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International Opinion on Language Issues

Mother Tongue is the Key to Education,
Knowledge and English Learning
by
Joga Singh (Dr.) M.A., M.Phil.,
Ph.D. (University of York, U.K.)
Commonwealth Scholarship Awardee (1990-1993)
Professor & Ex-Head, Department of Linguistics & Punjabi
Lexicography
Director, Centre for Diaspora Studies
Punjabi University, Patiala - 147 002 (Punjab) - INDIA
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1. Thank you so much for this Joga Ji. As a mother of two young
children, reading this has been very enlightening. I have always
planned putting my boys in a private Punjabi school here in
Abbotsford, BC, and now I feel like we are making the right
decision in doing so. Please keep up the amazing work.
Sharanjit Kaur Sandhra, MA, Coordinator, Centre for Indo
Canadian Studies, University of the Fraser Valley.

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2. I received your booklet on mother language. It is amazing

information.
Khushal Lali, Journalist, Chandigarh.
3. Thank you for your material, very scholarly treatment of the
subject.
Harbans Lal, PhD., D.Litt (Hons)
Emeritus Professor and Chair, Pharmacology & Neuroscience,
U. North Texas Health Science Center.
4. Dear Joga Singh ji, Thanks for mind blowing material.
Prof. G.S. Bhandal, Brampton.

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6. Dear Joga ji, Thanks for sending a copy of your insightful
article. I really enjoyed reading it.
Dr. Tej K. Bhatia, Professor, Linguistics & Cognitive Sciences
Chancellor's Exceptional Academic Excellence Professor
Faculty Fellow, Forensic Sciences and National Security Institute
312 HBC, Syracuse University, Syracuse, New York 13244-1160.
7. Thanks. It has come on time for our present quest.
Prof. Rajesh Sachdev, Language Planning Consultant, Former
Director I/c, Central Institute of Indian Languages,
Manasagangotri, MYSORE - 570 006, Karnataka, INDIA.
8. I am interested in translating this one in Nepali language.
Prof. Dr. Kedar Prasad Poudel, Head of English & Linguistics,
Mahendra Multiple Campus, Dharan -10, NEPAL.

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