My letter published in The Hindu, written on an article written by Zoya hasan

Zoya Hasan in  her article, in The Hindu  , ‘No Acche Din for higher education, “(20.5.15)  has expressed her worry about the inability of even a single Indian university to get a global ranking . This sorry state of affairs  has not emerged suddenly. The coma stage of Indian universities is the result of decades of neglect of education sector by the successive governments . All the governments at the state and central level have starved this sector by the allocation of very inadequate funds and allowed reckless expansion of the private sector . The net result of this faulty policy is the shocking commercialisation of the higher education in which the managements are allowed to run educational institutions for profiteering purpose  , the teachers are allowed to be  treated as bonded labourers , the a students as  mere consumers and higher education as a salable commodity . It is disgusting to know that ,the posts of vice chancellor to teachers and non teaching  are given to the highest bidders . In such an atmosphere, how can we expect high quality universities? The decease that has affected the higher education system is too deep and wide spread and require  an emergency operation by a team of top level surgeons   who are to be  given autonomy in their duty by the HRD ministry, which has the responsibility to convert the huge Indian young population into human capital formation if ,Acche Din   really has to  happen .

Acche din in higher education . Comments on this article by Zoya Hasan in The Hindu

Zoya Hasan in  her article , ‘No Acche Din for higher education, “(20.5.15)  has expressed her worry about the inability of even a single Indian university to get a global ranking . This sorry state of affairs  has not emerged suddenly. The coma stage of Indian universities is the result of decades of neglect of education sector by the successive governments . All the governments at the state and central level have starved this sector by the allocation of very inadequate funds and allowed reckless expansion of the private sector . The net result of this faulty policy is the shocking commercialisation of the higher education in which the managements are allowed to run educational institutions for profiteering purpose  , the teachers are allowed to be  treated as bonded labourers , the a students as  mere consumers and higher education as a salable commodity . It is disgusting to know that ,the posts of vice chancellor to teachers and non teaching  are given to the highest bidders . In such an atmosphere, how can we expect high quality universities? The decease that has affected the higher education system is too deep and wide spread and require  an emergency operation by a team of top level surgeons   who areto be  given autonomy in their duty by the HRD ministry, which has the responsibility to convert the huge Indian young population into human capital formation if ,Acche Din has   really to  happen .

fight of a cleaning women for justice in sexsula harrassment incident in the parlaiments premises as reported in The HIndu

It is heartening to note that , the Hindu has chosen to highlight in the front page and in an inner page the plight of a women cleaning worker ,( working  in the parliament premises ) while fighting to get justice for sexual harassment faced by her. .  It comes as relief to the news observers who were weary of reading and listening to endless reports in the Indian media about the royal escapes the rich and the powerful are capable of enjoying  from punishments for their serious offenses in India . Parliament is law making premise and within it’s premise one  helpless poor women is trying desperately  for justice through a law enacted for women’s safety in work places .It is now a consolation taht after the Hindu's report the parliament'  concerned authority has taken up this matter for inquiry  

Non stop coverage of salman Khan's court case by the media

The nation was  irritated with the non stop coverage of Samman khan”s case by the news media especially the electronic media as though, there is no other incidents happening in the whole of India  which are news worthy . Do we need legal experts , police personnel , sociologists, columnists   and   academicians  to educate us about the preferential treatment given to rich and powerful personalities in every field in India? Don’t we know that  the  Ex Maharajas have been replaced by a new class of  royalty  for whom laws will bend  , justice will be delivered as per their convenience and privileges will be extended under all types pretexts ? The only benefit of the non stop coverage by the media of this incident is the light shed on plight of  the poor under trails languishing in jails for along time with no one to help them.

Introduction of gender sensitive supporting services by accenture India company

It is very heartening to read the  report (business, page 15 , 5^th May , The Hindu ) on the introduction of welcome changes the Accentures of India has made on the maternity leave facility and to know about the  existing supporting facilities the company is providing  to the female workers struggling to manage a demanding job with newborns  at home.  If every corporate company emulates this model of  human resource management introduced by the Accenture, India , the well trained, competent and highly qualified female employees  would not be forced to  leave their jobs at the height of their carrier . What they need is  a helping hand from their respective companies with flexible time management schedule . The Accenture, India has set an example in this matter through it’s  gender sensitive HR  measure which is worthy to be  followed by other corporate  companies.

The analysis of the three speeches recently delivered by PM, Modi,, Sitaram Yetchury and Rahul Gandhi by Shiv Visvanathan (23.4.15) in the Hindu

The analysis of  the three speeches recently delivered by PM, Modi,, Sitaram Yetchury and Rahul Gandhi by Shiv Visvanathan (23.4.15) in the Hindu news paper conveys exactly , the feeling of the nation that socialistic centric Indian development agenda and secularism are  not in peril though it seems like that due to the brutal majority of the ruling party in the Lok Sabha and their  economic behavior and anti  minority moves . Even the Communist and the  Congress party workers who were in the dejected mood all along would have energised  by  the speeches of their not so old leaders .Modi’s firm belief in  growth via rapid industrial development  through massive domestic and foreign investments in that sector and by pampering that sector at the expense of agricultural sector has displeased  the economists, sociologists , opposition parties and the vast majority of the Indians equally . Delivering speeches in such a way as  to please the Diaspora and getting articles written in praise of the Indian Prime Minister will not help in solving India’s complicated economic, political and social  problems . It is neither born out of sound  knowledge in  economic nor political issues related to India  

AAP and the crisis

I disagree with the opinion of many political experts that ,  AAP is   it’s leader’s voice because  people of Delhi voted for Arvind Kejriwal. Can  anybody argue  that his charisma alone made him the chief minister with brutal majority in the Delhi Assembly? Can we ignore the hard work of  thousands of volunteers who toiled  to reach out and convince the voters  to give them another chance to rule Delhi in spite of the political blunders committed by Arwind Kejriwal ?  Can we ignore the contributions of the credible and intellectual  founding members of the party in shaping AAP’s constitution , core principles and the framework of the party ? When a fundamental mistake in deviating from the ethical principles of AAP  which made that party as a “party with a difference” is committed , Prashanth Booshan and Yogendra yadhav  have every right to raise that issue and fight for course correction   in the initial stage itself in the interest of the future of AAP since, AAP is their brain child too. . After all, they are echoing the voice of  several young volunteers who have even given up their lucrative jobs in India and abroad   to help AAP. If cult has emerged in AAP. It is the  right time to convey publicly   about it , if ,well meaning advice in camera is  not  given due consideration . We may say surgery is painful and expensive but done in the right time, it  can save a life.