MUMBAI: Less than 10% of the youth in the 18 to 19 age bracket are registered as voters in the state, revealed a recent report presented to the government by the chief electoral officer of Maharashtra. The percentage of voters in this age group from Mumbai city and its suburbs figure at the bottom of all the 36 districts; urban areas also generally record lower voter turnout in polls. Regions such as Parbhani, Hingoli and Nanded fare better than the rest (see box), but the numbers are dismal there too. Two years ahead of the assembly and Lok Sabha polls, the big question before the electoral body now is-how to catch them young? In a recent meeting with the state's governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari, higher education minister Chandrakant Patil announced that voter registration may be made mandatory for college admissions for students aged above 18. While it received flak from a section of opposition leaders and legal watchers, what is doable, officials said, is to get them registered at the time of admission. Some mechanism can be worked out to actively involve colleges and universities in the process, they say. Data from the Maharashtra chief electoral office shows that only around 5-16% of youth from each of the 36 districts in the 18-19 age group are on electoral rolls. This age group comprises around 0.34% of the total registered voters in the state. When compared with other age groups, including 20-29, 30-39 and 40-49, for instance, where the percentage of registered voters is 68.8%, 92.7%, 111.4%, respectively, the young group only makes up for about 9.5% of its projected population of 46 lakh. The state's chief electoral officer Shrikant Deshpande said they have been conducting awareness programmes across campuses. "Though our target is to get youth involved in the electoral process, urban apathy is the main concern. Cities such as Mumbai and Pune have a large number of student population, yet only a few thousand voters are registered. We want to address the new voters and get them on electoral rolls," said Deshpande, adding urban areas generally also see low turnout of voters. In the last three assembly elections, the rural voter turnout was 14-17% higher than the urban voter turnout. Universities and colleges can set up electoral literacy clubs (ELCs), appoint nodal officers, college ambassadors and support voters' awareness activities, mentions the electoral office's report. Assessment of ELCs could be part of college assessment by local inspection committees. Deshpande said, "With the thrust on credit-based multi-disciplinary learning, universities can also start credit courses to familiarise students with the electoral system, ethical voting, etc. These courses can also be activity based to give hands-on experience to students. Universities can act as think tanks and help address... urban apathy through research." Political science professor from Mumbai University, Mrudul Nile, said politicians need to first tackle apathy towards the electoral process, make the system more transparent, and allow younger legislators on political platforms. "Institutions can probably get students' databases during admissions and get them registered as voters, then persistently follow it up with them. The government also needs to look beyond institutions for youth participation, as less than 20% are enrolled for education," said Nile. Universities can ensure voter registration counters at college level and create awareness, said vice-chancellor, SNDT Women's University, Ujwala Chakradeo. Amol Matele, NCP spokesperson, said the state first needs to re-introduce campus elections. "Many of the current politicians have been youth leaders in their younger days. It is important to get the educated lot to participate in the political process and the onus to fight this political apathy is on the government. It should address problems such as inflation, unemployment," said Matele.
