Dear Editor,
The HRD Ministry’s decision to introduce Sanskrit instead of German in Kendriya Vidyalayas may lead to controversies in a multilingual country such as India, and with 22 scheduled languages. Moreover it might also pose problems for children whose parents are in transferable jobs. Keeping these in mind, the ministry should employ more language teachers in KVs throughout the country and allow students the option of choosing their third language among these options – the official language of the respective State, Sanskrit, or a foreign language like German. Besides this, according importance to all Indian languages and a foreign language will eventually help a student in the job market.
Preeti Sharma
Sunderbani