Progress Of Indic Languages Vs English - 2

[Bodhi]

actually there is more to this^ in Nandan Nilekani's book.

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So that is where it comes from. saMskR^it-hatred and English-love go hand in hand, I should have guessed.

And no doubt, Narayan Murthy wanted "English" education in all the rural schools -- his therapy to pull the poor out of the poverty.

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