after inaugurating the South Asian Institute of Peace and Reconciliation at the Dev Sanskriti Vishwa Vidyalaya here. Naidu also said Indianisation of the education system is central to India’s new education policy, which puts great emphasis on the promotion of mother tongues. “We are accused of saffronising education, but then what is wrong with saffron,” he asked. Calling for rejection of the Macaulay system of education in the 75th year of Independence, Naidu said it imposed a foreign language as the medium of education in the country and confined education to the elite. “Centuries of colonial rule taught us to look upon ourselves as an inferior race. We were taught to despise our own culture, traditional wisdom. This slowed our growth as a nation. The imposition of a foreign language as our medium of education confined education to a small section of the society, depriving a vast population of the right to education,” he said. Thomas Babington Macaulay was a British historian who played a major role in the introduction of English as the medium of instruction for education in India. “We should feel proud of our heritage, our culture, our forefathers. We must go back to our roots. We must give up our colonial mindset and teach our children to take pride in their Indian identity. We must learn as many Indian languages as possible. We must love our mother tongue. We must learn Sanskrit to know our scriptures, which are a treasure trove of knowledge,” the vice president said. Encouraging youngsters to propagate their mother tongue, he said, “I am looking forward to the day when all gadget notifications are issued in the mother tongue of a respective state. Your mother tongue is like your eyesight, whereas your knowledge of a foreign language is like your spectacles.” Foreign dignitaries coming to India speak in their mother tongue instead of English despite knowing it because they take pride in their own language, he added. “Sarve Bhawantu Sukhinah (all be happy) and Vasudhaiv Kutumbakam (the world is one family), which are philosophies contained in our ancient texts, are the guiding principles of India’s foreign policy even today,” Naidu said. “India has had strong ties with almost all South Asian countries which have common roots. The Indus valley civilisation extended from Afghanistan to the Gangetic plains. Our policy of not attacking any country first is respected all over the world. It is the country of warrior king Ashoka the great, who chose non-violence and peace over violence. “There was a time when people from all over the world came to study in the ancient Indian universities of Nalanda and Taxila, but even at the height of its prosperity, India never thought of attacking any country because we firmly believe that the world needs peace,” the vice president said. Apart from the pursuit of education, children should also be taught to stay in close contact with nature, he said. “Nature is a good teacher. You must have noticed that people living close to nature suffered less during the COVID crisis. The motto should be nature and culture together for a better future.” Read all the Latest News , Trending News , Cricket News , Bollywood News , India News and Entertainment News here. Follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

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