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Will India get the $1-billion university


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Raj Kumar
University
by Raj Kumar on Mar 15, 2009 11:34 PM

If the plan is really for philanthropic purposes without any ifs and buts attached to it then it is commendable.I've never heard of a plan like this before in india where someone thought of a university of this size and magnitude.India, for its grand history of having the world's first university at nalanda deserves a university of this size atleast now.And as far as the detractors are concerned, no great deed in the history of mankind has been achieved without criticism and obstacles, and in india, ever since independence,every single project has faced all kinds of problems.In other words, we will remain like this if we dont have bigger ambitions and to acheive those ambitions, these obstacles need to be faced.As swami vivekananda said,"we need people with nerves of steel and gigantic will to aim for and achieve the glory for our nation" and i hope Mr Agarwal is capable of achieving his ambition for the sake of our country.

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vivek pandey
Inspiration to others
by vivek pandey on Mar 15, 2009 10:42 PM

If this happens, it will inspires others to do so in the country especially who ranked no.1,3...... in terms of money.

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George Mankottil
Private University
by George Mankottil on Mar 15, 2009 10:19 PM

Blessed are the people of the state that gets this opportunity. We should welcome such grand projects promoted by the socially awakened and generous people? They can only raise the standard of education and if the dont they will have a natural death. Why do so many people go out of India for higher education? Just because they think that is a better option - even after considering the much higher costs.
A bigger land area is required for properly planned accommodation and atmosphere to be provided to the residents (staff and students and others required by this huge establishment).
Let us encourage and cooperate with such entrepreneurs than scaring them away.
May God bless him and his project. Best wishes.

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ISFANDIAR HOSAINPUR
Will India get the $1-billion university
by ISFANDIAR HOSAINPUR on Mar 15, 2009 09:30 PM

indian government and state governments are keep reducing the budget for education.
new townships in every city is totaly deprived of government attention.
all private schools are thriving. very poor quality education at very high cost

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harishanker
Vedanta's University
by harishanker on Mar 15, 2009 08:31 PM  | Hide replies

Orissa is a poor state. Such an University would develop Orissa beyond its wildest dreams. What have the tribal leaders done except make money and kept their people in the stone age ?

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gaurav jit
Re: Vedanta's University
by gaurav jit on Mar 15, 2009 09:35 PM
who said orissa is poor is a fool..
orissa has an investment of rs300000 crores,which is much beyond ur thinking.orissa is a ore rich state and can neve b poor..though some of its politicians have made it poor..the rich r richer here,,n poor r poorer....and bout the students of orissa,,they r at par with other students 4m other states or else u can say they r a bit ahead,,they r hard working...u can see that btech students in orissa get much better placements as compares 2 their counterpats in wb,karnataka,up etc etc..

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Peace
Re: Vedanta's University
by Peace on Mar 15, 2009 10:14 PM
I partially agree with you. There is no point to produce who looks west for salary??

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Shake Abdullah
Re: Vedanta's University
by Shake Abdullah on Mar 15, 2009 09:10 PM
Keep dreaming ...

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Pramod Srivastava
Optimism with Caution
by Pramod Srivastava on Mar 15, 2009 08:10 PM  | Hide replies

Dear Readers,
As such the news item is heartening.
Let us analyze:
A.Strength
1. Govt. is supportive of Education Sector. 2. This project is funded by very big Industrial House 3. This is going to be a multi-dimensional University. 4. This university will have international academic linkage. 5. Project itself is a very ambitious.
B.Weakness
1. Tag of Pvt. University may be disliked by some section of Politics. 2. General Public, itself, may be averse to Privatization of Education. 3. Tag of Businessman setting up a university, itself creates anxiety. 4. Very high fee structure for courses. 5. Mixing of Business and Education is perceived. 6. Poor Meritorious students may not get education in this university. 7. University will have to create its own image from Scratch.
C. Opportunity
1. Orissa will come on International map. 2. It will generate a lot of Employment Opportunity. Direct and indirect. 3. This project have the potential to uplift the socio-economic conditions of the nearby districts.
4. Lot of smart and useful Students will be churned. 5. University may turn into Oxford of India. 6. Other states may also vie for such ambitious project.
D. Threats
1. Lot of hue and cry over land deals. 2. It may turn whole education sector into pure Business. 3. Funding may not come properly. 4. Competitor of Vedanta, may try to derail the project.

Overall, our Orissa will have get a Strong Positive Identity. Great King Ashoka Priyadarshini, will be smiling.

Regards,


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ContraView
Re: Optimism with Caution
by ContraView on Mar 15, 2009 09:21 PM
Good efforts dude!

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darkblueglasses
what a waste
by darkblueglasses on Mar 15, 2009 07:43 PM  | Hide replies

1 billion dollars
same as 50 billion rupees
thats 50,000,000,000
in indian system 5000,00,00,000
5000 crore rupees!

what a waste on a university that would create talent for the west...

with that kind of money we can guarantee basic education to all the people

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SwordFish
Re: what a waste
by SwordFish on Mar 15, 2009 08:35 PM
U r pathetic.... Do u know that more than 60k students go to US every year, and there by contributing to their economy. If we have some very good university we can stop atleast a few thousand of these bright brains. The main reason for them to go to other countries is that there is no opportunity for these students here. In western countries university is where research goes on, it funded by the governemnt and pvt companies. Here university is simply churning out degrees which doesnt make the people employable. That is y IT companies hire student and give them training to make them employable.


Starting of these kind of universities will definitely change this condition and influence other universities to be competitive.

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darkblueglasses
Re: Re: what a waste
by darkblueglasses on Mar 15, 2009 08:56 PM
you beggar, why did you get personal with me? you could have said what you wanted to say decently..... you must be a OBC slumdog who get benefit out of reserevations... you loser

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Peace
Re: Re: Re: what a waste
by Peace on Mar 15, 2009 10:15 PM
is slumdog word added in oxford dic yet ?

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satya pal
one billion university
by satya pal on Mar 15, 2009 07:35 PM  | Hide replies

let some one do good to our country.only mr.agarwal is willing to do.tata and ambani's are not doing any thing on this side.orissa is the right choice.north is very cold.

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shyam s
Re: one billion university
by shyam s on Mar 15, 2009 08:07 PM
What about Indian Institute of Science set up by the late Jamsetji Tata in 1909 (In fact, this is the centenary year)? What about Tata institute of Fundamental Research? What about Tata Institute of Social Science?



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anirban bandyopadhyay
Can we give 1$ from our pocket????
by anirban bandyopadhyay on Mar 15, 2009 07:31 PM  | Hide replies


We indian's know how to find faults in every attempt and do something bad to it.

Those idiots in this board who are opposing, never did anything creative in their own life, I can bet, they are just parasites...

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anotherdumb indian
Re: Can we give 1$ from our pocket????
by anotherdumb indian on Mar 15, 2009 07:44 PM
u got fooled dear brother.
u really think he wants to do good ?
u r like a naive schoolbaby . all businessmans
are crooks and only want money

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Siddique Ansari
Re: Re: Can we give 1$ from our pocket????
by Siddique Ansari on Mar 15, 2009 08:00 PM
Are you naive enough to believe that businesses are run for charity? Education is a big business world over, including our own dear country. Any number of our well-greased parents are exporting their wards for study abroad in colleges that charge hefty fees. So what is wrong having a similar institution in Orissa. At least the money will remain largely in Indian hands. It is really dumb to oppose just for the sake of opposition, without understanding ABC of the project.

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