Tuesday, June 20, 2006

News at Eleven: In a shocker of a decision,

many such popular rhymes, including Johny, Johny Yes Papa and Baa Baa Black Sheep, have been tagged as "too western" for the children and dropped from the Class I syllabus of the MP Board of Secondary Education (MPBSE) course from this academic year.

Instead, the children will now be fed with English rhymes -- penned by Indian poets.

from Hindustan Times: Nursery rhymes get saffron sack

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