23 Feb International mother language Day
GS Paper 2
Source- Pib
Context
The Vice President of India inaugurated the webinar on international mother language day
Points
- The theme of the 2021 celebrations is “fostering multilingualism for inclusion in education and Society”
- it recognises that language and multilingualism can advance inclusion and the sustainable development goals focus on leaving no one behind
- the vice president called for making mother language the primary medium of instruction at least country grade 5
The Other highlighted areas are
- the use of local language in administration
- Court proceedings and to deliver judgements in them
- gradual increase in the use of indigenous language in higher and Technical Education
- diversity is an important link to our social cultural identity
- it is a repository of our collective knowledge and with them this need to be protected preserved and promoted
- UNESCO declared 21st February as International mother language day in 1999 and world has been celebrating the same since 2000
- the day also commemorate the long struggle by Bangladesh to protect its mother language Bangla
Initiatives
- The recently announced national education policy 2020 had given maximum attention to the development of mother tongue
- The commission for scientific and Technical terminology is providing Publication branch towards the publication of university level books in regional languages
- The national translation mission is being implemented through the central Institute of Indian languages Mysore
- protection and preservation of endangered languages scheme for conservation of threatened language
- the University Grant Commission also promotes regional languages in higher education course in the country
Global efforts for protection of languages
- the United Nations has designated the period between 2022 and 2032 as the international decade of indigenous languages
- the proclamation made by UNESCO at China in 2018 play a central role in guiding the efforts of the countries and regions around the world to protect linguistic resources and diversity
-Khyati Khare
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