And a genuine democracy, however much lacking in resources, should see to it that an increasing number of children attend school. According to Khan, the document, in its very approach, is biased against women and the minorities. There is a lot that is wrong with our education system. But the one thing that comes out consistently is that a huge number of people are excluded from it. Various groups have been excluded, as is evident from the fact that roughly fifty per cent of our population is illiterate.
Statistics show that groups that suffer the most belong to the lower socio-economic class.
If the national policy has to be revised, one would think the major objective would be to make schooling available to everyone. According to me, what stands out in the proposed curriculum is its bias against women and minorities. One must remember that Sanskrit is only a language of ritual and that too used only by the upper caste. It is true to the extent that at one level it pays lip service to the document that is mandatory for reference while making changes. It talks about justice, equality and women's education.