Voter registration will be mandatory for students above 18 seeking admission to collegesMumbai: The Maharashtra government will make it mandatory for students above 18 years of age to get their voter registration done for getting admission to colleges, a state minister has said.Speaking at a meeting of vice chancellors of non-agriculture universities at the Raj Bhavan in Mumbai on Thursday, state Higher and Technical Education Minister Chandrakant Patil also said that the government will introduce four-year degree courses from June 2023 as mandated under the National Education Policy (NEP) and the universities will have to implement the decision."There is no option for universities as they will have to implement the four-year degree courses from June as mandated under the NEP," he said, warning that action will be taken against those failing to do so.The government will soon constitute a committee of retired vice-chancellors to address the concerns of vice chancellors over the implementation of the NEP, Mr Patil said.Taking note of the dismal percentage of voter registration by students of universities and colleges, he said "The government will issue a resolution mandating students to get their voter registration done for getting admission to colleges." As against the goal of attaining the enrolment of 50 lakhs students in the higher education system, Maharashtra has enrolment of only 32 lakh students, Mr Patil said.The minister called upon universities to run a campaign to improve the enrollment percentage.He also said there was a need to take into cognisance the recommendations of NEP regarding providing education in mother tongue and skill development.State Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari called upon vice chancellors of public universities in Maharashtra to turn universities 'aatmanirbhar' (self-reliant) to attain the goal of 'Aatmanirbhar Bharat'."Many private universities are doing well through self finance and distance education programmes," he said, while urging the universities to take steps for effective implementation of the NEP.The governor, who is also the chancellor of public universities in the state, said the NEP lays thrust on culture and the Indian knowledge system.He asked vice chancellors to create small advisory committees comprising dedicated officers, professors, young people and resource persons to advise them on the effective implementation of the policy in universities.The governor said he would hold a follow-up meeting of vice chancellors within six months to discuss what steps were taken on the issues agreed upon in the meeting.Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, who was present on the occasion, asserted that the state will implement the NEP in the best possible manner."The state government has decided to make suitable amendments in the Maharashtra Public Universities Act, 2016 to make the selection process of vice chancellors and pro-vice chancellors in sync with the guidelines of the University Grants Commission (UGC)," he said.Stating that the process of selection of vice chancellors will be expedited, he said new search committees for the selection of vice chancellors will be constituted soon.Expressing strong displeasure over the poor performance of some of the universities in key result areas, such as declaration of results of various examinations on time, Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis asked the vice chancellors to take note of the lacunae and take corrective steps quickly.Expressing the need for bringing a robust digital system to make the implementation of NEP effective, Mr Fadnavis called for creating a live dashboard to report the 17 key result areas of the vice chancellors to monitor the situation from time to time.Laying thrust on greater transparency by educational institutions, Mr Fadnavis said the findings of the college inspection teams should be made available on the websites of the colleges.PromotedListen to the latest songs, only on JioSaavn.comHe said while good progress is being made in achieving higher gross enrollment in the state, the universities must focus on bringing excellence in education. Mr Fadnavis expressed concern over the low percentage of voter registration among college students. (Except for the headline, this story has not been edited by NDTV staff and is published from a syndicated feed.)Featured Video Of The DayWatch: Bus Driver Savagely Beats Up Biker In Bengaluru After Road Rage
Voter registration cards will now be among mandatory documents a candidate above 18 years of age will have to produce while seeking admission to universities in Maharashtra. Aimed at improving awareness regarding voting, this is expected to help dismal voter registration among college-going youth.State Higher and Technical Education Minister Chandrakant Patil announced this during a meeting with of vice-chancellors (V-Cs) of all public universities, called by Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari in his capacity of Chancellor to all state universities. The meeting was also attended by Chief Minister Eknath Shinde and Deputy CM Devendra Fadnavis.Among the other decisions announced are that from next academic year, degree courses will be of four-year tenure – prescribed by the National Education Policy (NEP) – opposed to the traditional three years.A committee of former V-Cs will be formed to resolve issues in the implementation of NEP.Chief Electoral Officer of Maharashtra, Shrikant Deshpande, who attended the meeting, appealed touniversities to create electoral literacy clubs to involve students in the democratic process, as currently, 90 per cent of university and college students are out of the voter registration list.
