Art of abusing, textbook style
DNMUM270686 | 3/4/2013 | Author : Ashutosh Shukla | WC :437 | Mumbai
Chapter in URDU book for class IX says there's no match for the art in Delhi
Mumbai: Our education system has hit a new low. Days after HSC students appearing for their Urdu paper were asked to write a letter to their brother condoling the sudden death of their father, it has come to light that a chapter in the state board's Urdu textbook for Class IX has a paragraph on the 'art of abusing'.
The chapter on Ustad Rasa Dahelvi on page 50 of the Kumar Bharti Urdu textbook glorifies abusing as an 'art'. The text is about a character praising his 'master' for being the best in the 'art of abusing'.
Here's a glimpse at some of the lines from the textbook loosely translated in English. "There is also an art of which there is no equivalent either in Delhi o
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r the sub-continent. And that is the art of abusing… He (master) can deliver even the dirtiest of abuses in such style that they appear like flowers falling from his mouth… There are many instances in life when one cannot express his/her thoughts because of no command over words. Such instances leave one angry and agitated. In my life, when I face such a situation, my master comes to mind. If only I had the art of my master!"
Though circulated in 2012-13, the issue of the 'sub-standard' textbook came to light a few months ago when teachers were undergoing training in connection with the chapters.
"While it is one thing to have something like this for BA students, it is insensitive to have it for Class IX students. They are not mature enough to understand the sarcasm. An entire paragraph is about a person talking about his teacher's abusing skills and how to abuse well," said Najma Kazi, principal of Anjuman-I-Islam Saif Tyabji Girls High School in Byculla.
Kazi and a few others have complained to education minister Fauzia Khan about the content and have even informed the education secretary about it.
Teachers are also appalled at the number of mistakes in the textbook. "There are around 120 mistakes," said Farid Khan, who runs an Urdu academy and was part of the delegation that complained about the content in the textbook.
"Even the couplets of some prominent poets have not been copied properly."
Fauzia Khan did not respond to DNA's calls. JS Saharia, education secretary, said: "Please contact the board chairperson. He may have received the complaints."
"People talk anything. The textbooks are prepared by learned people. Even if there are mistakes, once we get to know of them, we
will improve the book in the next curriculum," said
Sarjerao Jadhav, chairperson, Maharashtra State Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education.
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