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LATEST NEWS UPDATES | Jaya govt finds too much of Karunanidhi in school texts by Gopu Mohan

Jaya govt finds too much of Karunanidhi in school texts by Gopu Mohan

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published Published on Jul 20, 2011   modified Modified on Jul 20, 2011
What are these books about?

They were prepared as part of a common syllabus system by the previous government. Under the Tamil Nadu Uniform System of School Education Act, 2010, “Samacheer Kalvi” was an effort towards a uniform syllabus for the four streams of school education in the state: State Board, Matriculation Schools, Oriental Schools and Anglo-Indian Schools, which follow separate syllabi, textbooks and examination patterns, and are under different boards.

How did that government go about it?

It constituted a committee under the chairmanship of a former Vice-Chancellor. After its report, a one-man committee with a retired bureaucrat looked into it. A team of educationists under his chairmanship reviewed the systems in Kerala, Karnataka, Gujarat and Maharashtra. Finally, the government decided to implement the system in phases. Of 7.68 crore new textbooks needed, 6.50 crore books had been printed at over Rs 200 crore by the time the regime changed.

What has upset the new government?

The new textbooks had at least four references to then Chief Minister M Karunanidhi and his literary works. All books begin with the anthem he penned for the World Classical Tamil Conference, and have the logo of the conference at the end. In the Class X Tamil textbook, Karunanidhi is credited for being one of the main driving forces that led to Tamil getting the prestigious status of a classical language. It also prescribes, as additional reading material, portions of two works by Karunanidhi.

The J Jayalalithaa government said the new system is “inadequate to raise the standard of education”. “The cabinet has decided to form a committee to study as to how the quality could be raised,” a government statement said.

How has the battle proceeded?

The Assembly passed an amendment bill to defer the implementation of the common syllabus system till “anomalies” are rectified. This was, however, challenged in the High Court, which stayed the operation of the amendment in an interim order. The state then moved the Supreme Court with a special leave petition. The court asked the authorities to continue with the implementation as originally planned for Classes I and VI, and form an expert committee to examine the syllabus and textbooks for the rest of the classes.

Forced to distribute the already prepared books, the government instructed officials to paste opaque stickers over the content it found objectionable. It also appointed a committee headed by the chief secretary which submitted a report, as per the direction, to the High Court. The report criticised the syllabus as lacking in providing quality education.

What next?

On Monday, the High Court struck down the amendment and asked the government to implement the system for all classes from this academic year itself and distribute the textbooks by Friday. But the state government has decide to approach the Supreme Court again. As such, the future of the system, syllabus, textbooks and hundreds of thousands of students is not yet clear.

http://www.indianexpress.com/news/jaya-govt-finds-too-much-of-karunanidhi-in-school-texts/819660/


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