"Sandeep Heble" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >Only truth and scientific temper will develop the >problem-solving capacity of individuals and society. >History, however bitter, needs to be learnt so that >the evils of the past are not repeated in the >future. >
Any rational person, irrespective of whether he/she has the seen the contents of the CD or not, should view with suspicion any attempt by the Government or those in power to teach history, science, etc. to school kids. What is the Government's interest in doing this, if not to project its own ideological view on a particular topic? > >Let us stand up to create a modern scientific outlook >in civil society and oppose those who wish to create >a regressive Nation. > The best way to do this is to let historians teach history, and scientists teach science, not politicians, ideologues and fanatics. Cheers, Santosh