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| Regional languages passing through tough times | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU: Apri:22
With initiatives are being taken to introduce more and more languages in the National languages list, students pursuing their post graduation in languages are a worried a lot, as they foresee a bleak future; given the lesser career options at their disposal.
The job market for the students of languages in Jammu is also not so receptive. In the absence of special courses in creative writing, mass communication etc. students fail to clinch employment.
Languages like Hindi, Urdu, Punjabi, Sanskrit etc have been getting a raw deal as the students complain that concerned departments in the varsity are not well equipped. However, the fate of English is not different too as all the departments lack "phonetics' labs" and well furbished scholars' rooms.
"Punjabi, Dogri, Urdu, Sanskrit all these subjects hardly have been introduced in the school module. So, most of the schools lack the posts of these language teachers. Even after earning a Doctorate degree in these languages, many students are working in private schools and that too at very low wages. So, the fate of the language teachers hangs in limbo. I completed my masters in English two years back but now I am thinking of doing some other professional short-term course as there is hardly any career in my field. What I could get presently is a teacher's job and that too in some private school where the remunerations are not satisfactory," says Rukhsana, having done her masters in English two years back.
"Besides being our regional language, Dogri is seeing a dark future as the youngsters feel shame while talking in their regional language. Language is an asset as it represents a culture but hardly any initiatives are taken to promote the regional languages and whatsoever initiatives are taken, they are not sufficient. There are many post-graduates in Dogri, Sanskrit, Punjabi , Urdu who are passing through a turmoil as there are very lesser opportunities for the language students, " says Rajni, masters in Dogri.
Experts maintain that varsity should institutionalize other allied courses to generate more employment opportunities among the students.
"For the students of Sanskrit, there should be courses like, Vastu Shastra, Astrology, Ayurveda etc. Similarly, for rest of subjects like English, Hindi, Punjabi and Dogri, there must be some special short courses like creative writing, mass communication, journalism, along with the main subjects. Courses in translation should be introduced so that the students could see their career as a translator. These days they are much in demand especially in the media industry," they suggest.
They suppose that having done such courses, the pass-outs can gain potential employments in different fields like radio, television, media and other allied fields to secure sustainable employment.
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