I was under the assumption that St. Xaviers Mumbai was a
private college.
If it is a govt. aided college, then full legal action
should be taken against the principal for expressing political views on govt.
funds. If there are no such legal provisions, one should be made.
However, sad but true I have seen several govt. run schools in Bombay do such things.
I was under the assumption that St. Xaviers Mumbai was a
private college.
If it is a govt. aided college, then full legal action
should be taken against the principal for expressing political views on govt.
funds. If there are no such legal provisions, one should be made.
EC's legislation has certain regulations, the problem is they are too soft to send a collective message.
It is a govt aided autonomous, state university affiliated college and gets its grants from UGC.
However, sad but true I have seen several govt. run schools in Bombay do such things.
Well that just doesn't provide an excuse to overlook this incident, rather provides an opportunity to use this as an example. I think since the laws are soft, the previous incidents were lightly looked upon, St Xaviers is a top end college of India and has an incredible history and prestige associated with it, hence this incident might have gathered such momentum , but like any start , let this be a moment to overlook our rules and regulations.
[/QUOTE}I don't think it is dictating', everyone still has free will. It definitely is influencing. Perhaps it is unethical for an educational institution to influence its students this way when their duty is to objectively impart knowledge only. However, I think we would be hard pressed to avoid or restrict influence of this kind. It is but natural for people and institutions to share opinions and influence all the time. Businesses are always stating which politicians they support and sending messages to employees. It is just a lot more jarring for a school to do so as unlike businesses they are not supposed to have such agendas. It is not just Xaviers alone. In Bombay, over the years I have seen several educational institutions express support for all kinds of political beliefs. I don't think it is ethical because when schools do so, it is stripping away the students ability to make their informed personal choices. However, until we pass laws limiting political speech in private institutions it will be unavoidable.