From the news
Honorable High Court of Kerala has banned students’ politics in Colleges also now.
I am not sure if I am for it or against it. My father had been one of the first members of SFI in Kerala. Though he was never a leader, he was always a loyal member. And my younger brother had won his school election as an SFI candidate, before politics was banned in schools. Even though I had been the School Leader, College Chairman & Sub-Editor it was all in girls school, a Christian Women’s college and a no-politics graduation. I guess given a chance I would have been an active SFI member. But let me be frank, I had no clue about any SFI ideology. I still don't have. It was just the Leftism in the blood.
Till the time I was in Kerala and even after till my brother was in college, every year both of us used to keep our fingers crossed during the college election time. Those SFI colleges, KSU strongholds and attempts by ABVP.
For one thing, viewing the whole thing as an outsider, I feel students’ politics has brought more harm than good. But we can not ignore their involvement during some of intra-college issues concerning only the students of the respective institution.
I think this will not affect the political parties who feed the students unions. I have seen a good number of the SFI loyalist becoming staunch Congress supporters after college. But very few KSU or ABVP people shifting loyalties.
The problems I see are that,
1) Unlike schools, it would be impossible to form a students’ forum or union, non-aligned to politics. It might be difficult to fight for the less privileged classes in such an unorganized atmosphere. This might matter a lot in a 50% reservation or politically or religiously influencing syllabus "times".
2)Even if they manage to gather the support of fellow students, the court has strictly said NO to any sort of srikes, dharna etc. So except for some time taking negotiations or other futile methods, no protests can be conducted
But I hope that good side outdoes the other side. Hopefully we will hear less of gory tales.
Read today's Malayala Manorama
I am not sure if I am for it or against it. My father had been one of the first members of SFI in Kerala. Though he was never a leader, he was always a loyal member. And my younger brother had won his school election as an SFI candidate, before politics was banned in schools. Even though I had been the School Leader, College Chairman & Sub-Editor it was all in girls school, a Christian Women’s college and a no-politics graduation. I guess given a chance I would have been an active SFI member. But let me be frank, I had no clue about any SFI ideology. I still don't have. It was just the Leftism in the blood.
Till the time I was in Kerala and even after till my brother was in college, every year both of us used to keep our fingers crossed during the college election time. Those SFI colleges, KSU strongholds and attempts by ABVP.
For one thing, viewing the whole thing as an outsider, I feel students’ politics has brought more harm than good. But we can not ignore their involvement during some of intra-college issues concerning only the students of the respective institution.
I think this will not affect the political parties who feed the students unions. I have seen a good number of the SFI loyalist becoming staunch Congress supporters after college. But very few KSU or ABVP people shifting loyalties.
The problems I see are that,
1) Unlike schools, it would be impossible to form a students’ forum or union, non-aligned to politics. It might be difficult to fight for the less privileged classes in such an unorganized atmosphere. This might matter a lot in a 50% reservation or politically or religiously influencing syllabus "times".
2)Even if they manage to gather the support of fellow students, the court has strictly said NO to any sort of srikes, dharna etc. So except for some time taking negotiations or other futile methods, no protests can be conducted
But I hope that good side outdoes the other side. Hopefully we will hear less of gory tales.
Read today's Malayala Manorama
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