One praises a terrorist and
criticizes the nation for punishing him, another says that he will not rest
till the country is divided.
These are scenes we witnessed in
the country’s premier educational institute, JNU, in New Delhi. One may wonder
what makes them so rabidly anti national. What makes them detest our Heritage? The
problem lies in our curriculum which seldom instills any values in the minds of
the student. The reason why values like patriotism and nationalism are mocked
at by some of the present day students is that the curriculum was designed by
those who don’t subscribe to the concept of nation. Majority of our textbooks
are written by leftist “intellectuals” who want to run down our country. This
is an endeavour which is continuing right from the colonial days. If the minds of children are filled with
contempt towards Hinduism and India from childhood onwards, then how will they
revere it when they grow up?
The intention of these curriculum
designers is to wean the students away from the nationalistic fervour which And the proven way
to do that is foist a diabolical history on them. Nation has history and
geography as two constituents in it. The Geography of a nation can be maintained
intact only if real history of that nation is told to its subjects in entirety.
The lessons that ought to be learnt from the History, the legacy to be revered
and followed, the tradition and heritage which are to be fostered and promoted,
can be instilled in the minds of the subjects only if it is told to them with a
proper perspective. The Jews after their exodus from Egypt got scattered
throughout the world. But they could regain their geography because of their
knowledge about their History. It re ignited the fire, generation after
generation to get their Holy land back, which fructified finally in 1948.
Seeing such examples our adversaries are bent upon not only delinking our young
generation from its heritage but also imposing a fabricated version of history
on them. This is a sure and proven way to subvert a Nation’s sovereignty.
one
would naturally have.
This subversive curriculum should
be replaced by a nationalistic one. Only then can a holistic, harmonious, future
be assured for our Nation. Many countries have the practice of compulsory
induction of their citizens in Armed forces for a specific period. Such a
program is also very much needed for a country like ours. Though because of the
size of the population, implementing that may not be feasible, government can
make enrolling in NCC and Scout mandatory for all the students in the schools. This
will ensure that discipline and a sense of patriotism is instilled in the minds
of the younger generation. These ought to be done expeditiously to stem the
rot.
V.V.Balasubramanian
YB-ET
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