“I have not yet seen the new textbook. I feel that some aspects of the film can definitely be incorporated in a textbook, though not the whole movie,” said Avnita Bir, principal, Ramniranjan Podar High School. “We anyway used the movie Swades to teach children about hydroelectric power in physics,” she said.
Dr K B Kushal, director, DAV schools, felt if the textbook chapter used the movie judiciously, it would make for effective reading as it would be easier for children to relate to the movie rather than to material that is alien to them.
He added that the movie’s recreational value would help initiate children into cinema appreciation as well as moral values.
Those teaching the film are also all for its inclusion in the text but parents are playing Gabbar Singh.
“It has all the emotions - romance, drama, action - all in the same movie,” says Swati Kukreja, a teacher.
But many parents don’t feel the same way. Indu Sahu says, “This can do them no good. It’s best to keep children away from movies as far as possible.”
And the state government agrees with the parents. The BJP government has ordered an enquiry into the issue and the Education Minister says he fears that students might take more after Gabbar Singh than Jai and Veeru, the protagonists of the movie.
“We are conducting an enquiry on how such an issue could make it to the textbooks and action will be taken against whoever is responsible for it,” Education Minister, Madhya Pradesh, Nirotham Mishra says.
Good or no good, one thing is for sure… The students are surely going to enjoy their lessons. What say?
source:movietonic