[Reader-list] Save Bandhyali School

[Vijender chauhan]

From: anupam pachauri <anupam.pachauri at gmail.com>
Date: Jan 2, 2006 1:04 AM
Subject: Save Bandhyali School
To: apachauri at gmail.com


Dear Friends,
Sorry if it is being cross posted

Am enclosing an appeal from Rohit Dhankar to save Digantar's (Jaipur)
Bandhyali school which is run for the marginalised children.

Please go to this link to sign petition: Please read and sign the petition at:
http://new.PetitionOnline.com/Digantar/petition.html

Am also giving several other links which bring out more about the issue.

Join Protest Demonstration at Rajasthan House on Jan 3rd

A meeting of educationists, students , teachers and social activists
was held at ANHAD on 20 December, 2005 to oppose the move of thew JDA
to demolish BANDHIYALI SCHOOL. It was decided that a protest
demonstration would be held at the Rajasthan House on 3 January , 2005
at 12 pm .
It was also noted that the Jaipur High Court has fixed 9 january, 2006
as the next date of hearing of the petition filed by Digantar against
the JDA move. Stay has been extended till 9 January.
Please extend all support
Anupam Pachauri
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From: Rohit Dhankar [mailto: rdhankar at Ricmail.com]
Sent: Friday, December 09, 2005 9:06 AM

Dear Friend,

I am writing this letter in a crisis to enlist your support for
Digantar. Perhaps you are aware that we re running four schools in
outskirts of Jaipur. These schools were originally started under an MHRD
project funded through its scheme for Support to Innovative and
Experimental Programmes. Bandhali School, the name comes from the
largest hamlet close to the school, is the largest and oldest of
existing Digantar schools. It was started in 1992, moved to the present
place in 1993 July and at present has a strength of 225 children, more
than two hundred of them girls. The school is equivalent to an upper
primary school.

On 2nd December 2005, Jaipur Development Authority (JDA) gave a notice
to Digantar to remove the school and vacate the land within three days.
Fortunately the High Court has ordered to maintain status quo till JDA
files its response. To our mind JDA's insistance on removal of the
school would be:

1. a violent disruption of children's right to education,
2. blatant discrimination against Digantar, and
3. destruction of a very good quality school for the marginalized
to favour privatisation of education.

A short document explaining our position is attached. I request you to
please read it. If you think we are wrong in out thinking, and our
insistence on continuing the school is improper in any sense (ethical
and/or legal) please let me know, we will definitely reconsider our
position. But if you agree with me that we are on the right course, both
ethically and legally, please help us save this school. We are
organising a public meeting on 12th December 2005 at Bandhyali school
itself. If you could participate in that it would be really very
helpful. But even if you cannot participate, please write to the
Governor, Chief Minister and Education Minister of Rajasthan as early as
possible. If possible please encourage others to write to the above
mentioned. Their fax numbers are given in the attached appeal titled
Save Bandhyali School.

With best regards

Rohit
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Kabira Speaking: Saving Bandhyali School ( Digantar, Jaipur)
Meanwhile a few kilometers away a NGO called Digantar* is desperately seeking
support to ... Education in Digantar schools is completely free for
children. ...


ashaprinceton : Message: Digantar School...URGENT!!
Here is the update from Digantar. Given below are tel numbers/fax of people ...
notice to the Bandhyali School (run by Digantar Shiksha Evam Khelkud Samiti, ...

[EDUCATION-INDIA] Petition: "Save Bandhyali School ( Digantar, Jaipur)"
PetitionOnline.com/ Digantar/petition.html I request you to spread the word. ...
Through its schools, Digantar offers path-breaking education to children ...


Authorities order demolition of Jaipur school
NDTV.com - New Delhi,India
... that absolute priority must be given to primary education," said
Anil Bordia, former Education Secretary, Government of India and
Chairman, Digantar School. ...


Save Bandhyali School
This blog is intended to track progress of the effort to save Digantar's ...
I am writing this letter in a crisis to enlist your support for Digantar. ...
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Anupam Pachauri
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AP