C'da, My reasons:
Bihar needs other things first - an IIT needs some kind of terra firma first. Bihar doen't have one. Imagine an IIT, where students could get kidnapped, and murdered Bihari Phds (from some Bihar Inst. of Tech) demanding 'teaching rights' or quotas to teach the students. Bihar bandh every other day No educational environment. Maybe they will even burn the damm IIT down if they get upset with a Laloo or Devi. Who knows what they think? :-) :-):-) No, no C'da I am just saying that Bihar with its multitudes of problems, like rural elecrification, primary education (not IITs). poverty, corruption, law & order, etc etc. BTW: What does an IIT do for a state in doldrums? Does it help in development, or growth. Or does it ensure Biharis get an IIT education? PS: A Bihar Univ. prof came al the way to Guwahati to meet my father (he was luckly out of town) so that some students of the prestigious Bihar Univ could get better marks. he came armed with several cans of rosogullas, and other sweets. Having no compunction or qualms, I told him my father was out and promptly confiscated the goodies. Is that corruption? My defence, I was young & restless. But I never related this to my father, for fear of dire consequences. --Ram On 5/5/05, Chan Mahanta <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Ram: > > > >Bihar wants an IIT. Almost everything else in Bihar is in > >disarray,wonder how >this is going to salvage them. > > *** Of all the excuses in the world this is one of the poorest. > > I hope you will rethink this and if you still do not believe Bihar > ought have one, then perhaps offer some nominally credible reasons. > > Sorry I had to get on your case this morning :-). > > c-da > > > At 8:40 AM -0500 5/5/05, Ram Sarangapani wrote: > >Bihar wants an IIT. Almost everything else in Bihar is in > >disarray,wonder how this is going to salvage them. > > > >To: President of India To: Hon. President of India > >April 17, 2005 > >Subject: Demand for a new IIT (Indian Institute of Technology) in Bihar > >Hon. President, > >Sir, while addressing a summit on April 04, 2005 organised > >byMicrosoft in New Delhi, you said that India would have five more > >IITswithin a few years. That would take the number of IITs -- famous > >forchurning out some of the finest IT professionals and > >entrepreneurs -to 12. Following is the link of the news item > >published in a nationaldaily - > >http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/1068758.cms > >It gives an opportunity to renew our demand for a new IIT in > >Biharwhich has been neglected in the domain of higher education by > >Govts.Since independence despite it has a very glorious history in > >the fieldof education. Bihar has been a seat of learning since time > >immemorial.The State had the world class universities like Nalanda > >andVikramshila that were drawing students even from > >neighbouringcountries. But current Bihar has not a single Central > >University. Infact it has very less number of any central entity. > > > >Why Bihar needs and deserves an IIT ? > >1) After the independence in 1947, a large number of > >academicinstitutions were established at many places in the country > >by thecentral government. Most such institutions meant for the > >"Easternregion" went to the state of West Bengal that is smaller > >than Bihar inall respects. IIT KGP, IIM Calcutta, ISI Calcutta, > >Viswa Bharati, BoseInstitute and a host of other academies are > >verifiable examples. Allthis happened at a time when Bihar was known > >as the best-administeredstate. > >2) Good academic institutions do not just lift educational > >standardsof a state but also lift its morale, and lend it a status > >and an imagethat are imperative for the growth of a community. > >3) Delhi alone has 4 Central universities including IIT. > >4) North-Eastern region alone has five central universities and an > >IITwhile Bihar has not even one. (The collective population of > >theNorth-Eastern states is about half of the population of > >Bihar.Similarly, size of Delhi is about one-tenth that of Bihar. > >5) Having an IIT will certainly NOT automatically make Biharis > >moreintelligent. Biharis are selected in good number in IITs every > >year.So, it is NOT a bias for Bihari students. It may help poor > >students. > >6) IIT is NOT about engineering only, it is about research in > >almostall fields. Govt. is planning to start even humanities > >subjects inIITs. So it will hugely help bring back > >Bihariintellectuals/researchers/teachers close to thier home. By > >nature,Biharis are home-sick, so if