Educational institutions suffering from political interference
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Priyanka Saurabh
Contd from last Saturday
For example, at Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS) and JNU. In some cases, governments have attempted to remove books or topics deemed politically inconvenient from the curriculum. It is often seen that governments allocate funds to universities based on political likes and dislikes. Being state-dependent, universities have to face political pressure. State universities remain problematic due to lack of resources and remain mouthpieces of the government. In ancient times, education was not state-dependent. That is why at that time the Guru had independent power. At that time, the Guru used to mould the disciples morally and intellectually and considered the formation of the disciple's personalities as his religion. Today's education is neither free from prejudices nor political obstacles. Today's education is not even inclusive. To date, neither a uniform curriculum has been implemented, nor uniform education facilities have been made available. (To be contd)
Contd from last Saturday
For example, at Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS) and JNU. In some cases, governments have attempted to remove books or topics deemed politically inconvenient from the curriculum. It is often seen that governments allocate funds to universities based on political likes and dislikes. Being state-dependent, universities have to face political pressure. State universities remain problematic due to lack of resources and remain mouthpieces of the government. In ancient times, education was not state-dependent. That is why at that time the Guru had independent power. At that time, the Guru used to mould the disciples morally and intellectually and considered the formation of the disciple's personalities as his religion. Today's education is neither free from prejudices nor political obstacles. Today's education is not even inclusive. To date, neither a uniform curriculum has been implemented, nor uniform education facilities have been made available. (To be contd)