Dear Secretary,
I am writing to you
regarding the Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU). Ex-Prof. Naseer
Ahmad Khan was hired as a consultant of Urdu to prepare text books for students
without applying any academic criteria excepting the hirer and the hired
belonged to the same clan and had studied at the same institution. It is
generally accepted that he does not know Urdu and has no standing in the field
of Urdu. Consequently, the material prepared under his guidance is such that it
deserves to be consigned to dustbin. It is a gross misuse of the institution
and its resources. The education system has been damaged and bad reputation has
been brought to it by such undeserving person. Preparation of text books are a
very serious job that need to be done by serious academicians.
IGNOU had advertised some Urdu positions. What
is most surprising and objectionable is the fact that for the Department ofUrdu which is yet to be opened almost all the positions are reserved including
the post of professor. It is reserved for ST. How many applications the
institution would receive from that category? What sort of department it wants
to open. If it is built on week foundation it will have far reaching
consequences. It requires a very serious rethinking.
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