To my knowledge, Marathi is taught from Std. III in English medium Schools in Maharashtra as per the ciriculam of State Govt.
Forcing a small child of 5 years to learn two or three languages is just curelty. What good is that going to for the local language or the child for that matter?
And of course these politicians and so-called guardians of culture are hypocrites. They send their children to the best English medium Schools and wants the children of the poor to rot in Municipal schools.
