The Education In Bad Light

It is education which is making news in Maharashtra since last two weeks. There was also a bit of entertainment to it also. First the issue rose up in the form of controversy over a movie, then the talk centred around appointment of head at university and then a deemed university was striped off its status.

Shikshanachya Aicha Gho, a movie directed by Mahesh Majarekar, attracted too much criticism from organisations and educationists. The name is a form of abuse and many people were enraged that a ‘pious’ entity  like education should be subjected to foul language. In the modern tradition of special screenings for the noise making personalities, the director showed the movie to objecting representatitives paving the way for the release of movie with an apology note.

Then the appointment process of six universities in the state became a target of criticism as well as accusation. Selectors are accused of favouritism and discrimination. The process now has reached to court with an organisation approacging the court.

But the bolt came with the declaration that Tilak Maharashtra Vidyapeeth, a deemed university is to be stripped off its status. The announcement has put future of many students in the dark exposing loopholes of the system. The talk will reside with the passage of time but will it address the real problem? That is an open question.