Plea against religious teachings in school curriculum

By Our Staff Reporter

HYDERABAD, OCT. 7. The All-India Anglo-Indian Educational Institution (AAEI) has opposed the proposal of the National Council of Education Research and Training to "include religious teachings in school curriculum".

"Education has done very well without this input called religion," the AAEI president and Chairman of the Indian School Certificate Examination (ISCE) Council, Mr. Neil O' Brien, said at its annual general body meeting here on Saturday. The AAEI is an agency of the ISCE Council which has 860 schools all over the country.

Mr. Neil O' Brien, who is also president-in-chief of the All- India Anglo-Indian Association, said Anglo-Indian education had "historically done a great job" in the country introducing several new systems such as kindergarten, nursery, arts and crafts besides spreading "sound general education through the medium of English language".

The meeting resolved to strive for a greater representation to the Anglo-Indian community in the new States that were created recently as also the original ones. The MLA, Mrs. Della Godfrey, and AAEI representatives from all over the country were present.

Representatives of the All India Anglo-Indian Association at their 124th general body meeting in Hyderabad on Saturday.

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