MUMBAI: Voter registration may soon be mandatory for students seeking degree college admissions in the state. Taking note of the dismal rate of voter registration by university and college students, higher and technical education minister Chandrakant Patil on Thursday said the government will issue a resolution mandating that students above the age of 18 years enrol themselves as voters during college admissions, reports Yogita Rao. Patil was speaking at a meet with the governor, CM, deputy CM, and vice-chancellors of 20 state universities. The state’s chief electoral officer, Shrikant Deshpande, told TOI that 90% of students in the 18-19 age bracket are not registered as voters. Of the 42. 03 lakh projected population in this age group in Maharashtra, barely 4. 36 lakh are enrolled as voters. Univs must offer four-year UG programme from 2023 The state’s chief electoral officer Shrikant Deshpande has flagged the need for a mechanism that will require all college aspirants to enrol themselves as voters. “Universities need to develop a system that can catch these youths right at the time of college admissions. If they are 18+ years and are not registered as voters, universities and colleges can get them registered on the spot. Universities also need to create electoral literacy clubs to involve students in the democratic process,” said Deshpande, adding that it should be a collective approach. Patil also said that universities will have to mandatorily offer the four-year undergraduate degree programme from June 2023 as mandated in the National Education Policy (NEP). TOI had earlier reported about the state government giving its nod for the programme. The Governor’s office will reconstitute the vice-chancellor search committees for Mumbai and Pune universities following the state’s decision to include a University Grants’ Commission (UGC) nominee. The committees were already formed by the governor’s office and in case of Pune University, an advertisement inviting applications was also released. However, with the amendment, chiefminister Eknath Shinde said new search committees will be constituted soon. While university officials are concerned about the delays in the appointment, Shinde said the process will be expedited. Currently, the committees have three members. The Governor will also have to appoint a search committee for the vice-chancellor of Yashwantrao Chavan Maharashtra Open University, said an official. Stating that the NEP lays thrust on culture and Indian knowledge systems, Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari asked vice chancellors to create small advisory committees of dedicated officers, professors, young people andresource persons to advise them on the effective implementation of the policy in universities. Deputy CM Devendra Fadnavis took note of the poor performance of some universities in key result areas (KRAs) such as declaration of results. He called for creating a live dashboard to report the 21 KRAs, including multidisciplinary education, skill development, courses in mother tongue, internships, registration with the Academic Bank of Credit, creation of research development cell, industry collaboration among others. Universities will be assessed on the basis of these KRAs relevant to the NEP.
The Maharashtra government has set up a seven-member committee to chalk out a roadmap for publishing MBBS course books in Marathi language, an official from the state medical education and research department said on Thursday.Read |MBBS in Hindi? Faculty, council members, students reactNotably, the Madhya Pradesh government recently launched books for the MBBS (Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery) course in Hindi.The seven-member panel formed in Maharashtra is headed by the medical education and research department’s joint director Ajay Chandanwale, the official said.“We spoke with officials in Madhya Pradesh which published the MBBS course books in Hindi. The next step is to hold the first meeting of the committee members in Maharashtra and discuss the road map for the course publication in Marathi. The meeting is likely to be held in Mumbai next week,” a senior official from the medical education and research said. Notably, the Madhya Pradesh government recently launched books for the MBBS (Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery) course in Hindi.The seven-member panel formed in Maharashtra is headed by the medical education and research department’s joint director Ajay Chandanwale, the official said.“We spoke with officials in Madhya Pradesh which published the MBBS course books in Hindi. The next step is to hold the first meeting of the committee members in Maharashtra and discuss the road map for the course publication in Marathi. The meeting is likely to be held in Mumbai next week,” a senior official from the medical education and research said. The seven-member panel formed in Maharashtra is headed by the medical education and research department’s joint director Ajay Chandanwale, the official said.“We spoke with officials in Madhya Pradesh which published the MBBS course books in Hindi. The next step is to hold the first meeting of the committee members in Maharashtra and discuss the road map for the course publication in Marathi. The meeting is likely to be held in Mumbai next week,” a senior official from the medical education and research said. “We spoke with officials in Madhya Pradesh which published the MBBS course books in Hindi. The next step is to hold the first meeting of the committee members in Maharashtra and discuss the road map for the course publication in Marathi. The meeting is likely to be held in Mumbai next week,” a senior official from the medical education and research said.
MUMBAI: A month after Union home minister Amit Shah launched MBBS books in Hindi in Madhya Pradesh, the Maharashtra medical education department led by senior BJP leader Girish Mahajan on Wednesday set up a seven-member committee headed by joint director of medical education and research Ajay Chandanwale for drafting an action plan for translating MBSS books in Marathi. Other members of the committee are joint director Vivek Pakhmode, Vaidya Shriram Savarikar, Manish Inamdar, Swati Meshram, MUHS pro-vice-chancellor Milind Nikumb, while pharmacology associate professor (J J Hospital) Akash Secretary will be the member secretary and nodal officer of the committee,.
