There have been constant attempts to destabilise campuses in India. Take the suicides of Rohith Vemula, Payal Thadvi, Fathima Latheef or BHU protest for instance.
JNU is more than Kanhaiya or Shehla. But the university, which stood for diversity and democracy, has been unmade, in TV debates, in toxic tweets and casual chatter.
CPM is facing existential crisis but it’s worried about dogma-driven approach to Congress rather than survival. That’s the debate at party’s 3-day meeting.
As devastated farmers begin to come to terms with the fallout, 4 lakh hectares of land under paddy cultivation across state is flooded. Punjab is among the biggest contributors to PDS.
New Delhi: Army chief General Upendra Dwivedi has strongly backed the idea of theaterisation, saying it is inevitable and the need of the hour.
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In its toughest time in decades because of floods, Punjab would’ve expected PM Modi to visit. If he has the time for a Bihar tour, why not a short visit to next-door Punjab?
As a 74-year old admirer of Sri. Yogendraji, I am happy that he is showing signs of maturity. The left was drunk with its perceived “global power”, thanks to the ceaseless propaganda by the ‘mighty’ Soviet Union and the PRC. The former was shattered by the relentless anti-communist stance of the USA and the “Thachered” U.K.; the latter by Kissinger-inspired creation of ‘PRC’ as a profit-seeking communist country. Understandably, the young Jhola-wearing Yadav was repelled by that. He, however, had failed to see the larger picture: if the current flavour of ‘winner takes all’ – ‘trickle-down’ economic approach, that is sacrificing the individuals for fattening ‘the state’ has to be changed, we need a left with a human face creating a society whose members will not be referred to by their ‘cell numbers’ and which can balance welfare economics with entrepreneurial wealth creation (and not the unabashed wealth accumulation’ that passes for growth. Shri Yogendra and men like him will have to be the social, cultural and conceptual bridges to these apparently contradictory processes.
Thanks to yogendra yadav for a valuable write up assessing & analysing the sociopolitical situation emerged in our country which needs a deep thinking by all so that the country could move in a proper direction to come out of the crisis ahead. Thinkers & activists of all shades and colours must come together to sit & discuss the ways & means to protect the essence of our constitution soas to strengthen our democratic setup.
Assuming that the theory that Modi and gang did order the goons to enter campus and facilitated through admin, police and management is true, why would they want to settle scores only in this campus. Is it because it’s a juggernaut of campuses.
Such events have happened in the past in common man campuses when there is ego clashes between student leaders -( left right or center) and one or more disturbed leader groups engages external people.
and police was present but did nothing? cameras were rolling but goons were still brazen? sympathisers gathered but were not allowed to enter – by police? victims were blamed? the home-minister instigated the riot? and most importantly, no arrests were made even days later although there is plenty of evidence? come one, don’t be naive.
So I guess that, getting a bloody eye while trying to cause a stir outside the JNU campus and then playing the victim, got Yogendra Yadav the seven minutes of fame and an oped in ‘The Print’. Well done Yogendra Yadav well done??. Living of the breadcrumbs of radical leftist agitation given your failure in politics is still a living at the end of the day.
Being a bottom feeder really suits you?.
No Mr yogendra Yadav u are die hard communist anti hindu and pro Islamist . Marxists of jnu are supporters of balkanisation of India they must be severo dealt with.they are supporters of anti anti and anti hindu forces.,who seek to destabilise India from within
with minimum corrections, it should read: “JNU should be cleansed of its VC for the purpose of making Bharat shine”
never use “for the purpose of … to” – in most constructions, one of them would suffice. you could have therefore also written:” JNU should be cleansed of its vc to make Bharat shine” – much better since more compact. the sentence is still weird but if you replace “vc” by “dirt”, in this case synonyms, it reads fine.
No ,. Mr yadav you have bee n initiated and lived long enough into an environment charged with Marxism. But we feel it is almost impossible to find a true and honest Marxist nowadays. What we see nowadays are all pseudo leftists trying to get into civil services or politics . We citizens cannot allow tukde tukde gang or insult to our deities , so the campus running with our money must be made free from such elements and we citizens expect Modiji do this . The corrective measures may not be foolproof but at least intentions should not be questioned .
He needs to stop pretending. He always let people know that he was from JNU. He is also part of the left wing crowd, just not the ML one. He wants to be taken as an intellectual. At the same time he wants to be a politician and enjoy the perks of power. So everything that he writes is tainted by his desire to position his opinion for the sake of his politics. So what we get is vacuous articles such as this – where is wants to benefit from an association with JNU students cause célebre and still distance himself from it’s politics. If only he would end this hypocrisy he would get much farther in his ambitions.
