Sabotaging the Future | BJP’s Assault on Public Education
Renuka Chowdhury | 09 September 2025 | The Deccan Herald
September 8 was International Literacy Day, and a time for us to not merely reflect but to confront a grim reality as well. India’s educational landscape has been devastated by over a decade of regressive, negligent, and ideologically-driven policies under the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)’s regime.
Literacy is not just about reading and writing; it is the cornerstone of a free, informed, and empowered society. Yet, this foundation has been deliberately sabotaged through chronic underfunding, institutional decay, and orchestrated exclusion…