A set of 11 slides submitted for review

1. PYTHON
the
THIRD LANGUAGE
in the
Three Language Formula
Lt Col CR Sundar, MSc(Defence Studies)

2. About Me
• Retired Army Officer
• Sainik School Amaravathinagar, National
Defence Academy, Indian Military Academy.
• College of Combat, Defence Services Staff
College.
• Learning Python since 2016
• A fan of Django
• Mob: 8056163792
• Email: crsundar@gmail.com

3. Background to the
Three Language Formula
• Formulated by the Ministry of Education,
Government of India in 1968
• Adopted by the Indian Parliament in 1968
• Reiterated in the National Policy on Education
in 1986
• Again in the National Education Policy 2019

4. Three Language Formula
• Students in Hindi-speaking States should learn
a modern Indian Regional Language along
with Hindi and English.
• Those from Non-Hindi States should learn
Hindi along with Regional Language and
English

5. Present Status of the
Formula
• Tamil Nadu declared a Two Language Formula
– Tamil and English
• Non-Hindi States place marginal importance
on Hindi
• Hindi States do not give any importance to
Regional Languages

6. There is thus a gaping
vacancy in the stated
Three Language Formula
of our country

7. This vacancy
can be filled by
…?

8. PYTHON !

9. Modern
Three Language Formula
• First Language (The Anchor) - Regional
Language
• Second Language (The Global Link) - English
• Third Language (The Future) - Python

10. How to popularize
this idea
• “Walkathon for Python” in various regions
of our country
• Delegations meeting the Ministers of
Education of all States
• Teams meeting the heads / faculties of
Educational Institutions
• Public Interest Litigations filed in High
Courts of the country.

11. Actions Needed
• Translation of Python into various languages.
• Writing of Text Books from fifth-standard
onwards.
• Setting standards to be achieved.
• Introduction of Python in every day life.
• Government subsidies for Python language
based start-ups.