Indian curricula should include Hindi, Sanskrit, Persian, Arabic, and English.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Gandhi proposes that Indian schools should teach multiple key languages.
- In plain terms
- Schools should teach Hindi, Sanskrit, Persian, Arabic, and English.
- What can you take from it?
- Education should include diverse regional and classical languages.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What languages define Indian education?
- How do languages shape identity?
Another view
Including too many languages may dilute focus on other subjects.
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