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EducationWorld December 14 | EducationWorld Mailbox
Thank you for the brilliant bumper 15th anniversary issue of EducationWorld. The cover story ‘Wasted years: An abridged history of Indian education’ is extraordinary, succinctly summing up the landmark education developments between 1999-2014. The past 15 years were much ado about nothing. Lots of promises were made but achievements were few, if any. The 15-year history of Indian education highlights persistent government interference which has resulted in steady deterioration of learning outcomes across the spectrum, from primary school to higher education. Whether it’s attempts to interfere with the autonomy of the IIMs and IITs, rewriting of social science textbooks to infiltrate political and sectarian ideologies, or decreeing of quotas in institutions of higher education, the Central, state and local governments have played a destructive role in the growth and development of Indian education. I sincerely hope with a new decisive government in power, mistakes of the past won’t be repeated. But as you write, unfortunately for India’s 450 million children and youth, the auguries are not good. Abhishek Saxena Delhi Stay the course! Congratulations to you and your team on EducationWorld’s 15th anniversary. You have remained dedicated to the cause of education for 15 years despite the fact that government has failed to address the crisis in the education sector. But I am hopeful the next 15 years will be different. Even if the government doesn’t get its act together, quality is likely to improve dramatically in the private sector. So I urge you to stay just as committed till 2030! Ashish Dhawan Founder-CEO, Central Square Foundation, Delhi Equal responsibility The ‘Swachh Bharat Abhiyan’ launched by prime minister Narendra Modi is an excellent idea (Editorial ‘Preconditions for clean India’, EW November). The campaign has got off to a good start but its success is doubtful. The buzz in Delhi is that the government is likely to introduce fines ranging from Rs.100-500 for spitting, littering, and urinating in public places. However there aren’t enough public toilets in the city and the few that exist are filthy and lack water supply. When the government has failed to provide public sanitation facilities, how can it penalise citizens? Cleanliness is equally the responsibility of government and citizens. Mahesh Kapasi Delhi Inspirational rankings I’d like to extend my sincere appreciation to the EducationWorld team for publishing the EW India School Rankings 2014 (EW September). I acknowledge the time and effort invested to segregate each and every aspect of school education. I would also like to thank you for inspiring us with your analyses. You have motivated us by acknowledging our school’s efforts. So much so that we are setting up two international standard tennis courts in our school this year. We plan to do much more to enable all-round development of our students. Kodali Vijayarani Principal, Vallurupalli Rattaiah Seethamma & Vignana Jyothi Residential School, Hyderabad Correction please Re EW India School Rankings 2014 (EW September), Banyan International School, Jammu has been ranked #11 in the state of Jammu & Kashmir and #9 in Jammu city
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