Of the 10 million students who take high school finals in India every year, 65% come from non-English based schools. However, higher education in the country, especially in STEM subjects, is currently almost entirely English based.⁠ ⁠ India is seeing a surge in “mother tongue” education, with courses now being taught in Hindi, Marathi, Tamil, and other non-English languages. But India is home to 270 mother tongues, so some worry a multilingual education model could irrevocably splinter the education system.⁠ ⁠ Click the link in our bio to read the full story. Photo by Sujit Jaiswal/AFP/Getty Images.⁠ ⁠ #india #indiatech #indiacollege #english #regionallanguage #education #mothertongue #hindi #marathi #tamil #multilingual #multilingualeducation #educationsystem