Well written. I have studied in a central university and have seen the tyranny of the Leftists. A handful of lumpen elements in the garb of ideology hold the entire university to ransom. The majority are too scared to even protest. On top of it is the threat – you are with us or against us. Eighty percent of students are bothered about doing well in the exams and getting a decent job. No one seems to be bothered about them. The first and foremost duty of the students is to study not engage in politics. And the students of the social sciences and humanities are the most politicised. In the job market organizations have a poor opinion of students of these streams. And activism whether of the Left or the Right shouldn’t affect the normal functioning of the university. The stakes are high. All political parties are fishing in troubled waters. Central Universities are losing credibility because of this. And the left has its own agenda. Students and teachers of a handful of states are at the forefront of the trouble. Clearly this must stop.
When film stars, who expose their cleavage,breast,thigh,buttocks for money are presented as intellectual or role model or idol by leftist then make it sure that end is not far off.
When a film stars who expose their cleavage,breast,thigh,buttocks for money is presented as intellectual or role model or idol by leftist then make it sure that end is not far off.
In JNU there is freedom of new type.You can free so long as you are leftist.The Rss and bjp are hated to core.The hate is so intense that Modi and Shah are hated and compared to Hitlar.God forbid if left comes to power they will not allow freedom to breath let alone abuse thier comrades or communist head.
Look at Leftist ideologue China.
These leftist students are crying aboyt Azaadi / freedom/democracy.
Forget about democracy when they cime to power.
They will not allow people to become rich because they want mobs to protest.
During present rule there is full Azaadi everywhere.
You can call your rulers anything under the sun and escape because the left leaders have give them protection.
CAA is important, etc are important.Must be discussed sanely.
Extreme Right or extreme Left, nothing is in compliance with the nation or its real norms. JNU is the no. 1 Central University which has been transformed into a battlefield since 5 yrs. I can’t remember when was the last time, in 90s,we saw such a scenario in an Indian university. Bizarre and displeased.
guess what happned 5 years ago that ultimately transformed an agitation agaist anti-student policies of UGC to the death of a dalit student, false charges agaist leftist students, disappearence of a muslim student and finally increasing brutality of police and goons ?? guess what happned 5 yers ago in 2014?
Congress mukt bharat became a reality in 2014. And it will surely be one day. 2024 is BJP’s. Far right is what India needs right now. Not commies
kya guna kiya hai india ki aap aisa amangal bat kar rahe ho?
Tavleen Singh in IE wrote , we have a new elite , she characterized the new elite with some adjectives prime among them being them being their hatred for the old elite ( read English speaking Khan market gang).Now the new elite since they have supplanted the old almost decisively in power structure , now the time is for ushering in new ideas to replace the old . No force on earth can stop an idea whose time has come so said Hugo .Secularism , English education ,JNU , agnosticism and everything Nehru stood for, evicted and banished forever is the new idea. Whatever one may think about the intentions of these new elite , one has to admire the single minded purpose with which they are going about dismantling the old hierarchies . I for one would like to see more democracy in the grand old party of India even if those who claim to remove the dynasty themselves are no less dynasts with father at home in national politics and the son playing cricket and ball with his fathers power . that reminds me of the quote the more things change the more they remain the same .
Dear Yogendra, thank you for articulating the thought of many – leftist by instinct but individualist by temperament, many of us had chosen not to mix with the traditional left, being either out of politics totally or doing independent politics. The current BJP has of course changed all that. Now Marxists are turning to Gandhi and Gandhians are standing up for the Marxists. Cynics and recluses are out on the street sloganeering with “hindustani musalmans”. And all are saying “Jai Bhim” as well as “Jai Hind”. Hamari ekta zindabad. may we never forget the difference between friendly divergence and deadly hatred.
Realisation at last ? Marxism teaches to become a man, a man with all aspects of life.Marxism is not dogma! Marxism comes for the people, from the people and by the people,Sir.Your distance from Marxism( perdon me, not Indian left parties) was a wrong assessment by you,Sir.So long the people’s movement is there, oppression is there, have nots are there— Marxism will flourish!!
What I find most troubling is this complete aversion not just to dissent but to intellect. A vast inferiority complex, an inability to compete with the best minds. Just how many intellectuals did the Nehru – Gandhi family give Rajya Sabha memberships, Padma Bhushans, lucrative Board memberships to ? Consider the initial choice of HRD minister. I have never visited JNU, know hardly anyone who has studied there, am not a Leftist by any stretch of the imagination. Actually am grateful to the current dispensation for making me aware that such a fine educational institution exists in the country. It should have been led by a VC of national stature. The assault – first emotional, now physical – on JNU is completely unwarranted. Will add to a growing pile of instances of poor judgment.
