[Assam] On Findings

Mon Aug 14 16:08:57 PDT 2006

  This is in reference to the email of Prof.(Mrs) B.Jyrwa ( Forwarded by Partha Gogoi as below). She  is lamenting that students of Assam and North East even are not aware of their own people as evident from a national talent competition. Following is my observation 
  Our education system in Assam is totally out of touch with the reality. It is no longer surprising that students are not aware of even Sri Sankardeva. Most of Our educational system does not emphasis on the overall development of a child, it does not teach us the rich cultural heritage that we have. As I am writing this , I am remembering Jyoti Prasad Agrawala , the pioneer of Assamese culture. He made Joymati way back in 1934. I am in total awe of the genius of this person , From casting to story-writing, from visualising and supervising the set building at the Chitraban Studio to handling the publicity material, he did it all. I heard this incident of Jyoti when he was making Joymati. When Jyoti Prasad reached Calcutta for final editing of his film, he realized that all the sound recording were damaged by a malfunction machine. There was no way that he could go back and record them again. So he himself began to record giving his own voice to more than forty characters
 including the female characters. We have such amazing heritage to be proud of but how many of the young generation know about this?
  Our education system will probably continue to be like this and we can not do much on that. But we can still work on small scale. We can prepare audio/video material, publish colorful print material to showcase our history and culture. Basically we have to market them to make it attractive to young generation. The good news is that I saw such endeavor in my visit to Assam and I am hopeful of such effort.

  Ankur,
  Austin , Texas

Partha Gogoi <partha_gogoi at yahoo.com> wrote:          FYI......please provide feedback.

Partha

--- Betylda Mary Jyrwa <bjyrwa90 at hotmail.com> wrote:

