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October) was disappointing. views that there is urgent need to
In my knowledge and opinion, address the mounting learning loss
there are many unsung heroes in suffered by children in the over
education with inspirational success 60-weeks campus lockdown by de-
stories and Prof. Raj Kumar’s story claring Internet connectivity a public
does not even come close. I am sur- utility like electricity and water sup-
prised that an education magazine of ply. I also urge Educ ationW orld to
two decades standing dedicated not explore the ground situation in other
just the cover page but also sev- metro cities.
eral inside pages to his life history, K arthik R avishank ar on E-MAIL
including details about his wife and
family. It’s time your magazine got
back on track! Learning loss challenge
H imaj a N aidu ‘LEARNING LOSS nonchalance’
HYDERABAD (Education News, EW October)
that cites data from the Pratham
A
OCTOBER 2021 Education Foundation’s S ER 2 0 2 0
Laudable patriotism K arnatak a R ural R ep ort establishes
THANK YOU for the well-written what experts have feared all along
and motivating cover story on the since the Covid-prompted mass
Extraordinary Dr. Kumar “extraordinary” Dr. C. Raj Kumar, schools’ closure in March 2020.
CONGRATULATIONS FOR the vice chancellor of O.P. Jindal Global I am a government school teacher.
inspirational success story ‘The very University (EW October). His single- Despite our best efforts to remain
extraordinary Prof. Raj Kumar’ (EW minded dedication to building a connected with students, I must
October), a welcome departure from world-class university is laudable admit we failed to do justice in terms
routine EW cover features. This and inspiring. of quality of education imparted. The
visionary educator dared to dream I especially want to congratu- A S ER report rightly states that we
of establishing India’s first global late him for his nationalism and need much more than mere bridge
university, and how! I applaud his patriotism to return to India and courses to restore learners’ loss of
grit, determination and extraordi- contribute to education development learning.
nary project conceptualisation and of this country, even as many of his Clearly this is an issue that must
management capabilities. contemporaries decided to remain be addressed jointly by the govern-
It’s amazing to read how over and teach abroad. After his educa- ment and education institutions. The
the past 12 years since admitting its tion at Oxford and Harvard, he could sooner the better!
first batch of 100 students, the O.P. well have landed a comfy highly-paid S ahadev A varsek ar
Jindal Global University in rural job in US academia. That he chose to PUNE
Haryana has grown to attract 8,200 return to India to put his blue-chip
students mentored by 900 highly education to good use is reflective of
qualified faculty including 100 full- his loyalty for this country. We need Welcome initiative
time international faculty from 41 more people like him. I READ with interest ‘Patriotism cur-
countries. This is an indication of the T. S ury a K umar riculum gambit’ (Education News,
high education standards maintained CHENNAI EW October) about the Delhi state
by this liberal arts institution under government introducing a deshb -
Prof. Raj Kumar’s able leadership. hak ti curriculum in all its schools
May his tribe increase! Public utility call with the objective of developing self-
A dithi A nanda TO READ about the digital divide in awareness, ethical social behaviour
CHENNAI India’s much-hyped Silicon Val- and social and civic responsibility.
ley known for its transformative IT This is a welcome initiative that
revolution in your special report other states could emulate provided
Not so extraordinary ‘IT capital’s shocking digital educa- an independent committee of experts

I AM A regular reader of Educ ation- tion divide’ (EW October) was truly with no political affiliations or agen-
W orld and follow with great inter- a shocking revelation. I shudder to da, objectively frames the curriculum
est your lead education features. think of the extent of disparity in tier before implementation.
However your cover story ‘The very II and III cities. S reemoy ee Chatterj ee
extraordinary Prof. Raj Kumar’ (EW I agree with Nooraine Fazal’s KOLKATA

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