jan 15th, 2010
in case you know anybody who wants to be the director, i have the detailed letter from the search committee. it is not attached.
i suspect that one qualification is that it has to be a comrade of some sort but maybe non-comrades can also apply and try their luck.
i used to know one of the earlier directors, he was a pretty decent guy, don't know if he was a frothing-at-the-mouth comrade since i only met him socially.
the place has a pretty good reputation, i understand. i know two grads, both old iit classmates. one joined the world bank (!), the other became a political correspondent for china's national magazine. so there you go, career paths differ :-)
---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Director
From: Director
January 15, 2010
To:
The Centre for Development Studies, Thiruvananthapuram is in the process of selecting a new Director. Professor N.R. Madhava Menon who is heading the Search Committee, has requested for nominations to be considered by the Search Committee. For details, a scanned copy of the letter received from Professor Menon is attached.
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Sankrant Sanu on how what should be done to such institutions:
The departments of social sciences in colleges and universities in India are the refuse of colonial policies, and have largely been a destructive force towards native society in producing new generations of disconnected neo-colonized who exhibit a contempt and disdain for indigenous traditions. As a result there is very little net value being created in humanities studies in Indian universities. The state should examine current funding to these institutions and knock down a few ivory towers. In particular, Indian language and Indian classics study requirements need to be made part of any advanced degrees in social sciences.
There is very little reason that social sciences need to be studied in English. This will allow proficiency to develop in native Indian languages that will increase demand for written materials in native languages.
Not only is his analysis right, his prescription also seems to be the best.
"the place has a pretty good reputation, i understand. i know two grads, both old iit classmates."
Good reputation for being the informers for former colonialists.
See their projects and their source of funds.
See KRPLLD http://www.krpcds.org/ . "KRPLLD, implemented with the institutional support of the Centre for Development Studies (CDS), Thiruvananthapuram, forms part of an international Country Research Programme (CRP) funded by the Netherlands Government through its Directorate General for International Co-operation. "
This in effect would mean one copy of every paper will go directly to "nether lands".
I have personally read some of these papers which details all the minutest conflicts between communities, castes etc in Kerala.
The reason behind this foreign funding can be nothing but mischief.
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