When recommending a policy of empowering students in their language, I get frantic cries of "what about the student from Punjab living in Chennai, from Bihar in Bangalore etc."
I want to address this because a very small elite project their English-dependency onto others. 1/
I want to address this because a very small elite project their English-dependency onto others. 1/
Firstly, for what percent of people is inter-state migration an issue? Of the *entire* population of the country only 4.1% (42,341,703) migrated to a different state from where they were born. (2001 Census)
censusindia.gov.in/Census_And_You….
censusindia.gov.in/Census_And_You….
So almost 96% of India stays in the same place they were born in. Can we start devising policies for the 96% first, rather than the 4%?
The entire drama on migration is about 4%, but wait there's more.
Of the migrants, less than 20% move for work, business or education.
The entire drama on migration is about 4%, but wait there's more.
Of the migrants, less than 20% move for work, business or education.
Most of the 4% migrants are actually females migrating for marriage, those for work or business are less than 20% of migrants. (means less than 1% of Indians are moving out of state for work).
Of total migration 67% is rural to rural and 10% is urban to rural. They need English?
Of total migration 67% is rural to rural and 10% is urban to rural. They need English?
It's not even 4%, it is less than 1%. All the screaming about "link language" is by the 1% for the 1%.
Heck, people even say, "how will we go to America then?" That's 0.01%.
Meanwhile it drives policies of English imposition which suppress the 90+%.
Heck, people even say, "how will we go to America then?" That's 0.01%.
Meanwhile it drives policies of English imposition which suppress the 90+%.
Yes, these policies are to produce that 0.01% for US and UK. At the cost of suppressing a billion people, making them feel inferior, killing development of India.
"English advantage" yes. For the US & UK. That's the entire game—cultivated subservience.
"English advantage" yes. For the US & UK. That's the entire game—cultivated subservience.
Among EU citizens of working age, 3.3 % migrated to another EU country.
EU has 24 languages—education is in mother tongues. Their migration rate is similar to inter-state migration in India, no "link language" needed.
ec.europa.eu/eurostat/stati… #Eurostat #StatisticsExplained
EU has 24 languages—education is in mother tongues. Their migration rate is similar to inter-state migration in India, no "link language" needed.
ec.europa.eu/eurostat/stati… #Eurostat #StatisticsExplained
India has made rapid progress in 70 years?
India had over 30% of world GDP in 1700. It dropped to 1% by the time the British left.
Still in 1950, China, Japan had a similar GDP/capita to India. See what happens 1960-2000.
India's "English Advantage."
India had over 30% of world GDP in 1700. It dropped to 1% by the time the British left.
Still in 1950, China, Japan had a similar GDP/capita to India. See what happens 1960-2000.
India's "English Advantage."
Not "but", "therefore."
Those who studied in their mother tongue have better analytics skills *because* of that. English medium (as a foreign language medium) destroys ability of most to think. This is proven in scientific studies.
Those who studied in their mother tongue have better analytics skills *because* of that. English medium (as a foreign language medium) destroys ability of most to think. This is proven in scientific studies.
