The Question That Won A Big Battle in India — by Kancha Ilaiah Shepherd —December 19, 2019 In Andhra Pradesh Assembly the anti-English medium, opposition leader, Nara Chandrababu Naidu, surrendered in a debate on 12 December, 2019. He said “we…
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Do English Educated Become Christians?
Do English Educated Become Christians? in India — by Kancha Ilaiah Shepherd —December 5, 2019 The Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y.S.Jaganmohan Reddy remained firm on the question of introducing English medium in Government schools and issued the orders to start…
Why It’s Necessary to Remember George Reddy
Why It’s Necessary to Remember George Reddy George Reddy, murdered by right wing forces in the 1970s when he was only 25, remains an inspiration for thinking youth even today
Nehru’s message is alive, thanks to the BJP, his most ardent critic
Before the election campaign of 2014, Jawaharlal Nehru was in danger of being forgotten by ordinary Indians. Even the Congress was not using his photo in the elections as often as they were using images of Mohandas Gandhi, Indira Gandhi…
Countering Hypocrisy of Ruling Class on English Medium Education in Government Schools
Countering Hypocrisy of Ruling Class on English Medium Education in Government Schools in India — by Kancha Ilaiah Shepherd —November 12, 2019 The Y.S.Jaganmohan Reddy Government recently issued orders for implementation of English medium in Government schools from the academic…
Andhra Pradesh’s New Education Policy Could Create Lasting Structural Changes
In a two-pronged approach, the state is providing financial assistance to mothers of school-going children and changing the language of instruction in government schools to English.
BJP’s Linguistic Agenda Is Antithetical to Progress and Education
BJP’s Linguistic Agenda Is Antithetical to Progress and Education Whom exactly does Amit Shah want to impose the learning of Hindi on in south India and the northeast? Clearly, this proposal is only applicable to poor children in villages who…
OPINION: Food-related lynchings have roots in Gandhi’s vegetarian nationalism – The Week
OPINION: Food-related lynchings have roots in Gandhi’s vegetarian nationalism ‘Gandhi defined Hinduism as a vegetarian religion and India a vegetarian nation’ By Kancha Ilaiah ShepherdOctober 01, 2019 14:31 IST Kancha Ilaiah, Mahatma Gandhi How do we assess Mahatma Gandhi on…
Christian Women better educated
By Kancha Ilaiah Shepherd It was a pleasant surprise last week to come across a news report about the findings of a survey done by what was described as a ‘RSS think tank’ on the status of women in India.…