Students’ bodies push for introduction of Anthropology in State-run colleges ITANAGAR, Jun 12: A joint meeting of the Arunachal Anthropological Forum (AAF), All Arunachal Pradesh Students’ Union (AAPSU) and North East Students’ Organisation (NESO) was held today at Rajiv Gandhi University (RGU) to discuss the matter related to introduction of Anthropology subject in undergraduate courses of govt colleges in Arunachal Pradesh. While stating that AAF has long been demanding for establishment of Anthropology Department in all the govt colleges of the State but the govt failed to understand the plight of Anthropology students, the Forum chairperson Ratna Tayeng urged the AAPSU and NESO leadership to take necessary step to place the legitimate issue before the GoAP so as to introduce the subject at earliest in colleges like JNC, Pasighat, DNGC, Itanagar, IGGC, Tezu to fulfill the aspirations of students. He further stressed on the urgency to create many posts for Anthropology students in govt departments like Art & Culture, Research, Museum, Social Welfare, Health, Tourism, Handloom & Handicrafts and Industries. RGUSU president Tassar Anung highlighted the degrading social issues such as corruption, problems related to development, religious transformation of Arunachalee society, etc and said all these issues need to be studied anthropologically. Former RGUSU president Tao Abo urged the AAPSU team to shoulder the demand of AAF as a responsibility towards state building and said it is a blunder on the part of the govt not to heed the significance of the subject. AAPSU president Kamta Lapung assured the AAF that the apex students’ body is ready to support and cooperate in every possible way on the issue. He asked the govt where it would accommodate the Anthropology students who passed out from RGU since 2001. He said that Anthropology is the right subject in terms of human resources to be introduced in all the colleges of Arunachal Pradesh. He assured to put the issue properly once the proper strategy is drawn out between AAF and AAPSU. AAPSU general secretary Biru Nasi while supporting the issues raised by AAF said the policy-planners of the State need to understand the importance of such a human-centric discipline. He also pointed out the necessity to popularize the subject before the people to make them felt the need of the subject in a tribal state like Arunachal Pradesh. The meeting was also attended by the members of RGU Research Scholars’ Forum, among others. Source: The Echo of Arunachal (Dated 13/06/2013), echoofarunachal
Posted on: Thu, 13 Jun 2013 03:50:54 +0000
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