The name is absent

The third response focused on bilingual skills. An Anglo-
Indian Principal referred to the

... reversal of all previous policies on
language education in our schools. But, if
bilingualism is the way forward, we can
increase the number of Anglo-Indians entering
higher education, then it must be our way in
the future. But, how does one implement a
bilingual policy without upsetting our rich
non Anglo-Indian parents, who want their
children taught only in English? (15)

The respondents listed four needs for language education.

1. The need for all Indians whether Anglo-Indians or non
Anglo-Indians to learn their mother tongue and the state or
regional language. The Indian language was linked to
further and higher education and jobs. This was stated by
all the respondents. (16)

2. The need to educate Anglo-Indians in the Three Language
Formula. If not, by the turn of the century there would
be very few educated Anglo-Indians who would be in a
position to administer the Anglo-Indian schools. The
minority community would lose control of their own schools
and the schools would be run by Indian Christians. (17)

There was a growing fear among the respondents that the
schools were not promoting Hindi and the state∕regional
languages to Anglo-Indian students as effectively as it
promoted English, to non Anglo-Indian students. (18) This
was stated by 82% of all adult respondents.

3. A "change was needed" (19) in the teaching of English
and Indian languages to Anglo-Indians in their own schools.
This was stated by all Tknglo-Indian respondents and 65% of
non Anglo-Indian respondents.

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