Excess saffronisation of education might not be ideal for children

The Shangh Parivaar has been advocating saffronisation of education at the national level. After BJP’s sweeping victory 2014, this task has become far easier to walk through.

The RSS has endorsed re-writing textbooks and upholding Sanskrit, citing the importance of science, atomic concepts and plastic surgery in ancient India practiced by the Hindu geniuses.

Saffronisation of education:

• RSS Chief Mohan Bhagwat replaced historical facts with Hindu mythology in his books, citing ancient India had aeroplanes and atom bombs

• Sushruta, the ‘father of surgery’ practiced over 300 surgical procedures including the process of stitching intestines by using ‘ant-heads as stitching material’ in ancient times

• These aforementioned are some pivot subject elements as pointed out by the RSS science and technology wing, Vijnana Bharti, for the examinations to be held on November 20 across 2,000 government and private aided schools

• Over 140,000 students from classes 6 to 11 are due to take the three-hour long examinations on ‘Life of former President APJ Abdul Kalam’ and ‘Indian contribution to science’

• Apart from the Vijnana Bharti, several schools, including the Kendriya Vidyalayas, Navodaya Vidyalayas, DPS, Amity International schools and have directed the teaching staff to quickly prepare for the upcoming examinations through engaging in special classes for these subjects

• While a lesson on the Vedic civilization appears quite a matter of importance, it is not mandatory to conduct examinations of such on children, as says a Hindustan Times Editorial.
• source”cnbc”