Both Prof. Sathis Pande and
former Vice Chancellor of JNU ,in their
interview with the Hindu have articulated and
shared few of the concerns the academic community is having regarding the autonomy of the public
universities in the existing political
scenario. It is a fact that, In a nation
like India where considerable percentage
of people remain socially , economically and politically backward ,
higher education is the only resource available for distribution . Only if the
universities are allowed to function with academic freedom, they can create a reservoir of “critical thinking” young minds who are
very much needed for the society and for
their “upward mobility. If the function of an university is to create only degree holders,
what difference is there between an eminent public or private university and
open universities which conducts correspondence courses? Encouraging questionings minds, supporting free debates on matters of
national importance and fearless expression of their opinion is the
duty of the university academicians . To achieve this goal it is important
that persons of eminence are appointed
as Vice chancellors and professors of Emeriti . To create hurdles in the appointment process of these posts and
humiliate persons with outstanding achievements and interfere in the day today
affairs of public universities due the
habit of looking at everything from political angle is not good for the healthy and vibrant
functioning of the universities. .
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