If we consider the matter, we can arrive at two common answers to the above question. One answer would be that today, many children are becoming ignorant of their mother tongue. They communicate in English virtually everywhere, right from schools, to their houses with their parents. If this trend continues, then it will only be a matter of decades before Indian languages will be completely replaced by English. This will eventually kill Indian languages. Another reason for this kind of reaction from the state government could be the insecurity of politicians. An educated electorate may pose a threat to them. However these very politicians who are passing rules that only regional language should be followed in schools, have no qualms about sending their relatives to English medium schools. This is a clear case of double standards. There are other reasons for the state governments' pro-regional language mentality.

Assuming the state government’s objective is to protect Indian languages, then there can be a solution. It must advise all schools to make the regional language compulsorily till a certain level. Besides this, the schools must conduct some events in regional languages and encourage students to take part in them. For example, there can be some competitions like quizzes and debates in the regional languages. This would enhance the students’ knowledge of the language of the state where they are currently staying.

As far as the politicians’ insecurity is concerned, they must understand that the government is for the citizens and not the other way round. Hence they should think of the bigger cause. They must be as eager to educate the citizens of the country as there are to educate their own children..

To end with, I feel the Karnataka High Court has taken the right decision. Today, English is very important for the common people in a developing India. On the whole, in every field, be it science, entrepreneurship, media, movies, sports, it helps to know English. Good communication with people like peers, competitors, clients, audience is vital and in the context of working in a space with people from different cultures and communities, English is emerging as the common medium of communication.