Adopting British education system was blunder: Satyapal Singh
New Delhi, June 30: Union Minister of State for Human Resources Development Satyapal Singh on Saturday said the country's intellectual class was "corrupt" which is unfortunate and adoption of the British education system was a "grave mistake".
"Those who were to lead in the field of intellectuality, academia got corrupted," Singh told a gathering after launching book "Politics Of A New India" here.
He said four mistakes were committed in the country -- first, people were divided on lines of religion; second, states were created on the basis of language; and third, society was divided into castes.
"But the fourth mistake was grave. We adopted British education system and the school of thought."
Saying the Indian culture was misinterpreted by the western world, Singh said there was need to bring a new education system.
He also said that he was still "firm" on his past statement on Charles Darwin's theory of evolution of man was "scientifically wrong".
"I had given a statement on monkey. I think well before I speak. I am a science student. Nobody gave a thought to it," he said.
"Ancestors of those who believe (Darwin's theory) may have been monkey. But not of mine."
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Leopard strays into house near Bengaluru, family locks it inside
Bengaluru, Apr 3 (PTI): A family in Jigani on the outskirts of Bengaluru had a close encounter with a leopard that wandered into their home on Thursday morning. Acting swiftly, they locked the big cat inside and escaped unhurt, a forest official confirmed.
The incident occurred at Pilla Reddy Layout, where Venkatesh, his wife Venkatalakshmi, and their son Nikhil reside in a rented house.
Jigani, located near the forested Bannerghatta National Park, frequently sees wildlife movement, including leopards and elephants, the forest official added.
As the family prepared for the day, they were startled to find the leopard inside their home.
Overcoming their initial panic, they managed to rush out and secure the door from the outside.
Venkatesh then alerted neighbours and informed the police and forest department.
A forest team promptly arrived, tranquilised the animal, and safely caged it.
Meanwhile, a large crowd gathered to witness the rescue operation.
Police were deployed to maintain order and prevent any untoward incidents.
