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LETTERS |
Casualty Of Politics Quality education at Tribhuvan University
and affiliated campuses is confined to private colleges and some technical faculties of
science and technology like medicine, engineering and agriculture ("Compromise with
Quality", SPOTLIGHT, January 24). Faculties like humanities and management have
virtually become hubs of chaos. Many students there do not want to learn peacefully nor
allow their more serious colleagues to do so. Moreover, these youngsters are utilized by
the student unions affiliated to the larger political parties in their dirty political
campaign. The student wings of political parties force the college management to admit
students in far excess of capacity. As a result, serious students are compelled to study
in crowded class-rooms with people who are, for all practical purposes, party cadres. A
general principle of development is that the nation needs a far greater pool of technical
manpower that of social sciences and management experts. But Tribhuvan University is
working in the opposition direction. This has created a huge mass of educated unemployed,
leading to a deepening national mood of frustration. Mira Dhungana Students' Power I agree with your conclusion that the
country must do everything to uphold the quality of education ("Compromise With
Quality", SPOTLIGHT, January 24). What troubled me was your implication that there
should be no place for politics in universities. You have stopped short of declaring that
student unions should be banned. We should not forget that students are catalysts of
political consciousness. If they are kept away from national politics and deprived of
their political right to protest against the wrong decisions of the government and campus
administration, students may be compelled to suffer the exploitation of the state. Indeed,
there should be no political disturbances in the educational environment. But isn't it the
responsibility of students to stop anarchic fee increases that deprive poor but talented
students of higher education. If campus authorities really want to reduce unnecessary
enrolments, why do they pass all those appearing for the entrance examination? Bishnu Gokhle Next Time Nepal's national football team returned
home carrying the pangs of defeat ("Spiritless Spree", SPOTLIGHT, January 24).
The impact of the politicization of Nepalese football over the last few years was directly
felt at the third South Asian Football Federation championship. In the midst of all-out
conflict between the rival factions of the All Nepal Football Association, the national
team was deprived of international experience. Moreover, many national league tournaments
were put off as the sparring went on. The loss Nepalese football has incurred cannot be
made up through small effort. I hope political games will not be played in Nepalese
football again and that the national team will be able to perform better next time. Ashis Khadka Foreign Markets Whenever the captains of the Nepalese film
industry bring up the subject of exploring foreign markets, they directly jump to European
and American cities, where relatively few Nepalese live. Moreover, Nepalese in the West
are too busy to spare time for films. Western markets, therefore, cannot be viable for
Nepalese films. If the industry really wants to expand markets abroad, it must concentrate
more on India and Gulf countries where hundreds of thousands of Nepalese live. Moreover,
millions of Indians use Nepali as their mother language. They can prove to be a
sustainable market for Nepalese films. Radha Adhikari Wrong Focus With reference to your story "Rhinos
Under Threat" (SPOTLIGHT, January 3), it is unfortunate that we are still far behind
in securing the future of such a beautiful gift of nature despite decades of anti-poaching
efforts. The authorities blame insufficient manpower to monitor the forests where these
endangered species live. But monitoring the jungles doesn't seem to be the only solution,
because the market for rhino body parts is still safe and far beyond the view of the
authorities. Due to the open border and weak security system as customs offices, the mafia
is encouraging poachers. If we tighten the border and step up customs inspections at the
only international airport, the poaching of not only rhinos but all other endangered
animals will slow down. Without a market, poachers will see no benefit in risking their
lives. Bhawani Basnet Profit Motive In a country like Nepal, where private
enterprises are not developed enough to understand the public desire and cannot work with
enough responsibility towards the people, the importance of PEs is immense ("Assets
TurnedLiabilities", SPOTLIGHT, January 10). They are the only reliable source of
revenue, employment, production of goods and services relating to the people's basic
needs. Their role in substituting imports and saving precious foreign currency is
particularly vital in a resource-scarce economy like Nepal. Furthermore, PEs provide
infrastructure and pre-industrial environment required for the wider industrialization of
the national economy. In the name of privatization, PEs must not be handed to business
tycoons who cannot think beyond personal profit. Bishal Bhattarai |
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