wht we need at the moment is to formulate stringent codes similar to the lines of anti-sexual harassment in order to get justice to these harassed Dalit students.. these brahmical minded professsors of IITs should be taught a good lesson
On Fri, Jun 27, 2008 at 10:41 AM, ranju radha <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > stringnt form of assessment should not include a professor shouting at a > Dalit student, "why should u kinda people come to IIT?" > IIT agraharam should be demolished for the sake of quality higher education > .. > shame on our IIT culture > On Thu, Jun 26, 2008 at 6:12 PM, r prakash <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> Dear Renjith >> Please prepare a petion online and circulate among our brothers >> R.Prakash >> >> >> On 6/26/08, sreenivas v.p <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >>> Hello , >>> >>> >>> >>> I think this should not be taken as a caste based humiliation . IITs >>> including delhi IIT are following a stringent form of assessment and this >>> is applicable to all students irrespective of the caste they belong to. Do >>> you mean to say that there should be some kind of reservation during the >>> four year course at IIT also ?Or how this problem can be solved ? >>> >>> Regards >>> >>> Sreenivasan.V.P >>> >>> Bangalore. >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> --- On *Thu, 26/6/08, ranju radha <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>* wrote: >>> >>> From: ranju radha <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>> Subject: [GreenYouth] Join Protest to Ensure Justice for Dalit students >>> in IIT Delhi >>> To: greenyouth@googlegroups.com, [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> Date: Thursday, 26 June, 2008, 5:09 PM >>> >>> *Join Protest to Ensure Justice for Dalit students in IIT Delhi* >>> >>> * * >>> >>> *Recently, IIT Delhi served termination notices to 28 students from 1st, >>> 2nd and Final Year of the B.Tech Programs, citing their 'low' academic >>> performances. Majority (20) of the terminated students belong to SC/ST >>> community, rest from general category including OBCs and minority students. >>> All these students were asked to leave the campus immediately.* >>> >>> >>> >>> There is a complete lack of transparency in the grading system followed >>> by IIT Delhi giving absolute powers to the faculty members leaving the fate >>> of the students on their mercy. The individual prejudices coupled with the >>> arbitrariness of marking system are responsible for the alleged poor >>> academic performance of Dalit students. Though IIT Delhi claims to follow a >>> 'relative' evaluation system, however, the Administration is highly >>> secretive and does not disclose any information, which can be used to make >>> any relative evaluation and comparisons. The Administration is not even >>> disclosing the complete list of terminated students, despite repeated >>> requests to the Administration by the students. >>> >>> >>> >>> With dreams shattered and taken aback by the highhandedness of the >>> Administration, the affected Dalit students were forced to approach the >>> National Commission for Scheduled Castes (NCSC) for redressal of their >>> grievances. The students narrated their experiences of caste-based >>> humiliation and discrimination both from the IIT faculties & the >>> Administration. The Chairperson of the Commission, Sh Buta Singh, then >>> summoned the Director of IIT Delhi on 17th June 2008, wherein the >>> Director underplayed the issue by giving wrong information that only 12 >>> students were terminated of which 7 belong to SC/ST. Sh Buta Singh has >>> given 2 weeks time for the administration to reply back to the Commission. >>> >>> >>> >>> After being rebuked by the NCSC, IIT Delhi formed a Review Committee >>> headed by a retired Dalit professor on 20th June to look into the matter >>> raised by the students. However, the Dalit students who had deposed in front >>> of this committee have expressed their complete dissatisfaction as the >>> committee was not willing to listen to the students' version. The students >>> have a strong belief that the committee is complete eyewash and a very >>> dishonest attempt by IIT administration to look into their cases. Not a >>> single question was asked by the committee on caste-based discrimination and >>> when the students tried to raise the issue, they were cut short. >>> >>> >>> *Our Demands* >>> >>> >>> >>> · Immediate repeal of the termination of all 28 students. >>> >>> · Nullification of the existing committee >>> >>> · An independent committee comprising of socially sensitive >>> members to be constituted under the aegis of Government/HRD Ministry to look >>> into the issue of caste- based discrimination suffered by Dalit students in >>> IIT Delhi. >>> >>> >>> >>> *We Appeal to all **the progressive people, faculty members, students & >>> Human Rights defenders to support IIT Delhi Students' Struggle for Justice & >>> join in large numbers for* >>> >>> * * >>> >>> *Demonstration at IIT Delhi Main Gate on 26th June 2008 at 10:30am*** >>> >>> * * >>> >>> *Dalit Students' Forum for Justice* >>> >>> >>> >>> Sanjeev(09958797409), Chandra Nigam (9899870597), Dr Ajita >>> Rao(9818929480), Anoop(09313432410) >>> >>> >>> >>> ------------------------------ >>> Get an email ID as [EMAIL PROTECTED] or [EMAIL PROTECTED] Click >>> here. >>> >>> >>> <http://in.rd.yahoo.com/tagline_dbid_4/*http://in.promos.yahoo.com/address> >>> >>> >> >> >> -- >> "I have never claimed to be a universal leader of suffering humanity. The >> problem of the untouchables is quite enough for my slender strength. I do >> not say that other causes are not equally noble. But knowing that life is >> short, one can only serve one cause and I have never aspired to do more than >> serve the Untouchables." Bodhisatta Babasaheb B.R.Ambedkar >> >> R.Prakash, >> Post Box.46 >> Mavelikara-690101, >> Kerala,India >> Mob-09947107178 > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Green Youth Movement" group. To post to this group, send email to greenyouth@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/greenyouth?hl=en-GB -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