they(researchers etc.) get an > >opportunityto have a facility like IIT in Bihar, many will return > >back.Attracting and retaining talents will ultimately benefit > >Biharisociety. > >7) Being close to home, Bihar's intellectuals will better > >understandthe real issues of Bihar. They may suggest about solutions > >also. Theymay act as advisory group for Bihar Govt. All IITs do help > >their localgovt. > >8) They may come out with local solution to local problems. But, > >thatis possible only when researchers stay close to local issues. > >9) Bihar's other engineering colleges lack good teachers > >(especiallyin the field of computer science, IT sector in India > >needs huge numberof skilled human resources). With a close by IIT, > >other engineeringcolleges may get visiting faculty from a nearby IIT. > >10) Biharis are taking admission in large numbers in pvt. > >engineeringcolleges in South and West India. With availabilty of > >M.Tech andresearch students in a local IIT, Bihar may get into this > >pvt.engineering college concept. This will immediately help low - > >middleclass family grils who can't afford to go to that far because > >ofsocial and financial constraints. > >11) It will change image of Bihar. Newspapers and media have > >projectedonly very bad image (which is vastly disproportionate to > >the reality,read any official, un-official, international report on > >crime).Many outsiders will come to Bihar and this will create > >awareness aboutthis historically vibrant place and thus it will > >strengthen theintegrity of the nation. > >12) Ever since the creation of Jharkhand, Bihar has been insisting > >onan IIT in the state pointing out that all major technical > >instituteshad gone to Jharkhand. The request of then Chief Minister > >Rabri Devito the Union minister for human resource development Murli > >ManoharJoshi was virtually turned down. > >13) Hopes for an IIT in Bihar had increased at the CoBIT- 2001 > >meetheld in January this year, when a then member of the > >PlanningCommission N K Singh announced the setting up of an IIT in > >Bihar. > >14) Establishing a new IIT requires major political decision. > >Forexample, IIT-Gauhati was established as per the agreement of the > >AllAssam Students Union with Rajiv Gandhi to call off the > >Assamagitation. IIT-Roorkee was established after the creation of > >theUttaranchal state as part of the deal. > >15) During his famous visit to Bihar by Rail in May 2003, our > >Hon.President met 10 vice-chancellors of 10 Bihar universities in > >hisspecial salon in his way from Harnaut Patna. They demanded > >setting upof an IIT in the state and giving central university > >status to thePatna University. There was consensus among the VCs > >that Bihar neededmore technical and professional educational > >institute. > >16) The first IIT in the country was supposed to be open in Sindri > >andthen govt. had acquired 700 acres of land for that perpose.But > >somehow first IIT went to Kharagapur. And we had to content with BIT > >Sindri. That BIT Sindri gave manyfaculties to IITs in nation during > >their formative days. > >17) Bihar does have some good places which have good > >locationaladvantage. One such place is Gaya. Thanks to Bodh Gaya, it > >is wellreachable place as it is well connected through Rail network > >and eventhrough Air. It is going to have a functional international > >airport innear future. It has a military base so it has a Central > >School. It hasother good schools also, like famous Nazareth Academy. > >This historicalplace is suited for IIT. There may be other place in > >Bihar suitablefor IIT. > > > > > >In the light of above facts, Hon. President is requested to look > >intothe issue and order the concerned department HRD for setting up > >a newIIT in Bihar. > > > > > > > >Sincerely, > >_______________________________________________ > >Assam mailing list > >[email protected] > >http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/mailman/listinfo/assam > > > >Mailing list FAQ: > >http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/assam/assam-faq.html > >To unsubscribe or change options: > >http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/mailman/options/assam > > _______________________________________________ Assam mailing list [email protected] http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/mailman/listinfo/assam Mailing list FAQ: http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/assam/assam-faq.html To unsubscribe or change options: http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/mailman/options/assam
