Sandeep Heble believes that the VCD will enlighten the young minds of school children. He also adds they will think critically and they will have questioning power.
The 40 plus years of liberation history shows us that murder, rape, suicides, corruption, road accidents and wife burnings are as common as morning cup of coffee. This recent history is a living hell which shows no sign of ebbing but growing and feeding on its self to create an uncontrollable monster. We have politicians and government servants looting the state coffers. We have murderers roaming freely after committing heinous crimes. We have government servants taking bribes for every small task. The young minds of school children are unconsciously absorbing the evil taking place around them. The minds of school children have lot of vicious filth spewed by corrupt politicians, corrupt government employees, communal minded organizations and individuals. We don't need a VCD to have questioning temper. The school children are already asking lots of questions. They need urgent answers and solutions. They like to know why the government can't provide schools with dedicated teachers. They are asking why the roads are not safe. They are asking why the water is not flowing in the taps. They are asking why their homes are deprived of electricity. They also like to know why the guardians of law and order are corrupt. They are asking why the parents and students commit suicides. They also like to know when the school children will be safe from drugs and pedophiles. Will Sandeep tell us why there are 34 flashes of cross in the VCD? Has the Goa government paid one lakh rupees for each flash of the cross? I remember a movie, EXORCIST, which I watched when I was a college student. In the movie a priest uses a cross to get rid of evil spirits. Is this the reason to have 34 flashes of cross in the VCD to clean the evil spirits, which our society has ingrained in the mind and body of school children? Avelino Bastora/Kuwait ______________ From: Sandeep Heble <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> The implications of deliberate attempts to "suppress" history with a politically and religiously motivated agenda are dangerous in many ways. Schooling is not meant to 'instill conformism' but to open up the minds of children and inculcate in them the questioning temper. Why then must one fear history, delete facts and suppress reason? Isn't the very premise of our education, which is based on an egalitarian precept, being questioned in the process? Suppression of history due to 'religious considerations' will only harm our Nation. Religion has a very less role to play in Nation-building. We will always be a developing nation if we don't inculcate critical thinking. The mind needs to be cultivated to think critically, understand complexity, and value truth.