> From: "Betylda Mary Jyrwa" <bjyrwa90 at hotmail.com>
> To: partha_gogoi at yahoo.com
> Subject: Findings 
> Date: Sat, 12 Aug 2006 15:14:54 +0530
> 
> Dear Partha
> Let me share some of my experience with you & the rest of 
> the friends, about my findings of the North east students class X level at 
> the National Talent search examination.
> The students from Assam did not know much about their own State as regards 
> to the freedom fighters of Assam, Sri Sankardeva, the various tribes of 
> Assam, the lenght and breadth of Assam.
> The Don Bosco boys Gauhati are extremly knwledgeble in the Science subjects. 
> and well mannered.
> The Meghalaya Student did not know anything about the caves. The Manipuris 
> were ignorant about Moirang. There were similar cases of Mizos, Nagas and 
> those hailing from Arunachal.
> I have come the conclusion that the syllabus has to be overhauled and 
> something about the respective States should be incorporated, otherwise 
> we're going to land up with people totally ignorant of their homeland, which 
> is not a good sign. But the big question is who will bell the cat ? I hope 
> those who have some connections with the State Governments ( Board) can 
> play a role.
> 
> Thanking You
> 
> Yours Sincerely
> 
> Betylda
> 
> 
> 
> 
> Prof.(Mrs) B.Jyrwa
> 
> Off.Add:-
> Physics Department
> North Eastern Hill University
> Permanent Campus
> Umshing
> Shillong:-793022
> Meghalaya
> India
> Tel no :-091-364-2722830
> 
> Residential Address:-
> Opp.Beat House
> Laitumkhrah
> Shillong:-793003
> Meghalaya
> India
> Tel No:- -091-364-2225918
> 091-364-2229202
> Mobile no:- 9863022173
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> >From: Partha Gogoi <partha_gogoi at yahoo.com>
> >To: northeast <northeastindia at yahoogroups.com>
> >Subject: [NorthEastIndia] Re: Narayana Murthy "comments" today in Kolkata 
> >before heading to Guwahati
> >Date: Thu, 3 Aug 2006 14:20:46 -0700 (PDT)
> >
> >An extract from below - Murthy's statement today in Kolkata.
> >
> >QUOTE
> >Guwahati is on their future map of investment if things go as planned.
> >UNQUOTE
> >
> >Thanks,
> >Partha
> >
> >
> >http://www.thestatesman.net/page.news.php?clid=6&theme=&usrsess=1&id=125192
> >
> >Murthy makes Asim squirm
> >
> >Statesman News Service
> >KOLKATA, Aug. 3: Although silent on the issue of setting up a software 
> >development centre in the
> >city, Mr NR Narayana Murthy must have left the state finance minister, Mr 
> >Asim Dasgupta squirming
> >on his seat with his criticism of the poor quality of education at the 
> >school level in the state.
> >Speaking on the issue of A Framework for Reforms in Higher Education in 
> >India, at West Bengal
> >National University of Juridical Sciences, Mr Murthy said : ...Of the 100 
> >students who enrol in
> >the standard I, only 17 of them finish the 10th grade.....lack of teachers 
> >and poor infrastructure
> >being the reason, adding the figures had been derived after thorough 
> >research.
> >
> >At another function organised by Rotary Club of Belur in the morning, he 
> >spoke about his proposed
> >meeting with Assam chief minister, Mr Tarun Gogoi, and said: Guwahati is 
> >on their future map of
> >investment if things go as planned.
> >
> >When asked about their plan to open shop in the city, he said the matter 
> >now lies with the state
> >government. But on the issue of their reported differences with the state 
> >government over land
> >price, he avoided any comment. Infosys officials had gone to Rajarhat three 
> >months back to visit
> >the proposed site for their software development park. But the project 
> >became uncertain when they
> >wanted land at a cheaper rate.
> >
> >Later in the day, hitting out at pro-reservationists, Mr Murthy said: Both 
> >the Central and state
> >governments have weakened the governance mechanisms in educational 
> >institutes by ...filling the
> >leadership positions in our universities using caste and regional 
> >considerations. He said that no
> >Prime Minister excepting Mr Jawaharlal Nehru and Mrs Indira Gandhi have 
> >shown any interest in the
> >qualitative progress in higher education.
> >
> >The Infosys mentor recommended granting autonomy to educational 
> >institutions. The West Bengal
> >government has so far granted autonomous status to one undergraduate 
> >college and eight engineering
> >colleges. He advocated institutions should be offered freedom in selection 
> >criteria, size of
> >intake of students, syllabus, fees, curriculum and compensation for 
> >faculty.
> >According to him, a regulatory body comprising educationists should be 
> >formed to review progress
> >of higher educational institutes. This body should rank these institutes 
> >according to the
> >standards based on which grants would be granted.
> >
> >
> >--- Partha Gogoi <partha_gogoi at yahoo.com> wrote:
> >
> > > hmmmm.......Suddenly, some of the ideas we have been talking about are 
> >coming alive! Let the
> > > state
> > > govt beg, plead, do anything to woo Infosys. If they succeed, it will 
> >trigger off good stuff.
> > >
> > >
> > > Partha
> > >
> > > http://www.telegraphindia.com/1060803/asp/northeast/story_6562024.asp
> > >
> > > State guest honour for Infosys chairman
> > > A STAFF REPORTER
> > > Guwahati, Aug. 2: Dispur is ready with a long wishlist for the chairman 
> >and chief mentor of the
> > > Infosys Technologies Limited, N.R. Narayana Murthy, even as it decided 
> >to give him a state
> > > guest
> > > status during his first-ever visit to the city on August 4.
> > >
> > > Chief minister Tarun Gogoi  who is pushing for a massive IT revolution 
> >in the state  presided
> > > over a high-level meeting this evening to give final touches to the 
> >plans to welcome the IT
> > > giant
> > > chief.
> > >
> > > Murthy will be in the state on a two-day visit to attend a 
> >lecture-cum-interactive session with
> > > students of Assam Engineering College.
> > >
> > > Dispur has decided to grab the opportunity to woo him into investing in 
> >Assam by making a
> > > PowerPoint presentation of the states potential in the IT sector.
> > >
> > > Deciding to roll out a red carpet to Murthy, the chief minister also 
> >decided to host a banquet
> > > in
> > > his honour on Friday evening. The government is also arranging 
> >high-profile meetings of
> > > ministers and officials of the department with Murthy, leaving no stone 
> >unturned to pursuade him
> > > to invest here. The government has identified BPOs and software 
> >development centres as key areas
> > > where Infosys could invest in the state.
> > >
> > > Commissioner secretary, IT, V. Bhaskar, said the government would make 
> >all-out efforts to
> > > convince
> > > the Infosys chief to invest in Assam as any positive response from him 
> >could trigger a major IT
> > > revolution in the state.
> > >
> > > On his arrival here on August 4, Murthy will attend the interactive 
> >session with the students of
> > > the AEC from 2.30 pm to 4.30 pm at the college, Bhaskar said. From 6 pm 
> >to 8 pm, he would attend
> > > a
> > > programme at ITA cultural centre at Machkhowa where he would deliver a 
> >public lecture, Murthy
> > > Mantra. The following day, he will hold discussions with officials on 
> >how to transform the city
> > > into a hub of the regions IT activities.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >Partha Gogoi
> >Fairfax, VA
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Partha Gogoi
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