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[1] From: shivam <lists@shivamvij.com> Date: Sun Jun 26, 2005 Subject: 'At DU gates, Manoj waits for saviour' svpl_8 At DU gates, Manoj waits for saviour By Shreya Ray The Times of India, New Delhi, 26 June 2005, Page 4 - City http://epaperdaily.timesofindia.com/Daily/skins/TOI/navigator.asp?Daily=CAP&AW=1119778410593 The journey from his Karnal village to St Stephen's College was a difficult one for Manoj Rawal. And not just because he had to support his weak frame with the help of a stick all the way from home. Manoj, who has managed to secure a seat in BA Maths (honours) at the prestigious DU college through the disabled quota, is still to cross the biggest hurdle ?? pay his fees. ''Mera sapna hai yahan pe admission pana (It has been my dream to get admission into this college),'' says Manoj, who undertook the entire three-and-a-half-hour train journey, just to check if he had been selected. Selected he was ?? for the course of his choice and also for the hostel. His joy, however, was short-lived as he realised that the total fees required for admission (including hostel fees) was Rs 45,000. Not knowing where to go, Manoj decided to request the college principal to give him a concession. ''I spoke to the principal and he referred me to the administrative staff of the college. They just told me that the 15% concession ?? given to handicapped students ?? was all I would be given,'' he says. A 15% concession would not amount to much for Manoj who comes from a family of six, all supported by his farmer father. ''My sister has to be married off and the maximum my family can afford is Rs 5,000. So now it's either her marriage, or my admission here,'' he says. His options are now to seek admission in some small college in Karnal or Panipat where it will be cheaper. ''But getting into St Stephen's College meant a lot to me, coming from a government school in village Kohand,'' he says. St Stephen's College principal Anil Wilson could not be contacted for comment. -------- [2] From: Regi P George <george_regi@yahoo.com> Date: Sun Jun 26, 2005 3:26pm Subject: The G8??s debt scam george_regi Rich countries put conditions on debt relief The G8??s debt scam By Lee Sustar | June 24, 2005 | Page 16 THE WORLD??S most powerful countries have long used debt to dominate the world??s poorest countries. Now they??re using debt ???relief??? to accomplish the same thing. The news that 18 poor countries, mainly located in sub-Saharan Africa, would have $40 billion in debt written off allowed finance ministers of the Group of Eight (G8) industrialized countries to pose as global anti-poverty crusaders--with celebrity activists Bono and Bob Geldof praising their generosity. In reality, the deal--whose full details haven??t yet been disclosed--will require further steps by the 18 countries to carry out economic ???reforms.??? That means deregulation, privatization and concessions to foreign traders and investors with the aim of ???opening??? their economies. In fact, ???openness??? is precisely what has worsened Africa??s economic plight, according to the organization Christian Aid. ???Two decades of [economic] liberalization have cost sub-Saharan Africa roughly what it has received in aid over the same period,??? the organization stated, reporting that free-trade policies left sub-Saharan Africa $272 billion worse off over that period. http://www.socialistworker.org/2005-2/549/549_16_G8.shtml ----------- [3] From: Parvez Jamasji <parvez1942@yahoo.com> Date: Sat Jun 25, 2005 5:51pm Subject: RE: [indiathinkersnet] Rebello :Jharkhand striptease version unreliable. parvez1942 Offline Send Message Edit Membership Our NGO could protect theses forest people instead of encroachers in Slumbay, but would they ??? There are no cameras & lime light, also their protection would be just instead of protecting illegalities, encroaching & theft. Parvez Jamasji http://www.geocities.com/siafdu/vc81.html I. K. Shukla@... wrote: Those conversant with the writings of Mahashweta Devi may recall her novella DRAUPADI in which this tribal woman, in a bold and sudden act of defiant protest against strk injustice, bares herself before the bigwigs of the district administration leaving them stunned. Bureaucracy and babudom, land mafia and illgal loggers have been the privileged, unpunished exploiters and despoilers for far too long. When they are confronted by oppressed adivasis with desperate measures, they cover up their own crimes with glib formulations, seeking to belittle or distort the misery that they have had a big hand in perpetratng on the tribal people. From: yoursfrankly@... To The Editor The Times of India June 24, 2005 Mumbai Sub: Jharkhand striptease version unreliable. ------ [4] From: yogi sikand <ysikand@yahoo.com Date: Sat Jun 25, 2005 Subject: 3 New Books on Muslims in South Asia Dear Friends Global Media Publications has just come out with three new titles 1) Madrasas in India: Trying to be Relevant, edited by Prof. Akhtarul Wasey About the Book: The book discusses at length various issues confronting the Indian madrasas, their contribution to the Indian society, their shortcomings and why the madrasas in India need to improve their syllabus that has not been updated for more than a century. The book also discusses the volley of attacks on madrasas in India, and tries to address the misgivings about madrasas by highlighting their contribution to the Indian society and the Indian freedom struggle. June 2005, Hard bound, pp. 123, Price Rs. 300 (India) US$ 15 (elsewhere) The contributors to this volume include by Yoginder Sikand, Adil Mehdi, Waris Mazhari, S Ubaidur Rahman and Mohammad Arshad. Akhtarul Wasey is dean faculty of Humanities and Languages in Jamia Millia Islamia University in New Delhi and director Zakir Husain Institute of Islamic Studies in the same University. 2) Muslims in India: Perceptions and Misperceptions, edited by Ishtiyaque Danish About the Book: The book discusses several important issues confronting Muslims in India today, such as Hindutva attacks on Islam, the supposed high population growth among Indian Muslims, the issue of terrorism and Muslims and the media in India. Ishtiyaque Danish is a reader in the Department of Islamic Studies in Jamia Hamdard University, New Delhi and heads the Centre for Studies on Indian Muslims in the same University. June 2005, Hard bound pp. 168, Price Rs 400 (India), US$ 20 (Elsewhere) 3) Islam in Pakistan??s Foreign Policy, by S. A. M. Pasha This work seeks to assess the foreign policy of Pakistan till the end of the Zia regime. for the period spanning the formative years, and the Bhutto and Zia regimes. In the last few years religion has been used by some states to promote their foreign policy objectives. Islam has acquired a prominence in this regard, which is both fascinating and frightening. The most interesting use of Islam has been made in Pakistan over the years. This work makes an attempt to tell that story with objectivity. Dr SAM Pasha is a reader in the department of Political Science in the Jamia Millia Islamia University and is (hon.) deputy director of the Centre for West Asian Studies in the same university. June 2005, Hard Bound, Pp 256, Price Rs 600 (India) US$ 30 (Elsewhere) For procuring the above books please contact Global Media Publications J-51 A, Ist Floor, AFE, Jamia Nagar Okhla, New Delhi-110025, India Tel-011-55666830, 9818327757 E-mail: mail@... ------- |
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