Himalayan Times (1960)

RECTI C-Sv-fi.

1960

Uttmaiapan &tntES

A NEWS WEEKLY PUBLISHED EVERY SUNDAY

VOL. XIV SEPTEMBER 18. 1960. NO. VI

NEPALI TEXT BOOKS IN SHORT SUPPLY uP8"din* «o

the stress on science nub-

Children. Library for D.rj.eling gfj* ^d ih.*"^;

' ( From Our Corr^nden* ) !*•>. in implementing N*>

pnh ai the predominating

Datjeeling, September 16 l»nguag» in the hill ateai,

earnest effort! are to be

Much rain baa gli- baa ita own peouliar lin- . made t0 publish mora
aaaded down tbeae billaidea gniitio problema. For the »nd better books in Ne-
aince I laat wrote these pait few years, political p»li. particularly in scienoe
letter* Unfortunate bap- partial in Darjeeling h-» . subjects. This is an esseu-
pinga hare marred the been agitation for Nepali tiel prerequisite, and must
i-renity of our laud, and to be reeognised aa tbe bave the undivided atten-
even threatened the aecu- offioial language of the tlon of »» *bo*e who are
larity of our Welfare hill area*. Thia i* a legi- genuinely interested in
hut*. But I am for ever timata demand. But I promoting Nepali At the
an optimiit. I believe, believe tbia to be more «»me tlme more f»oJiti«»
these inoidenta, like bill in the interest! of preaer- must be mven to young
mists, eooloee us from virig oultur* than for po- N,P*.'' »uthors, not by
the wider villas of pro litieal needs. If too much forming associations and
gress and prosperity for empbaail is put on pro- tb™u»h lipiympathy, but
only a short time—ulti rooting regional languages. WIth fmanoial aid, if ne-
mately these melt away it tends to shrink our "V"?.,Iom. P"V'U ln'
iu the greater interests of perspective and perhaps diTiduals and the Govern-
National unity and soli- mtks us unneoesiarily ment.
darity which are tbe essen- parochial. On tbe other # • •
tials of a democrat io state. hand, one should always On Tuesday, the Go-
Perhaps this praam- bave » deep love and re- verning body of the Ram-
ble may sound out of 8"d for one's own mother krishna B.T. College, gave
context and rather idea. tongue. How tben to a reception to tbe third
listie I do not deny thi9. »rrive at a reasonable batoh of suooessful stu-
Vt the. same time I would mean T dints, and for tbe gene-
be to point out that It is unfortunate but rally brilliant result aohie-
bis small hill district, nevertheless true, that Ted by them. Sri Khid-
ihiob to me is still the text books in Nepali are mat 8ubba of Kalimpong
jjuaen of Hill Stations, in short-supply. With the (Continued on page 5)