Gross injustice to Orissa:Announced National Inst. of Sc. in Bhubaneswar renamed & shifted: Utkal University Students Protest

Saturday, November 05, 2005

Utkal University Students Protest

Utkal University Students Submit Memorandum to President, PM and Sonia Gandhi.

This news published in Pragativadi is in Oriya.

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NIS related documents and excerpts

The subterfuge (NIS becomes IISER -- No Bhubaneswar)

* The first hint of subterfuge (see 3rd and 4th para from bottom)
* Subterfuge unfolds -- Now NIS in Kolkata & Pune (see 4th para from the bottom)
* IISER announcement - PIB report
* IISER Cabinet approval
* IISER is NIS renamed -- even WB CM confuses
* IISER is NIS renamed 2 -- The Statesman confuses
* NIS = IISER: the story (Gloating over the hijack in WB)

The Irony: PM's talk vs action

* Sept 28 speech of PM (see last senetence)
* Same day he approves the heist - Bhubaneswar out!
* Speech mentioning vision of an equitable India (9th para, last but one sentence)

HRD ministry's sidelining of Orissa over the years

* Glaring imbalance in HRD-NH funding: Orissa a big loser
* HRD ministry organizations and institutions
* 2004-2005 budget of the above institutions
* 2005-2006 budget of the above institutions (see part7, sbe58)
* Central Universities (NONE in Orissa)
* Institutions of National importance (NONE in Orissa)
* 2005-2006 budget of the above institutions (see part7, sbe58, sbe90)
* Autonomous Sc. and Tech Institutions (NONE in Orissa)
* 2004-2005 budget of the above institutions
* 2005-2006 budget of the above institutions (see part7, sbe82)
* HRD Tech Education part of annual report
* HRD Univ and higher education part of annual report
* Unequal distribution of mega-higher education institutions across India
* HRD spends roughly 10-15 times more in WB than in Orissa
* Request for Central university in Orissa ignored while establishing them elsewhere.
* Shortlist of existing institutions to be upgraded to IITs (NONE in Orissa) (Regional balance out the window! Why NITs were not considered?)
Detailed 2004-2005 budget
Detailed 2005-2006 budget (see part 7)
* 2006 HRD premier higher education budget analysis (spreadsheet, blatant favouritism and budget grabbing by PM and FM)
* 2005 HRD premier higher education budget analysis (spreadsheet, anlytic paper)
* Denying basic human rights to citizens of Orissa and Bihar: March 06 (a paper)

The protest: What can I/we do?

Contact lists and links

* The President, PM and Smt. Gandhi
* SAC-PM members (pdf)
* SAC-PM and planning commission member emails (Why didn't they ensure fairness?)
* The Planning Commission of India
* Indian Media
* News media accredited to GOI - web pages (a big list)
* GOI site to file grievances (contact person's emails)
* Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha MPs
* Orissa MPs
* BJP MPs etc. (Hope they raise the issue in parliament and in Delhi.)
* Orissa journalists
* Orissa related egroups

Suggested Solutions

* Short term: If I were the PM ...
* A win-win solution: initial thoughts
* A win-win solution: first draft of a proposal
* Long term: If the PM really cared
* New IIT designations

Selected National and international media coverage

Selected local press coverage -- in English

Selected local press coverage -- in Oriya

* Samaja, Aug 18 2005
* Samaja, Aug 19 2005
* Sambada, Aug 19 2005
* Samaja editorial, Aug 20 2005
* Sambada, Aug 24 2005
* Samaja, Sept 2 2005
* Sambada, Oct 8 2005
* Samaja, Oct 8 2005
NOV 6 Convention on NIS IISER * Sambada
HC stay order: Nov 9-10 * Samaja, Sambada * Dharitri * Odisha.com
* Orissa CPI-CPI(M), Samaja, Nov 11 2005.
* Nov 20 student's convention reports
* Orissa assembly resolution and MP's protest

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