Gujarat makes Gujarati compulsory in all schools
The Gujarat government has made it compulsory for all schools in the state to teach Gujarati to students of Classes 1-8 from the next academic session. Adding that the decision was taken "in the interest of the language and our culture", state Education Minister Bhupendrasinh Chudasama said Gujarati will initially be taught as an "introductory language" in Classes 1-2.