Shreesh Deopujari

The real issue is not opposition to foreign languages but the need for balance. The ongoing debate over the implementation of the Three-Language Formula (R–3) in Class IX by the Central Board of Secondary Education is not merely an educational matter. It is closely linked to India’s cultural continuity, cognitive development, constitutional spirit and educational inclusiveness. The Public Interest Litigation (PIL) filed against this policy raises concerns. It reflects how a limited yet...

The history of an ancient civilisation like Bharat cannot be read through the Gregorian calendar alone. With Vārṣa Pratipadā approaching, the traditional New Year in many parts of Bharat raises a simple question: New Year of which era? Some mark it as the beginning of the Shalivahana Shaka, while others mark it as the beginning of the Vikram Samvat, reflecting the many systems of chronology followed across the country. That leads to a larger question: what was the year of Lord Rama’s birth?...

Satellite imagery, groundwater studies, archaeology, and ancient texts affirm that the Saraswati River was not a myth but a civilisational reality. In the 1960s and 70s, Saraswati Puja was observed every Friday in schools, with children enjoying prasad of jaggery and roasted chickpeas. While they repeated that Saraswati was the goddess of knowledge, few understood what knowledge—or even being a student—truly meant. As the Saraswati River was believed to be long extinct, textbooks referred...