Competition, excellence and the desire to establish edge over others springs only when a vast body is seen engaged in pursuing common goals and limited opportunities. Over the years, Muslims in Maharashtra have learnt to widen their base of primary and secondary education through a vast network of Urdu medium schools. They have cared to erect the pyramid of education in proper proportions. In Karnataka, Muslims have regressed from 61 per cent literacy before 1947 to 47 per cent now. Discarding the Urdu medium is one of its primary reason.
Mother tongue helps comprehension while snobbish English education promotes learning by rote.