In the first part of the writeup, we had seen how the RTE Act was constructed to ensure complete autonomy to minority educational institutions with regard to admission of students. In this part, we will attempt to decipher how the RTE Act aims to achieve the same with regard to administration of the institutions. Unlike... Continue Reading →
The Design of RTE – Part I
I would strongly recommend reading this article by Realitycheck India as compulsory reading before you venture further down this article. There were two distinct parts to the RTE agenda that was pursued by the IOI brigade Admission of students into minority educational institutions Administration of the minority educational institutions In this part, I hope to... Continue Reading →
Article 29(2) of the Indian Constitution – The Genesis and Purport
A look at how Article 29(2) of the Indian Constitution took shape gives some great insights into the intention that the Authors of our Constitution had, in providing certain protection for the minorities. This is of interest to us given how the sectarian laws in education are taking shape in India today. RTE - being... Continue Reading →