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| Drama and Dance are now synonymous with BrightStars events. |
It not only remembers the great sacrifices made by the 'matyres' who peacefully demonstrated against the Pakistan authorities who controlled Bangladesh that Bangla should be maintained as their language. These demostrations led to blood shed and a more bloody war that eventually led to Bangladesh gaining independence from Pakistan and forming its own nation.
It does not take much imagination to empathise with a nation of people being told that they would not have their mother tongue recognised as the first national language and that Urdu was to be the national language instead. Under Pakistan rule the Bangladeshis were very much the 'underclass' and the final straw was to remove recognition of their 'mother tongue' as the recognised national language.
Wikipedia excerpt:'
'In 1952, the emerging middle classes of then East Bengal underwent an uprising known later as the Bangla Language Movement. Bangladeshis were initially agitated by a decision by the Central Pakistan Government to establish Urdu, a minority language spoken only by the supposed elite class of West Pakistan,
as the sole national language for all of Pakistan. The situation was
worsened by an open declaration that "Urdu and only Urdu will be the
national language of Pakistan," said by the governor, Khawaja Nazimuddin.
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| The rooftop is perfect for the school events. |
International Mother Language Day is an observance held annually on 21 February worldwide to promote awareness of linguistic and cultural diversity and multilingualism. It was first announced by UNESCO on 17 November 1999. Its observance was also formally recognized by the United Nations General Assembly in its resolution establishing 2008 as the International Year of Languages.[1]
International Mother Language Day has been observed every year since
2000 February to promote linguistic and cultural diversity and
multilingualism. The date represents the day in 1952 when students from different educational institutions such as Dhaka University, Jagannath University, Dhaka Medical College demonstrating for recognition of their language, Bengali,
as one of the two national languages of the then Pakistan, were shot
and killed by police in Dhaka (near High Court), which is the capital of
present day Bangladesh.
It is worth noting that the term "mother language" is, itself, a
somewhat awkward calque translation of the term used in a number of
so-called "Romance languages"—e.g., lengua materna (Spanish), lingua madre (Italian), langue maternelle
(French), and so on. A more fluent English translation would perhaps be
"mother tongue," though "native language" is the most readily
comprehensible term in English. In linguistics, in fact, "mother
language" refers to an ancestral or protolanguage of a particular branch
of a language family.
International Mother Language Day was proclaimed by the General
Conference of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural
Organization (UNESCO) in November 1999 (30C/62).On 16 May 2009 the
United Nations General Assembly in its resolution A/RES/61/266 called
upon Member States "to promote the preservation and protection of all
languages used by peoples of the world". By the same resolution, the
General Assembly proclaimed 2008 as the International Year of Languages,
to promote unity in diversity and international understanding, through
multilingualism and multiculturalism.
Languages are the most powerful instruments of preserving and developing our tangible and intangible heritage. All moves to promote the dissemination of mother tongues will serve not only to encourage linguistic diversity and multilingual education but also to develop fuller awareness of linguistic and cultural traditions throughout the world and to inspire solidarity based on understanding, tolerance and dialogue.
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| Chitto as always puts much effort into national days of observance. Together with the staff they all provide wonderful role models for the children. All these wonderful people had disadvantaged backgrounds and through the opportunity of an education now teach other children to empower them to have a better life. |
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| Our roof top earning its keep. We will one day have a roof shade protection which will be another day of celebration at Bright Stars. |
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| Our dedicated music teachers are always present for the celebrations. We want to extend our extra curriculla music program to offer more children music lessons. |
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| Role playing the events to led to the bloody war sparked by the bannng of Bangla as the national mother tongue. |
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| Chitto and staff. |
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| As always to finish off a celebration day - the box of treats for each child! |
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