Re: [IAC#RG] Amartya Sen’s outburst after being denied second term

I cannot agree with you. The fact cannot be disputed that there have been unwarranted interference by the governments in the educational institutions, irrespective of the state and the ruling party. People of unquestionable stature should be left out of poilitics. Amartya Sen is a personality of that status. Just because he is not too enthusiastic about Modi, the government is not too interested about Amartya Sen.

Dr P Chatterjee

On Sat, Feb 21, 2015 at 5:18 PM, Venkatraman Ns <nsvenkatchennai@gmail.com> wrote:

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India Against Corruption                            

                                                           Amartya  Sen's  outburst  after  being  denied  second  term

 

On being denied  second term as  Chancellor of Nalanda University, Amartsya Sen has  criticised  the Modi government  and accused it of threatening the academic freedom.  Obviously,  Amartya Sen   would not have said this if he has been given a second term. His reaction sounds like that of a typical politician in India, who views any situation  considering  his personal interests.

Amartya Sen has completed his term as Chancellor of Nalanda University and his term has not been disturbed in the middle. Certainly, the government  has the duty, responsibility and authority to decide as to who should be the next chancellor and the decision need not always go in faour of incumbent. Person like Amartya Sen, a Nobel  laurete who gets lot of publicity in the Indian media , should understand this prerogative of the government.

By no stretch of imagination  , one can say that not providing a second term for the Chancellor amount to threaten the academic freedom. Certainly, there are people in India who are equally suitable or even may be more suitable than Amartya  Sen for the job and the government is entitled to examine such possibilities.

It is unfortunate that Amartya Sen has viewed the issues relating to academic freedom in India in such a restricted way such as posting of Chancellor.

It is known that Amartya Sen   has given an impression that he is a pledged critic of Narendra Modi  and his recent interview in the media not only talks about his not  being   given a second term but also highly critical remarks about Modi's governance, which is unwarranted from a person holding position as Chancellor of University.

N.S.Venkataraman

Nandini Voice For The Deprived

nsvenkatchennai@gmail.com

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