Opinion Mine control
After Vedanta,you have castigated all those fighting for Kondh tribals for brainwashing them against development.
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After Vedanta,you have castigated all those fighting for Kondh tribals for brainwashing them against development (Kaam aadmi politics,IE,September 10). While I do accept that a minority might have some vested interests,it doesnt seem right to place more weight on their crimes rather than those of Vedanta,which has consistently broken all laws of the land. A top-down and prescriptive approach to tribal development is not only undemocratic,it has produced broken tribal societies all around the world. So,overestimating the ability of mining companies to engender development in this case is a naive view at best.
Nitesh Pandey Jaipur
Cricket and community
The recent upheavals in cricket are sad. Despite the money it makes for its players,the sport has not done enough to give back to the people who follow it with such passion. In the English Premier League,for instance,clubs are involved in social service work and learn how important they are to the community,and the need to share the wealth. Pakistans spot-fixing scandal must not be treated as a one-off,because the money going around is too tempting not to be bet upon. If we want a cleansing of the cricket,players must be encouraged to give back to society.
Rahul Mudholkar Pune
School building
With reference to your front-page news story China in,
India out of global campus ranking (IE,September 10),it is not surprising that this should be the case,given that the current situation only follows a damaging trend that began in the 80s. It is time for politicians and bureaucrats to leave academic affairs. In the current set-up,professors and vice-chancellors have been reduced to supplicating the powerful. The governments decision not to fill up teaching posts in the 90s has held back an entire generation. Building a system of quality education takes years of dedicated effort,and cannot happen simply by declaring new policies and throwing money at them.
Suresh C. Mehrotra
Aurangabad
Sad forecast
Mahatma Gandhis vision was that India become a casteless society. Instead,caste has become so important for our politicians that a headcount is to be undertaken after a period of 79 years (Caste census in June-Sept next year,IE ,September 10). The demand for a caste census is driven by vote-bank politics. More than anything else,it is meant to push for reservations and facilities to more and more caste groups. The politically motivated implementation of the Mandal Commission report by V.P. Singh two decades back has drastically changed the nature of Indian politics. Unfortunately,the main opposition party,the BJP,has also been unable to rise above caste politics,supporting the demand for such a census. Now,the Union cabinet has approved a separate caste census next year,which will cost Rs 4000 crore. This huge cost must not be extracted from taxpayers money instead,the political parties seeking the census must foot the bill.
M.C. Joshi Lucknow
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