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To: Mohan Marette who wrote (9901)	12/3/1999 9:11:00 PM
From: Tom_	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 12475

Sachidanandan revisited. <<Globalisation, in the field of culture, is but a monologue of power that reasserts colonial imaginaries through discourses of domination….Lifestyles, dress codes, food habits and behavioral norms are imported, along with modes of thought and systems of knowledge…>> That is a political statement. He worries about cultural domination. He's against it. Lose our soul. Neo-colonialism. Etc. Fair enough. But then he makes an erroneous leap. <<The language of this game is, of course, English that is already threatening to wipe out our languages.>> Resist English! Protect India! I don't think so. Though, admittedly, English-speaking Indians will of course be more open to influences he abhors. In other words, their horizons will be broadened. But will the act of giving Indian children an English-language capability make India become somehow less "Indian"? I don't think so. My points in reply, I thought, were obvious: the historical process of establishing a new, global "lingua franca" is ongoing, well-established, and it gives those with dual-language capabilities a leg up. Thank you for establishing and maintaining this thread. I think it is a wonderful tool for "broadening horizons." Good luck with it. Best wishes, Tom