Lt. Gen Rath broke down hearing the verdict today pronounced by ," General Court Martial (GCM) Presiding Officer Lt Gen I J Singh." I can understand the pain Lt.Gen Rath must be having. The credibility of his total illustrious career is just washed away for issuing no objection certificate, for 70 acres of land adjacent to Sukha miitary base, to a private builder who floated a trust - Agarwal Geetanjali Education Trust - to set up an affiliate school of the prestigious Mayo College in the area. Lt.Gen Rath blames the system, and pointer aims to the then Chief and babu's defence minstry. The issue is grave certainly. And another Adarsh Scam is on our face now!
But, here I'd like to make a point on a set of people who over night have become messiah for the cause of education. A similar case is of Vedanta University by Anil Agarwal. He has asked and Odisha Govt has agreed to provide 4000 acres(or 6000 acres???) of land on Puri-Konark marine drive for Vedanta University. Anil Agarwal has certainly become educationist for prime land! God knows why does he require so much land. I have seen Universities in Europe, they have come up in very small patch of land. How many acres of land NUS, Singapore has?
There could be so many such bad examples of today's Madan Mohan Malavya's !
Let me give a good example. Yesterday, I rang up to Sj.Bankim Chandra Moharana, a retired high school head master in my native place. He was teaching a group of students, training them for tenth exam. He does not charge. On the top of it students from far places, stay in his house.
I wondered education is still alive not with these Today's Malavyas' but with people like Bankim Sir!
Hrushikesha Mohanty
22nd January 2011
5 comments:
Very true sir !!!
Hrushikesh babu,
Is the Agarwal Trust trying to operate in Rajasthan belongs to same Anil? It is mere landgrabbing for purposes other than education. In case of Vedant hearing in the Hon'ble Supreme Court, after Justice A K Patnaik's recusal, Justice A K Ganguly has followed the same path. Reason unknown leading to various speculation. Is it to do something with external pressure on judiciary?
THese neo-messiahs are Madans, not Madanmohns, for sure. In the campus these trusts want health club (u know what it means), spa, sauna etc. What a weak govts we have now?? Thanks for this information.
These people have no respect neither any dedication for education, rather they are simply treating it as an 'industry'. I request the parents to think at least ten times before sending their children to such
' industry' where they will become 'product' and not educated. Parents should look for a dedicated teacher like Bankim Sir who knows what education is and how to impart the same. Supriya Panda
Sir:
The thought of co-relating education with land grabbing thieves is very interesting and worrying too.
Sincere regards
AS
Dear Sir,
Certainly vedanta doesn't need so much of land for a university. But, as long as there are people in government to give without question, these people keep asking for more.
C.K.Rajendran
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