To counter Western influence, the MP govt wants to replace classic nursery rhymes with Indian English ones. Here's what Mumbai says.
To counter Western influence, the Madhya Pradesh govt wants to replace classic rhymes such as ‘Baa baa black sheep’ and ‘Twinkle twinkle’ with Indian English ones. Here's what Mumbai says.
Have they no work left?
Is the education board of Madhya Pradesh so idle? They should concentrate on improving the quality of education at primary and secondary levels instead of playing culture-vultures. —Anthony D'Mello. Kurla
Phew! I am a Mumbaikar
Thank god I live in Mumbai. I can't see those cute rhymes out of the nursery syllabus. My son is in nursery and he sings those rhymes so well that I listen to him everyday. Baa baa black sheep is his favourite one and he keeps on humming it all the time.
I don't think it makes any difference to a child because he or she learns whatever is taught. If not these rhymes, then something else. —Jyotish Kannan. Dahisar
Idle mind…
How ridiculous! This move shows that authorities have nothing better to do. What harm can some popular nursery rhymes do? I don't see any rationale behind their expulsion from the syllabus. —Partha Shastri. Sion
They're only borrowed from the West
I don't see any western influence in these nursery rhymes, except for their origin. Removing them from the syllabus is depriving children of well-liked, age-old nursery rhymes that we have grown up reciting ourselves. —Pakhi Gupta. Chembur
It should've been done long ago
There is no point removing the nursery rhymes now. This ought to have been done immediately after Independence. But now, we have been learning and listening to these rhymes for quite a while and are used to them. —Jaya Chowdhry. Malad
What's West got to do with it?
I don't understand what the western culture has got to do with these harmless rhymes. They are simply good songs that children love. I don't think these influence children in any manner. Anyway, Narottam Mishra knows better. —Ajay Nair. Jogeshwari
Even English is not Indian
Why remove only these poems, and not do away with the English language? After all, this language isn't Indian. What an immature decision! It's purely based on a whim.
—Rakesh Sinha. Goregaon
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