{"id":736,"date":"2009-07-25T17:27:51","date_gmt":"2009-07-26T00:27:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bhagwad.com\/blog\/?p=736"},"modified":"2009-07-25T17:27:51","modified_gmt":"2009-07-26T00:27:51","slug":"indian-government-tells-citizens-which-language-to-speak","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bhagwad.com\/blog\/2009\/rights-and-freedoms\/indian-government-tells-citizens-which-language-to-speak.html\/","title":{"rendered":"Indian Government tells Citizens which Language to speak"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">There have been a spate of news articles recently about how various Indian quasi legal and governmental bodies are trying to <a href=\"http:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/articleshow\/4804067.cms\">force children to learn a particular language at school<\/a>. Such policies apart from being grossly illegal and in violation of the liberal Constitution of India smacks of extreme presumptuousness by the government. By making certain languages compulsory, governments are effectively saying that people don&#8217;t know what&#8217;s good for them.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em>Image Credit: <a title=\"Link to brian glanz's photostream\" rel=\"dc:creator cc:attributionURL\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/brianglanz\/\"><strong>brian glanz<\/strong><\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em><strong> <\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_738\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-738\" style=\"width: 490px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><em><strong><em><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-738\" title=\"Indian Government Nanny State\" src=\"http:\/\/www.bhagwad.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/Indian-Government-Nanny-State.jpg\" alt=\"Indian Government Nanny State\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bhagwad.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/Indian-Government-Nanny-State.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.bhagwad.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/Indian-Government-Nanny-State-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/strong><\/em><\/strong><\/em><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-738\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Indian Government wants to be a Nanny State<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><em><strong> <\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">This attitude is reflected in the <a href=\"http:\/\/bhagwad.com\/blog\/2009\/07\/why-we-shouldnt-give-government-power-savita-bhabi-proof.html\">government&#8217;s decision to block Savita Bhabi<\/a>, ban movies which can &#8220;hurt religious sentiments&#8221;, and now this. Fortunately, even though the public hadn&#8217;t really been up in arms regarding the first two points, it isn&#8217;t willing to shut up and let the government foist outdated policies on their children&#8217;s education. The government must learn its place. Treating your citizens as if they are little children and attempting to make decisions for them regarding personal choices isn&#8217;t the best way to survive. Sooner or later, people will get irritated.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Of course, when governments start to try and make the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.dnaindia.com\/bangalore\/report_no-job-for-you-if-you-don-t-know-kannada_1276992\">language compulsory to stay in the state<\/a>, that crosses the line. I don&#8217;t want to settle down in Karnataka, but I must have the choice. Making it compulsory for firms to hire only Kannada speaking citizens is discriminatory and most certainly illegal. I&#8217;m waiting with glee for the courts to crush this one.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Supreme Court, as always, has upheld the right of individuals and ruled that parents must retain the choice of which language their children must be instructed in. As a last resort, at least the courts understand. If it wasn&#8217;t for them, we would be long doomed by now.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There have been a spate of news articles recently about how various Indian quasi legal and governmental bodies are trying to force children to learn a particular language at school. Such policies apart from being grossly illegal and in violation of the liberal Constitution of India smacks of extreme presumptuousness by the government. 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