Thread. Malgudi Days, a highly popular 1986 TV series showed what life was like in a small Indian town just before independence. The characters are endearing, RK Narayan's brand of subtle humour is so appealing and the scenes of everyday life bring on a sense of nostalgia. (1)
In the 1st episode of Malgudi Days a deep statement was made about the state of India's colonized educational system. The schoolteacher in the Christian missionary school tells the kids that idol worship is nonsense. (2) #noconversion #ColonizedIndia
"Can your idols see? Can they bless you? No! When Mahmud Ghazni broke your idols & made lavatory stairs out of them, where was your God? Look at our Jesus. He eradicates diseases, saves lives & takes people to heaven. Not like your Krishna who dances with women." (3) #MalgudiDays
Next moment, Swami asks his teacher why Jesus was killed and could not save himself? Why did he eat meat if he was so compassionate? The teacher gets into a fury and twists Swami's ears. (4)
In another scene, the children are shown learning about Denmark and Spain. What kind of climate they have, what agriculture they have blah blah. Again Swami is punished because he does not know about Lisbon and thinks it is the capital of Spain. (5)
Why were the children learning about Europe instead of subjects that were more relevant to them? Why were their Gods being subjected to hate? The tragedy is that all this is still happening today. (6) #MalgudiDays #TheEducationalHeritageOfAncientIndia
