FW: a book on CSS

[Gita Dewan Verma]

>From: Madan Jha <madan.jha at wolfson.oxford.ac.uk>
>To: purplepapaya36 at hotmail.com
>Subject: a book on CSS
>Date: Tue, 20 Jan 2004 04:32:48 +0000 (GMT)
>
>Dear Geeta Diwan
>We met in Ashok's seminar on common schools. I also got a chance to look at 
>your book 'slumming India'. You may be aware that under Chinese compulsory 
>education law there is a provision which says, 'Facilities for compulusory 
>education shall be included for construction and development of both urban 
>and rural areas.'
>Recently, I went around Dwarka- a city of the 21st century...excellent 
>private school buildings are coming up...roads, waters upply etc. are 
>coming up as a part of infrastructure being done by the 
>developers/DDA...but no thought of incluidng school building for imparting 
>'free and comlusory education' as a part of the infrastructre!
>It is presumed that all will go to private schools and pay huge fees (there 
>are very few govt. school buidlings, to keep the record correct) but that 
>is not going to happen ...there will be domestic service providers and so 
>many people doing odd job to keep the rich and famous comfortable...their 
>children,
>where they would go? obviousyl to EGS/AE/learning centres and would have
>'contextual and innovative learnings' thanks to NGOs and funders!! so where 
>are we?
>
>I am propsing a book on the common school system..with eminent 
>contributors..on its various aspects? Would you like to be one? You could 
>perhaps suggest the title, the no. of words and the time you would like..
>the proceeds of the book would be spent on advocay for the CSS in 
>consulation with the contributors/authors.
>looking forward to your support!
>regards
>madan
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