Source: The post is based on the article “Home Minister to launch Hindi version of first-year MBBS books on Oct. 16” published in The Hindu on 13th October 2022.
What is the News?
Union Home Minister will launch the Hindi versions of first-year MBBS textbooks in Bhopal. With this, Madhya Pradesh will inch closer to becoming the first State to provide medical education in Hindi.
The books have been prepared by a panel of 97 doctors over the past eight to nine months.
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What are the advantages of Hindi versions of MBBS textbooks?
a) The initiative would change mindsets and prove that one could progress in life even after being educated in the Hindi medium, b) The move would make students feel proud of their mother tongue.
What are the concerns associated with the Hindi versions of MBBS textbooks?
a) Hindi-centric approach might rob students of crucial opportunities, and also have practical difficulties involved, b) If such a move was made compulsory, then people may only be able to work in the Hindi-speaking States, and c) Medical education involved going through a lot of reference books that are in English, and a mix of languages could cause confusion.
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