Kerala Education Minister’s outrage over NCERT changing English names of books to Hindi

(NCERT stands for National Council of Educational Research and Training)

Kerala Education Minister V. K. Sivankutty

Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) – The National Council of Educational Research and Training has changed the English names of many books to Hindi in the wake of the new National Education Policy. Kerala’s General Education Minister V. Sivankutty has opposed this and demanded its withdrawal.

He said, “This is a serious illogicality and a step that weakens India’s linguistic diversity. Kerala, like other non-Hindi speaking states, is committed to protecting linguistic diversity and prioritizing regional cultural freedom. The NCERT decision is against the values ​​of the Constitution. Titles in textbooks are not just names, they shape the perception and imagination of children.’

Names of books changed by NCERT

1. The name of English books for classes I and II has been changed from ‘Marigold’ to ‘Mridang’. The name of the book for class III has been changed to ‘Santoor’.

2. The name of the English book for class VI has been changed from ‘Honeysuckle’ to ‘Poorvi’.

Editorial Perspective

Understand what ideal Kerala’s communist education minister is setting before the students, who is enslaving foreign ‘English’ instead of Indian ‘Hindi’!