Mother Tongue India

As several MPs took oath in their mother tongue in Lok Sabha on Monday, BJP MP from Saran in Bihar Rajiv Pratap Rudy rued the fact that he could not take the oath in Bhojpuri.

An Indian-origin minister in Singapore has emphasised the importance of Tamil language as a mother tongue, underscoring the need to introduce children to one of the four official languages in the prosperous city-state.

Advocating the use of regional languages in the Kashmir valley, Mehbooba Mufti appealed to people to speak in their mother tongues in their homes and said that no one can snatch their language unless they forget it themselves.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi today underlined the importance of regional languages on the occasion of Independence Day, thanking the Supreme Court for a key decision that will make it easy to read court orders.

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday said he was not against English, but children in India should learn both their respective mother tongues as well as Hindi, and called for the need to preserve the country's native languages.

The new National Education Policy (NEP) will give due respect and credit to every language in the country and those trying to politicise language for their selfish interests will have to shut their shops, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said.

Amit Shah today hailed the central government's New Education Policy for its emphasis on learning in mother tongue and universal education based on the teachings of Indian visionaries such as Mahatma Gandhi.

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin on Wednesday condemned imposition of Hindi even in labelling curd and said those responsible for it would be "banished" from southern parts of the country.

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday asked the youth never to abandon their mother tongue.

Emphasising the state's culture of promoting unity amidst diversity, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said on Tuesday that for the evolution and growth of a language it is necessary to include words used by the masses to enter its lexicon.

"The new education policy, which has made fundamental changes, including laying emphasis on the mother tongue, will make India number one in the world in 25 years," the Home Minister said.

Union Home Minister Amit Shah has stressed that states should promote education in Hindi or regional languages in technical, medical, and law fields so that the country can utilise the talent of non-English speaking students.

Suggesting that education in the mother tongue is easier and faster, Amit Shah said that it will promote the country’s talent in higher education.

Maharashtra Minister Deepak Kesarkar said that people should talk in their mother tongue and children also like being educated in their mother tongue.

Mr Shah said that Tamil as the mother tongue would help students understand their lessons better and will help them in attaining higher education and conducting further research in their subjects.

As several MPs took oath in their mother tongue in Lok Sabha on Monday, BJP MP from Saran in Bihar Rajiv Pratap Rudy rued the fact that he could not take the oath in Bhojpuri.

An Indian-origin minister in Singapore has emphasised the importance of Tamil language as a mother tongue, underscoring the need to introduce children to one of the four official languages in the prosperous city-state.

Advocating the use of regional languages in the Kashmir valley, Mehbooba Mufti appealed to people to speak in their mother tongues in their homes and said that no one can snatch their language unless they forget it themselves.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi today underlined the importance of regional languages on the occasion of Independence Day, thanking the Supreme Court for a key decision that will make it easy to read court orders.

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday said he was not against English, but children in India should learn both their respective mother tongues as well as Hindi, and called for the need to preserve the country's native languages.

The new National Education Policy (NEP) will give due respect and credit to every language in the country and those trying to politicise language for their selfish interests will have to shut their shops, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said.

Amit Shah today hailed the central government's New Education Policy for its emphasis on learning in mother tongue and universal education based on the teachings of Indian visionaries such as Mahatma Gandhi.

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin on Wednesday condemned imposition of Hindi even in labelling curd and said those responsible for it would be "banished" from southern parts of the country.

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday asked the youth never to abandon their mother tongue.

Emphasising the state's culture of promoting unity amidst diversity, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said on Tuesday that for the evolution and growth of a language it is necessary to include words used by the masses to enter its lexicon.

"The new education policy, which has made fundamental changes, including laying emphasis on the mother tongue, will make India number one in the world in 25 years," the Home Minister said.

Union Home Minister Amit Shah has stressed that states should promote education in Hindi or regional languages in technical, medical, and law fields so that the country can utilise the talent of non-English speaking students.

Suggesting that education in the mother tongue is easier and faster, Amit Shah said that it will promote the country’s talent in higher education.

Maharashtra Minister Deepak Kesarkar said that people should talk in their mother tongue and children also like being educated in their mother tongue.

Mr Shah said that Tamil as the mother tongue would help students understand their lessons better and will help them in attaining higher education and conducting further research in their subjects.