If Yogendra Yadav cannot stand clannishness of any kind, why he is carrying the tag of Yadav in his name.
As a 74-year old admirer of Sri. Yogendraji, I am happy that he is showing signs of maturity. The left was drunk with its perceived “global power”, thanks to the ceaseless propaganda by the ‘mighty’ Soviet Union and the PRC. The former was shattered by the relentless anti-communist stance of the USA and the “Thachered” U.K.; the latter by Kissinger-inspired creation of ‘PRC’ as a profit-seeking communist country. Understandably, the young Jhola-wearing Yadav was repelled by that. He, however, had failed to see the larger picture: if the current flavour of ‘winner takes all’ – ‘trickle-down’ economic approach, that is sacrificing the individuals for fattening ‘the state’ has to be changed, we need a left with a human face creating a society whose members will not be referred to by their ‘cell numbers’ and which can balance welfare economics with entrepreneurial wealth creation (and not the unabashed wealth accumulation’ that passes for growth. Shri Yogendra and men like him will have to be the social, cultural and conceptual bridges to these apparently contradictory processes.
Thanks to yogendra yadav for a valuable write up assessing & analysing the sociopolitical situation emerged in our country which needs a deep thinking by all so that the country could move in a proper direction to come out of the crisis ahead. Thinkers & activists of all shades and colours must come together to sit & discuss the ways & means to protect the essence of our constitution soas to strengthen our democratic setup.
Shekhar Ji, atleast now realise and Stop your bhakti of Modi. Wake up.
Yawnn..not read article but just commenting on failed political pundits..never won election but talks about how to win election…
Assuming that the theory that Modi and gang did order the goons to enter campus and facilitated through admin, police and management is true, why would they want to settle scores only in this campus. Is it because it’s a juggernaut of campuses.
Such events have happened in the past in common man campuses when there is ego clashes between student leaders -( left right or center) and one or more disturbed leader groups engages external people.
and police was present but did nothing? cameras were rolling but goons were still brazen? sympathisers gathered but were not allowed to enter – by police? victims were blamed? the home-minister instigated the riot? and most importantly, no arrests were made even days later although there is plenty of evidence? come one, don’t be naive.
So I guess that, getting a bloody eye while trying to cause a stir outside the JNU campus and then playing the victim, got Yogendra Yadav the seven minutes of fame and an oped in ‘The Print’. Well done Yogendra Yadav well done??. Living of the breadcrumbs of radical leftist agitation given your failure in politics is still a living at the end of the day.
Being a bottom feeder really suits you?.
No Mr yogendra Yadav u are die hard communist anti hindu and pro Islamist . Marxists of jnu are supporters of balkanisation of India they must be severo dealt with.they are supporters of anti anti and anti hindu forces.,who seek to destabilise India from within
Jnu should be cleaned right from students to vc for the purpose of Bharat to shine
with minimum corrections, it should read: “JNU should be cleansed of its VC for the purpose of making Bharat shine”
never use “for the purpose of … to” – in most constructions, one of them would suffice. you could have therefore also written:” JNU should be cleansed of its vc to make Bharat shine” – much better since more compact. the sentence is still weird but if you replace “vc” by “dirt”, in this case synonyms, it reads fine.
No ,. Mr yadav you have bee n initiated and lived long enough into an environment charged with Marxism. But we feel it is almost impossible to find a true and honest Marxist nowadays. What we see nowadays are all pseudo leftists trying to get into civil services or politics . We citizens cannot allow tukde tukde gang or insult to our deities , so the campus running with our money must be made free from such elements and we citizens expect Modiji do this . The corrective measures may not be foolproof but at least intentions should not be questioned .
He needs to stop pretending. He always let people know that he was from JNU. He is also part of the left wing crowd, just not the ML one. He wants to be taken as an intellectual. At the same time he wants to be a politician and enjoy the perks of power. So everything that he writes is tainted by his desire to position his opinion for the sake of his politics. So what we get is vacuous articles such as this – where is wants to benefit from an association with JNU students cause célebre and still distance himself from it’s politics. If only he would end this hypocrisy he would get much farther in his ambitions.
Rights are always wrong in every way.
