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The institutions of education
The crisis of education was in part created by the collapse of those institutions that had neither the democratic nor the professional autonomy to sustain themselves against government directives. This has to be corrected. Such a correction should be the priority of the present Government, argues Romila Thapar, the eminent historian of early India. The educational system must recognise one of its purposes as being encouragement to the advance of knowledge through the educational values it endorses and the facilities it provides. Such values require the availability of school education to all — a commitment few governments are willing to make in India as is evident from the perennial refusal of an even half

Crisis drives the bus to Kutta
By P. Sainath

Wayanad (Kerala): The bus journey from Mananthavady in Kerala to Kutta in Karnataka is a tense one for B.J. Mani. His colleagues are missing. In the estate where he must labour on the Karnataka side of the border, Mani won't be allowed to work ...

MPs failing in their duties, says report
By Our Staff Correspondent

NEW DELHI, DEC. 25.The Citizens Report on Governance and Development 2004 has criticised elected representatives for failing to perform their duties that was increasingly reflected in the rapid decline of democracy in the country. Brought out ...

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