Mother Tongue Is Key To Creative And Critical Thinking: Education Minister

Dharmendra Pradhan stated that 80 per cent of Bharat's population identifies itself as non-English, native language speakers and hence have a natural trait to master the skills in mother tongue.

Amidst the week-long ‘Bharatiya Bhasha Utsav' celebrations, Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Wednesday said that the mother tongue remains a key to learning in young children, as it helps them develop their creative and critical thinking.

The Union Minister, penning an article on ‘Bharatiya Bhasha Utsav', wrote that the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 will serve as a catalyst to reclaim our linguistic pride and how our linguistic diversity will be the cornerstone of educational excellence. He also reiterated Prime Minister Narendra Modi's commitment on preserving the country's linguistic diversity.

Notably, schools across the country are organising programs under the Bharatiya Bhasha Utsav to promote linguistic heritage and also to commemorate the birth anniversary of Mahakavi Subramania Bharati on December 11.