bengalis like to teach,it can still be done if some well meaning Bengali takes over control.Amartya sen is a good choice but he is now old and lacks the energy level. Initiative has to be taken by the WB govt,they should not expect any help from KapilSibbal
During the time of Tagore famous politicians like Samuel Montague ( British Foreign Minister), Ramsey Macdonald ( British Prime Minister),came to Santi Niketan to teach. These kind of people do not exist.
Thus, Viswa Bharati should advertise for its senior posts and for professor internationally and pay international salary ( like some Chinese Universities); then only it can be international.
Why there is no Russ Bhavan, when Russia is our eternal friend, and only in Russian language the entire works of Tagore was translated ( as instructed by Stalin to poet Anna Akhmatova)??
Re: Russ Bhavan
by Chunilal on Sep 09, 2012 01:11 PM
and being in russia I can say they r the second most racist country, ofcourse next to India. So yes in that way India and Russia are close.
Re: Re: Russ Bhavan
by Dipak Bose on Sep 09, 2012 05:03 PM
No other country did so much as USSR and russia did. How do you get the chance to go to russia? Only the South Indians with India government scholarship or rich Indian who cannot get admission to any Indian universities to study medicines now-a-days can to Russia. This is the reason of very bad quality students from India, Russians may have very low opinion regarding Indian students.
Otherwise I have always received good receptions from the Russians, much much better than what I have received from the British or Americans.
Re: Re: Re: Russ Bhavan
by Chunilal on Sep 14, 2012 09:30 AM
I live in Europe and travel a lot. All i can say, go to russia to see how racist they r. also i have friends from countries like poland who showed me how bad russia is. do u know all current problems with economy started because nehru following russian model?
I think we know, how things go bad if you put an Economists at the helm. Also, I think Amartya Sen has become more capitalist. I would root for Dalai Lama, instead to become its chair.
When we were given freedom, we all perhaps said to ourselves, we will build our nation a place \'where the mind is without fear and the head is held high....\' But soon we forgot everything .... even our hero whom Father of the nation, Gandhiji used to call \'Gurudev\'. The concerned brought to the fore in \'the world no longer calls at Tagore\'s Visva Bharati\' tells a very pathetic tale of such a plce which was founded perhaps by the nobel laureate with a vision to provide a place \'Where tireless striving stretches its arms towards perfection. Let us pledge to resurrect the legacy and offer a tribute to this selflees \'Gurudev\'.
Re: restoration of legacy
by kaushik datta on Sep 09, 2012 12:29 PM
100% True Sir...Lets strive to save the legacy. Hope Govt. of India also do something.
Re: Re: restoration of legacy
by ravi thawani on Sep 19, 2012 07:21 AM
I really dont have clue what the discussion is about. But, friends do not except anything from the Govt. of India. Those guys are busy making money before there term ends.
When we were given freedom, we all perhaps said to ourselves, we will build our nation a place 'where the mind is without fear and the head is held high....' But soon we forgot everything .... even our hero whom Father of the nation, Gandhiji used to call 'Gurudev'. The concerned brought to the fore in 'the world no longer calls at Tagore's Visva Bharati' tells a very pathetic tale of such a plce which was founded perhaps by the nobel laureate with a vision to provide a place 'Where tireless striving stretches its arms towards perfection. Let us pledge to resurrect the legacy and offer a tribute to this selflees 'Gurudev'.
