PUNE: Heads of prominent educational institutions in Pune - including Symbiosis, Maharashtra institute of technology (MIT), Bharti Vidyapeeth, Indira institute and Cummins foundation - have joined hands with other city groups to oppose the Westernised celebration of Valentine’s Day in Pune.

Vidya Yerawadekar, deputy director of Symbiosis; Vishwajeet Kadam, director of Bharti Vidyapeeth; and Rahul Karad, director of MIT school of management; among others, have signed on posters urging the youth to shun Valentine’s Day celebrations and show commitment to Indian culture.

“Why do we need Valentine’s Day,” the posters say in Marathi, urging students not to accept the Valentine’s Day culture and instead celebrate ‘Vasantotsav’, the spring festival.

The posters have been released by Pune cards and gifts association and Tandem, an organisation established by Bharatiya Janata Party activist Sandeep Khardekar, who started an anti-Valentine’s Day movement in 1998. Symbiosis and some other educational institutions, besides former mayor Vandana Chavan, are part of this organisation. Yerawadekar told TNN that Symbiosis was participating in the initiative “because we liked the idea of spreading Indianness among students.”

She said it was necessary for Symbiosis to participate in this initiative as a large number of students from her institute participated in celebrations like the Westernised form of V-Day.

At a press conference on Monday, the Pune cards and gifts association announced that this year, too, they would not stock any Valentine’s Day items for sale. In 1998, some card shops and florists had been attacked by right-wing organisations opposed to Valentine’s Day celebrations.

Since then, Pune shopkeepers have refrained from selling any V Day item out of fear of a similar backlash. “We have stopped selling these items for the past three years as we feel that unpleasant incidents like forcing girls to accept Valentine’s Day cards or roses were happening,” Nitin Naik, vice-president of the association said.

He added that the association had decided to join hands with Tandem to stop the “commercialisation” of love and encroachment of foreign culture on the Indian way of life.

Khardekar, who also addressed the press conference on Monday, announced that a seminar on ‘Love: Our culture and modern ideas’, would be held before Valentine Day is observed on February 14.

“The aim of the seminar is to create awareness among the youth about V-Day marketing gimmicks and the unhealthy trends creeping into our culture,” Khardekar said.

Pune Director of the leading educational institutions in Pune - including Symbiosis, Maharashtra Institute of Technology (MIT), Bharti Vidyapeeth, and the Fondation de l’Institut Indira Cummins - hands appeared with other groups of the city in order to combat the celebration of Valentine’s Day Westernised in Pune.

Yerawadekar Vidya, vice-director of the Symbiosis; Vishwajeet Kadam, director of Bharti Vidyapeeth and Rahul Karad, director of the MIT School of Management, have signed, among others, on posters urging young people to avoid Valentine’s Day ceremonies and show commitment to Indian culture.

“Why do we need Valentine’s Day,” say the posters in Marathi, invite students not to accept Valentine’s Day venue and culture ‘Vasantotsav “, the Spring Festival.

The posters were dismissed Pune cards and gifts, and the Association Tandem, an organisation, the Bharatiya Janata Party by Sandeep Khardekar activists, launched an anti-Valentine’s Day 1998, in the movement. Symbiosis and some other educational institutions, next to the former mayor Vandana Chavan, are part of this organization. Yerawadekar said that TNN symbiosis was to participate in the initiative “happened because we have the idea of the spread of Ness in India among students.”

She said it was necessary symbiosis to participate in this initiative, as a large number of students from their schools to such celebrations as Westernised form of V-Day.

At a press conference on Monday, cards and gifts from Pune Association has announced that this year too, they are not all levels Valentine’s Day goods for sale. During the year 1998, a few companies and florists, the card has been attacked by right-wing organizations against Valentine’s Day celebration.

Since then, the businessmen in Pune have renounced day of the sale from any point there is a similar concern Backlash. “We did not obtain more from the sale of these goods for the past three years, because we feel that unpleasant incidents like forcing girls to accept Valentine’s Day cards or pink-has been spent,” Nitin Naik, Vice-President of the Association said.

He added that the association had decided to wash their hands with Tandem, the “marketing” of love and the intervention of foreign culture on the Indian way of life.

Khardekar, who is also at the press conference on Monday, announced that a seminar on “Love: Our culture and modern ideas,” faces Valentine’s Day, February 14.

“The objective of the seminar is to raise awareness among young people about V-Day marketing tricks and unhealthy trends creeping into our culture,” said Khardekar.

Pune April 22: With eyes severe negligence on the management standards of various institutes, the Academic Council (AC) of the University of Pune today granted conditional approval of the Maharashtra Institute of Technology (MIT) School of Management of the implementation of the year 1998-99 existing.

The Academic Council, was signed by the Vice-Chancellor Dr Arun Nigavekar the proposal from the Sinhagad Institute of Management recognised as a research centre. While expressing their concern over the non-compliance of standards by various institutes of management, the Council proposed the establishment of a steering committee to ensure compliance with the various criteria, those at the University .

Before the authorization of the AC vice-chancellor to appoint a body such as the house has been a debate on the premises Inquiry Committee report of Dr PC Shejwalkar recommends the continuation of belonging to MIT’s School of Management MBA, MCA and DBM . After careful consideration, HQ decided to grant the conditional authorization for a period of six months, the school management to appoint a qualified and authorized the director, the roster, appoint a qualified librarian and the payment of salaries teachers and non-teaching staff.

The CA also decided, on a transitional basis, the element of the issuance of the authorization National Institute of Oceanography, Goa and the multi-discipline in the centre-Dharwad as places for research centres, such as they fall under the jurisdiction of the Board. While Sinhagad Institute of Management of the proposal on the admission as a research center, the Academic Council not grant permission for the division of ear, nose and Armed Forces Medical College as a centre Research PG.

During the meeting Nigavekar firstly congratulated on his appointment as Vice-Chancellor, he addressed the Assembly on the need for agents of quality, while the share of constraints and pressures on the education system. We must adopt a new strategy to ensure that all Boards of Studies, faculties and the Academic Council, in order to ensure quality standards.

Gupte, Takwale Come Back on Trail
Gupte and Shridhar Profiles Profiles Ram Takwale, former vice-chancellor of the University of Pune are set for a comeback as the Academic Council at its meeting Wednesday, the proposal by the delegation among them the status of professor Emeritus. During the meeting on Thursday to decide on the proposal to increase by some members of eyebrows on the proposal to move, because it is not part of the agenda, but was signed on behalf of the ‘University.

Indeed, the members themselves asked why these former V-Cs have not been transferred over the status of the mandate of the former VC Dr Vasant Gowariker.