Murthy moots 3-language formula in schools

Murthy was speaking at a function here last night to release the book 8216;Upwordly Mobile8217; written by Ranjini Manian,Founder and CEO of cross-cultural training and services firm Global Adjustment.

8220;So,if we want the poorer people also to have opportunities,then we have to create opportunities for poorer people also to allow them learn whatever they want.8221;

Murthy,Chairman Emeritus at the Bangalore-headquartered,NASDAQ-listed IT major,admitted that 8220;the sad thing about all of us,including me8230;older people is that we make decisions with our mindset.8221;

8220;We make decisions with our capability. We think that children are limited in their capability as I am at my age.

That8217;s not true. My personal feeling is that children are extremely smart,8221; he said.

Murthy called for creating a policy whereby every child is given full freedom to pursue mother-tongue,the language of the country and English.