one of the reasons why bengal remains backward: deliberate destruction of educational institutions by the communists.
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| How did Calcutta University degenerate from a position of primacy to one of utter despair? How did it lose the respect of its peers? Professor Santosh Bhattacharya, a former card carrying Communist, was VC of the university between 1984-87. His immaculate researched and stunningly documented book described how the ruling communist party systematically destroyed a great university Published by the Statesman, Rs. 595/- . KOLKATA, Jan. 23: Red Hammer Over Calcutta University (1984-1987), a book, which leading publishers in the country had declined to publish as its contents reveal bitter and controversial facts about Calcutta University in the period between 1984 and 1987, was released at Kolkata Press Club this evening. The book, authored by former V-C of CU, Prof. Santosh Bhattacharyya and published by The Statesman, was released by Prof. Amlan Dutta, former V-C of Visva-Bharati and North Bengal University. Prof Bhattacharyya said that he started writing the book in 1999 and completed it in two years. Since then he has been in search of a publisher who can take up the challenge to publish a book containing controversies about the most prestigious educational institute of the state. It was on 23 December, 2007 that he had sent a letter to The Statesman and on the same day he received a positive reply. Prof Dutta said: "The book is an important historic document as it tells how Communist rule in the state attempted to establish some kind of totalitarian control over the educational institution." Former registrar of V-B Prof Dilip Mukhopadhyay and the editor and managing director of The Statesman, Mr Ravindra Kumar, were also present on the occasion. Mr Kumar said The Statesman decided to publish the book because it revealed facts with meticulous documentation. n SNS ->> Kindly include this post in your blog Regards, Dr. Saurav Basu |
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