A very interesting news about temple of DALIT Goddess English has been published in DLA, local evening daily Agra on 28th October 2010.

English is the most spoken language in the world and is spoken all over India. But can a language be treated as goddess and worshiped.

The credit of elevating English to the status of goddess goes to Lakhimpur Kheeri District in U.P. A temple of Goddess English has been constructed for encouraging Dalits to learn the language and attain proficiency in this.

Goddess English is Dalit deity with computer and a pen. A copy of Indian constitution is also placed before the deity. The Goddess wears hat and a gown. The temple of Dalit Goddess English was to be inaugurated on 25th October but has been postponed till November.

The temple is brain child of Dr. Chandra Bhan Prasad. He says that Dr. Amedkar favored English as national language but others opposed. This worked against Dalits who remained laggards in English whereas the upper caste studied in public schools and thus gained proficiency in English. The temple is expected to inspire Dalits to get proficiency in English.

Let us also worship Goddess English and be fluent in spoken and written English.

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