Now it is no secret. The designs are out and exposed.
(please visit http://www.tehelka.com/story_main47.asp?filename=Ne201110Proscons.asp# )
What is being imposed is not the semester system, not even the method itself of its implementation but is only part of a larger design to make the Indian education system a market-friendly entity. The era of demand-driven market is over and now the market-controlled economy is out in place. Now they want to decide what should be sowed; what treatment to allow for a disease; which vaccine to make compulsory for us; what one should wear; how one should party; what one should eat and drink; what are we required to be taught and how are we going to be educated. Market controlled knowledge is what they have on their agenda. This was the reason why they never intended to entertain any discussion on the feasibility and desirability of semester system. We have wasted much of our precious time in demonizing Pental and Dinesh but the main culprits are invisible right behind them. Even the government is playing puppet to them. DUTA is left with no option but to prove and show that our system will crumble since it would be unable to bear the load of semesterisation. However it is clear that not only they know this much better than us but are in fact eagerly waiting to witness the collapse of Delhi University as they would like to start their act right after we are finished with ours. Are we creating a favourable background for them to implement their agenda?
AT TIMES I JUST FEAR THAT, IS DUTA FOLLOWING THE LINE THAT THEY WANTED US TO TOW WITHOUT KNOWING THAT WE ARE ACTUALLY FALLING INTO THEIR TRAP.
With the complete picture exposed, will it be wise on our part to let the system fail much to the pleasure of these players. We have already been forced to do enough to repel many of our future admission-seekers who would have otherwise preferred our science honours courses over several infrastructural-rich money-generating private engineering institutions. These institutions are facing very stiff competition from IITs, NITs and some well established state-run engineering colleges and much to their discomfort have recently started losing out to even DU science honours courses. The only way to reverse this recent trend is to somehow script a collapse of these institutions. Detaching DCE from DU and doubling the number of IITs are just a few of such efforts to dilute these brands. With all other ‘Kalidasas’ (out to cut the branch of a tree on which they themselves are resting) like Pental, Dinesh and their team members as well as the HRD ministry trying to ensure the failure of this University, shall we also contribute to this? Are we helping them in building up a situation favourable for initiating creation of autonomous colleges in this University?
With the collapse imminent, what I fear is that they might become successful in projecting us as the culprits of this collapse. Can we devise new methods in this extremely difficult new age? If we can surprise our opponent and put their plan upside down it will ultimately help us in making the right moves.
(please visit http://www.tehelka.com/story_main47.asp?filename=Ne201110Proscons.asp# )
What is being imposed is not the semester system, not even the method itself of its implementation but is only part of a larger design to make the Indian education system a market-friendly entity. The era of demand-driven market is over and now the market-controlled economy is out in place. Now they want to decide what should be sowed; what treatment to allow for a disease; which vaccine to make compulsory for us; what one should wear; how one should party; what one should eat and drink; what are we required to be taught and how are we going to be educated. Market controlled knowledge is what they have on their agenda. This was the reason why they never intended to entertain any discussion on the feasibility and desirability of semester system. We have wasted much of our precious time in demonizing Pental and Dinesh but the main culprits are invisible right behind them. Even the government is playing puppet to them. DUTA is left with no option but to prove and show that our system will crumble since it would be unable to bear the load of semesterisation. However it is clear that not only they know this much better than us but are in fact eagerly waiting to witness the collapse of Delhi University as they would like to start their act right after we are finished with ours. Are we creating a favourable background for them to implement their agenda?
AT TIMES I JUST FEAR THAT, IS DUTA FOLLOWING THE LINE THAT THEY WANTED US TO TOW WITHOUT KNOWING THAT WE ARE ACTUALLY FALLING INTO THEIR TRAP.
With the complete picture exposed, will it be wise on our part to let the system fail much to the pleasure of these players. We have already been forced to do enough to repel many of our future admission-seekers who would have otherwise preferred our science honours courses over several infrastructural-rich money-generating private engineering institutions. These institutions are facing very stiff competition from IITs, NITs and some well established state-run engineering colleges and much to their discomfort have recently started losing out to even DU science honours courses. The only way to reverse this recent trend is to somehow script a collapse of these institutions. Detaching DCE from DU and doubling the number of IITs are just a few of such efforts to dilute these brands. With all other ‘Kalidasas’ (out to cut the branch of a tree on which they themselves are resting) like Pental, Dinesh and their team members as well as the HRD ministry trying to ensure the failure of this University, shall we also contribute to this? Are we helping them in building up a situation favourable for initiating creation of autonomous colleges in this University?
With the collapse imminent, what I fear is that they might become successful in projecting us as the culprits of this collapse. Can we devise new methods in this extremely difficult new age? If we can surprise our opponent and put their plan upside down it will ultimately help us in making the right moves.
1 comment:
I agree that the main culprits are not Pental and Dinesh Singh. They are the people in government and the policies are same for both UPA and NDA.
To me it seems (also hinted by you) it seems that these set of people are distracting DUTA in pity activities like salary of teachers, court cases etc. This distraction is not allowing, what was becoming a mass movement (note DUTA protests was becoming more and more successful till HC order came). The main issue is indeed the designs of HRD ministry and the govt. I strongly feel that this is the time when DUTA should re-emphasize that there is no dilution in the resolutions that have been passed in their GBMs. In addition we should now focus on the role of UGC, MHRD on this whole game. I remember this point was very strongly noted by Inder Kapahy in the DUTA extended executive meeting. It was also proposed to take the fight to HRD minister home constituency. There is a urgent need for taking these kind of actions to ensure that the sanctity of our University system is maintained.
I also feel that we need to become more active in using media to explain our viewpoints to general public so that we can get their support. We also need to take students also along with us in this struggle against UGC, MHRD !!
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