Karnataka’s Linguistic Crossroads: The Hindi Imposition Debate Intensifies

Karnataka’s Linguistic Crossroads: The Hindi Imposition Debate Intensifies

Bengaluru, September 24, 2025 In the heart of South India’s tech hub, a simmering linguistic tension is boiling over. Karnataka, long a bastion of Kannada pride, is once again at the forefront of a national debate on language policy. Sparked by the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020’s three-language formula, which mandates Hindi as a third […]

Class I Age Restriction Rule Affects 5 Lakh Children in Karnataka

Class I Age Restriction Rule Affects 5 Lakh Children in Karnataka

Bengaluru, February 28, 2025 – The enforcement of the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020’s age criterion for Class 1 admissions has sparked widespread concern among parents in Karnataka. The rule mandates that children must be at least six years old by June 1 of the academic year they enter Class 1. This decision, announced in […]