Well written. I have studied in a central university and have seen the tyranny of the Leftists. A handful of lumpen elements in the garb of ideology hold the entire university to ransom. The majority are too scared to even protest. On top of it is the threat – you are with us or against us. Eighty percent of students are bothered about doing well in the exams and getting a decent job. No one seems to be bothered about them. The first and foremost duty of the students is to study not engage in politics. And the students of the social sciences and humanities are the most politicised. In the job market organizations have a poor opinion of students of these streams. And activism whether of the Left or the Right shouldn’t affect the normal functioning of the university. The stakes are high. All political parties are fishing in troubled waters. Central Universities are losing credibility because of this. And the left has its own agenda. Students and teachers of a handful of states are at the forefront of the trouble. Clearly this must stop.
When film stars, who expose their cleavage,breast,thigh,buttocks for money are presented as intellectual or role model or idol by leftist then make it sure that end is not far off.
Excellent.
When a film stars who expose their cleavage,breast,thigh,buttocks for money is presented as intellectual or role model or idol by leftist then make it sure that end is not far off.
What is it about Shri Yogendra Yadav, a dodgy academic and failed politician that he gets so much free publicity in our media?
In JNU there is freedom of new type.You can free so long as you are leftist.The Rss and bjp are hated to core.The hate is so intense that Modi and Shah are hated and compared to Hitlar.God forbid if left comes to power they will not allow freedom to breath let alone abuse thier comrades or communist head.
Look at Leftist ideologue China.
These leftist students are crying aboyt Azaadi / freedom/democracy.
Forget about democracy when they cime to power.
They will not allow people to become rich because they want mobs to protest.
During present rule there is full Azaadi everywhere.
You can call your rulers anything under the sun and escape because the left leaders have give them protection.
CAA is important, etc are important.Must be discussed sanely.
Extreme Right or extreme Left, nothing is in compliance with the nation or its real norms. JNU is the no. 1 Central University which has been transformed into a battlefield since 5 yrs. I can’t remember when was the last time, in 90s,we saw such a scenario in an Indian university. Bizarre and displeased.
guess what happned 5 years ago that ultimately transformed an agitation agaist anti-student policies of UGC to the death of a dalit student, false charges agaist leftist students, disappearence of a muslim student and finally increasing brutality of police and goons ?? guess what happned 5 yers ago in 2014?
Congress mukt bharat became a reality in 2014. And it will surely be one day. 2024 is BJP’s. Far right is what India needs right now. Not commies
kya guna kiya hai india ki aap aisa amangal bat kar rahe ho?
Tavleen Singh in IE wrote , we have a new elite , she characterized the new elite with some adjectives prime among them being them being their hatred for the old elite ( read English speaking Khan market gang).Now the new elite since they have supplanted the old almost decisively in power structure , now the time is for ushering in new ideas to replace the old . No force on earth can stop an idea whose time has come so said Hugo .Secularism , English education ,JNU , agnosticism and everything Nehru stood for, evicted and banished forever is the new idea. Whatever one may think about the intentions of these new elite , one has to admire the single minded purpose with which they are going about dismantling the old hierarchies . I for one would like to see more democracy in the grand old party of India even if those who claim to remove the dynasty themselves are no less dynasts with father at home in national politics and the son playing cricket and ball with his fathers power . that reminds me of the quote the more things change the more they remain the same .
Dear Yogendra, thank you for articulating the thought of many – leftist by instinct but individualist by temperament, many of us had chosen not to mix with the traditional left, being either out of politics totally or doing independent politics. The current BJP has of course changed all that. Now Marxists are turning to Gandhi and Gandhians are standing up for the Marxists. Cynics and recluses are out on the street sloganeering with “hindustani musalmans”. And all are saying “Jai Bhim” as well as “Jai Hind”. Hamari ekta zindabad. may we never forget the difference between friendly divergence and deadly hatred.
Realisation at last ? Marxism teaches to become a man, a man with all aspects of life.Marxism is not dogma! Marxism comes for the people, from the people and by the people,Sir.Your distance from Marxism( perdon me, not Indian left parties) was a wrong assessment by you,Sir.So long the people’s movement is there, oppression is there, have nots are there— Marxism will flourish!!
Translation -“congress, please give me a seat”
Opportunistic
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What I find most troubling is this complete aversion not just to dissent but to intellect. A vast inferiority complex, an inability to compete with the best minds. Just how many intellectuals did the Nehru – Gandhi family give Rajya Sabha memberships, Padma Bhushans, lucrative Board memberships to ? Consider the initial choice of HRD minister. I have never visited JNU, know hardly anyone who has studied there, am not a Leftist by any stretch of the imagination. Actually am grateful to the current dispensation for making me aware that such a fine educational institution exists in the country. It should have been led by a VC of national stature. The assault – first emotional, now physical – on JNU is completely unwarranted. Will add to a growing pile of instances of poor judgment.