Friday, September 04, 2026

Children demanding knowledge.

"Bengal chief minister Suvendu Adhikari set a target...to establish at least 1000 schools run by RSS's education wing Vidya Bharati in every district, municipality and panchayat within a year." "The website of Vidya Bharati Akhil Bharatiya Shiksha Sansthan states its vision is 'to develop a system of education which would help build a younger generation committed to Hindutva and infused with patriotic fervor'." TOI. How do the students of these schools perform in Board level exams, especially in science and math? "The RSS-affiliated Akhil Bharatiya Shaikshik Mahasangh (ABRSM) has opposed the Cockroach Janta Party's (CJP) campaign over the condition of government schools in Rajasthan, arguing that educational institutions should remain free of political activity." MC. "Authorities demolished a dilapidated government school building in Rajasthan's Rampura (Kanwarpura) village...after its poor condition was brought to light by the CJP." CJP members were attacked on their way to inspect the school. ET. So, the RSS thinks it is "politics" to draw attention to little children, including Hindus, attending classes in an unsafe building? " "CJP's spokesperson Ashutosh Ranka...demanded the arrest of those involved in the alleged violence during the party workers' visit to a government school in Jaipur's Rampura," and "urged the government to focus on improving the condition of government schools across Rajasthan instead of 'wasting time on theatrics and violence'." ET. "Facing mounting heat from CJP's nationwide 'School Thik Karo (improve schools)' movement,...and upcoming local body elections, BJP's Bhajan Lal Sharma government has introduced a three-year, Rs 125 billion plan to revamp school infrastructure." ET. That is purely political and it remains to be seen whether the plan continues after the election. "Times of India (TOI) reporters visited government schools in 6 Rajasthan districts" and found "78 children, no building, classes held inside tin sheds" at Kota MBS Road, "Toilets but no water; 10 students, one teacher" at Jaipur Bhojyawas, "37 students under trees/hut" at Barmer Asad Nagar and "Building collapse caused 7 deaths in 2025; new building still awaited at Jhalawar Piplodi. In Goa, primary schools are closing due to falling enrollment of children and lack of teachers. In Bihar's Upgraded Middle School in Doiya village, Rohtas, "four classes and nearly 200 students share a single room." Two other rooms are occupied by a local resident, who keeps buffaloes in them, claiming the land belongs to him. In Chhattisgarh, over 1,000 girls schools have no separate toilets. In Uttarakhand, leaky roofs and dilapidated buildings are common. Only Keralam has "4,752 public schools in which every classroom is hi-tech, together accounting for 45,000 such rooms." Also, 150,000 trained teachers and 11,000 hi-tech labs. TOI. "A series of protests by school children over poor facilities, dubbed the 'Gen Alpha' movement, has set off alarm bells in Uttar Pradesh (UP), prompting the Yogi Adityanath government to direct senior officials to investigate all complaints and address them promptly." The Print. UP must hold elections to its Assembly in February/March 2027. wikipedia. Lack of proper school education will persist throughout life. "India is home to more than half of the world's Global Capability Centers (GCC) - a sector generating $100 billion in revenue, with over 2,100 centers employing 2.3 million professionals directly." However, "India produces 1.5 million engineering graduates every year, but only 25% to 30% are considered job-ready for GCCs and capable of contributing from day one." ET. While children are demanding good education, Bengal chief minister wants 1,000 schools which will teach "Hindutva" and "patriotic fervor", a kind of Hindu madrassas. Children are demanding education. Which means knowledge. Not brainwashing.     

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