REVIVALIST EDUCATIONAL RENEWAL !

What is common between Boko Haram and Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh,besides  being               votaries of respective fundamentalism ?Both are hypocritically opposed to western education,though with different dimensions.Paradoxically,despite their opposition to western education per se and spacious sophistry against western values, comparatively and comprehensively they are the better beneficiaries of modern science and technology than many many others.

So when recently top RSS 'academic intellectuals' met Human Resources Development Minister to discuss shudh Bharatiya education policy,their main concern was about 'biased' History books,which according to them portray exclusively 'western/leftist' view of History.They emphasised the need to redefine and rediscover Indian History,strictly in accordance to ancient 'glorious' culture and civilization.Needless to say that their onus was  for 'Hindu sabhyta/sanskrti' exclusively. Being themselves religious bigots,they are least concerned about counter productive implications and fall out of such revivalist educational policy which ultimately will precipitate destruction of diversity ,lead to social divisiveness and different bigotry of a lethal kind.

There is nothing like perfection and perfectionism cannot be achieved by alteration of History books.Instead of destroying or burning  History books                                  authored by 'pseudo secularists/communists/leftists',historical literature needs to be preserved for comparative analytical studies.Freedom of thought and expression is fundamental right of each and every citizen of India,irrespective of their      religious beliefs.At least,till today constitution wise India is secular,liberal and democratic state and not theocratic [read Hindu rashtra] one.

There is always space for improvisation of text books on logical and rational basis but this improvisation can be achieved by reputed scholars of merit and academic excellence and not by prejudiced pamphleteers from the RSS stables,whom well known columnist Tavleen Singh has described as -"doddering old bigots and provincial intellectuals".