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The degradation of Indian universities through politics
The degradation of Indian universities through politics

In past 12 months, several instances in India have been noticed, ignited by right wing students’ political union, where harassment, intimidation or violence have been used to stifle independent voices. There have been constant reports of events being cancelled, invitations being withdrawn and disruptions of meetings. Sometimes, university administrations have taken action against the organizers, after the event, as seen in Jodhpur in January. What has been starkly visible is that the intimidation by this student outfit has increased with increase in its affiliated party coming to power to states and centre. In such episodes, university administrations have been silent spectators or have acted against those targeted by this student union. Respecting the diversity

The Universities are a medium of knowledge and learning, of experimenting and innovating, of discussing and debating and of supporting and opposing. Yet today, Indian universities are witnessing threat to their importance due to excess interference of politics in education. This negates the essential concept of universities as autonomous spaces, where freedom of expression, exploration of ideas and advancement of knowledge are an integral part of the learning process. With such diversity everywhere in the country, universities are no different from it. There are bound to be difference in opinion and beliefs and ideologies. But they must be addressed to interaction and discussion, with open minds to allow others to express. There should be respect even amongst opposition as everyone has been given equal right to express. However, of late, more of contempt is observed between groups having different affiliations. The student union associated with right wing has now started to make strict self-boundaries- either students are with them or against them. And worse, it have started terming dissenters as ‘anti—national’. To silence others and dominate the campuses with hooliganism is no way student politics should function. Political intrusion

Universities and student politics go a long way back, almost five decades ago. In late 1960s, state governments began to interfere in state universities. For some, it was about dispensing patronage and exercising power in appointments of vice-chancellors (VCs), faculty and non-teaching staff. For others, it was about extending the political influence of ruling parties. During such period, unions of students, teachers and employees became tools in political battles. Campuses were turned into spheres of influence for political parties. Provincial politics also played a role, with an implicit rejection of national elites and an explicit focus on regional identities. Even in those times, political parties and leaders were uncomfortable with independent voices and critical evaluation that could come from universities. Later, the central governments also started interfering in Universities. The turning point was in 1977 which marked the end of the era of majority governments and one-party rule. Several coalitions were short-lived and there were regime changes after almost every general election. These political changes saw national universities emerging as arenas for political contests as well as spheres of influence towards a political ideology. With passage of time, the political interference in universities became more intrusive. Micromanagement by governments became widespread and interventions were purposive and partisan. The downfall

The decline of public universities in India has been an inevitable consequence of this process. It began with old universities of Allahabad, Lucknow and Patna new universities like Baroda and Rajasthan. These universities are nowhere compared to what they were in 1980s. The next set of universities to be progressively damaged were oldest national universities of Bombay, Calcutta and Madras—established more than 150 years ago. Their drop in quality h Parth sorathiya (talk) 06:09, 11 March 2017 (UTC)

Parth Sorathiya
I am Parth Sorathiya.today I work at Rajkot as a motivational speaker and author.I completed my civil engineering. Parth sorathiya (talk) 06:14, 11 March 2017 (UTC)