{"id":1344,"date":"2019-06-25T11:30:43","date_gmt":"2019-06-25T11:30:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/idronline.org\/2020\/12\/23\/what-does-it-take-to-promote-multilingual-literacy\/"},"modified":"2025-11-06T21:38:27","modified_gmt":"2025-11-06T16:08:27","slug":"what-does-it-take-to-promote-multilingual-literacy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/idronline.org\/kn-in\/what-does-it-take-to-promote-multilingual-literacy\/","title":{"rendered":"Why the Indian education system needs be tolerant of its many languages"},"content":{"rendered":"

Listen in on this conversation between Dhir Jhingran, Founder Director of Language and Learning Foundation <\/a>and Pranav Kothari, Vice President of Large Scale Education Programs at Educational Initiatives<\/a> (EI).<\/p>

This conversation is part of a video series – EI Dialogues <\/a>that aims to stimulate ways of thinking, knowing, and working on education in India.<\/p>

Here are some highlights<\/strong><\/p>

\"What<\/a><\/div>
Promote an attitude of tolerance towards language diversity | 4 min<\/em><\/strong><\/div>

In many parts of the country, a child is expected to speak and comprehend different languages at home, in school, and in the market – at the same time. It is therefore important to promote an attitude of tolerance towards diversity in language and culture. A strong foundation in one language helps a great deal in learning additional languages.<\/p>