MHT CET Counselling 2022: The State Common Entrance Test (CET) Cell, Maharashtra today released the revised seat allotment list for 3 year LLB round 2 counselling. Candidates can check the revised result at the official website – llb3cap2.mahacet.orgThe seat allotment list released on November 21 was cancelled as one college had not informed the Directorate of Higher Education (DHE) about the withdrawal of one division.Read |IIT Roorkee to offer programme on HR Analytics Candidates who are allotted seats for admission to colleges in round 2 have to accept the seat and report to the allotted college between November 22 and November 25. Round 2 registration process for 3 year LLB programme started on November 10. The admission process under CAP round 2 will conclude on November 28 and the final round for vacant CAP seats will commence from November 29. The seat allotment list released on November 21 was cancelled as one college had not informed the Directorate of Higher Education (DHE) about the withdrawal of one division.Read |IIT Roorkee to offer programme on HR Analytics Candidates who are allotted seats for admission to colleges in round 2 have to accept the seat and report to the allotted college between November 22 and November 25. Round 2 registration process for 3 year LLB programme started on November 10. The admission process under CAP round 2 will conclude on November 28 and the final round for vacant CAP seats will commence from November 29. Candidates who are allotted seats for admission to colleges in round 2 have to accept the seat and report to the allotted college between November 22 and November 25. Round 2 registration process for 3 year LLB programme started on November 10. The admission process under CAP round 2 will conclude on November 28 and the final round for vacant CAP seats will commence from November 29. The admission process under CAP round 2 will conclude on November 28 and the final round for vacant CAP seats will commence from November 29.
MUMBAI: Only about 7,000 of the over 15 lakh schools in the country are accredited by the National Accreditation Board for Education and Training (NABET). Maharashtra governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari urged schools to get themselves accredited on the lines of higher education institutions, which he said will bring quality consciousness among schools. Koshyari was speaking at the inaugural session of the Regional Quality Conclave on quality assurance and accreditation for school education in Mumbai. He said world-class education is being offered in private schools and therefore, they could adopt government schools to provide quality education to the poor. P R Mehta, chairman, NABET, who was also in Mumbai, told TOI the board now wants to scale up the numbers. “It cannot be done overnight for 15 lakh schools; therefore, we will be partnering with external agencies or state bodies. The objective currently is to promote self-assessment in schools and then they should go in for accreditation by external agencies. It will remain a voluntary scheme, but we as a nation have started speaking about quality and accreditation for the first time in the National Education Policy and these will be our mission,” said Mehta. The accredited 7,000 schools also include private schools from all over the country, municipal schools, even from Mumbai, and tribal schools. The event was organised by the Education Promotion Society for India. NABET is a constituent board of Quality Council of India (QCI). R P Singh, secretary general of QCI, said, “Accreditation is playing a very important role. Efforts are being made to enhance the learning quality of the students along with the infrastructure...” Koshyari stressed the need to provide education to the children in their mothertongue at least till Class 3.
The National Accreditation Board for Education and Training (NABET) is mulling over adding incentives to encourage more schools to seek accreditation even as it launched a self assessment tool to familiarise them with the process. NABET accreditation is in line with the National Education Policy (NEP) recommendations and is expected to help parents make an informed choice at the time of admission. As of now, out of around 15 lakh schools in India, only 7,000 have the accreditation.At a one-day conclave on Quality Assurance and Accreditation for School Education here on Monday, Maharashtra Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari spoke about the lukewarm response of schools. The conclave was organised by the Education Promotion Society for India (EPSI), an autonomous society of private educational institutions. Koshyari appealed to schools to get themselves assessed and accredited on the lines of NAAC accreditation for higher educational institutions to bring quality consciousness among schools.Elaborating on the current status and road map ahead, NABET Chairperson P R Mehta said, “Incentivisation is one of the suggestions to promote accreditation among schools…But the process has to remain voluntary. Looking at the variety of schools, making it mandatory will not help. Each school will take a different amount of time to perform depending on the kind of resources available…The idea is to bring in more participation to ensure quality enhancement.”Three months ago, NABET launched a grading system which will be based on self-assessment. “There is a fixed format of self-assessment for schools seeking grades. It will include parameters such as infrastructure, process followed to assess teaching-learning methods and a student-centric approach; and finally outcome,” said Mehta.
Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Wednesday attacked Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) for its alleged failure to crack the whip against private schools violating the Right to Education Act. AAP leaders asked if there was a nexus between private schools and the BMC education department and alleged gross violations of the RTE Act, which guarantees free and compulsory education to all children in the 6 to 14 age group.Addressing a press conference in Mumbai, senior AAP leader Dhanraj Vanjari alleged the BMC education department was not taking any punitive action against such schools and giving them a free hand to act arbitrarily.Dalvi said, “Big private schools running without RTE recognition in Mumbai are being shielded without action. Money plays an important role in this and despite the provisions in the law, poor students are not getting free education in private schools.”“Parents admit their children in private schools by paying exorbitant fees. Due to the non-recovery of fines by BMC, the government has lost revenue of about Rs 600 crore. Also, there has been a loss of approximately Rs 1,200 crore due to non-action against many schools without RTE recognition in Maharashtra,” Dalvi added.AAP Mumbai president Preeti Sharma Menon said common citizens face a lot of hardships to pay their children’s school fees. “It is necessary for the government to take concrete steps to stop the arbitrariness of private schools. But the education department of the state government and the BMC is shying away from taking concrete steps to take action against schools,” Menon said.“The BMC has been ruled by Shiv Sena-BJP for many years. Both Shiv Sena and the BJP deliberately ignored the scam for their corrupt practices of power. Private schools commercialising education are being patronised, causing a loss of revenue to the government, and poor children are being denied their right to free education. The BMC should learn from the education model of the Delhi government,” she added.A senior BMC officer, requesting anonymity, said, “In the budget of 2022-23, we made provisions of Rs 3,370 crore for school education. Emphasis has been given to improving both education and infrastructure at schools.”“Our focus is administration. We can’t make any political comments. The rise in student enrolment in BMC-run schools is a measure to show things have improved,” the officer added.
SHIV SENA MLA Aaditya Thackeray on Monday accused the state government of shutting down Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation’s (BMC) Safe School Project which was proposed to be implemented in 186 municipal schools in Mumbai in 2020-21. It included making access to schools safe, and regular health check-ups in all BMC schools.Taking to social media on Monday, Thackeray said, “Safe Schools was a simple project envisioned by us with @mybmc where @WRICitiesIndia and urban planners had marked out 186 municipal schools (7 specially abled children schools) for safer entry and exit of students in 500m radius to prevent accidents or crimes.”He added, “Once inside the school, the Safe School project entailed mental healthcare, dental check-ups, diabetes awareness and management, eye check-ups. All of which now suddenly seems to have been put on the backburner by the UD Dept and the BMC.”“We launched this program on May 11, post which urban planners worked on 186 schools. However, right before the tender stage of works, the government was betrayed by a few, who later formed an unconstitutional government. This work must be beyond petty politics!” he said.However, BMC denied the allegation. A senior official from the planning department said, “Out of 190 schools, urban planners have been appointed for 25 as a pilot. The municipal commissioner’s sanction has been taken to utilise a Rs 50 crore fund. We have identified 25 schools – 10 in the Eastern Suburbs, and 15 in Western Suburbs. Preparation of tender documents and transfer of funds is in process.”
From struggling to get one square meal as a child in a remote village in Maharashtra’s Gadchiroli, to becoming a senior scientist in the United States, Bhaskar Halami’s life is an example of what one can achieve with sheer hard work and determination.Brought up in a tribal community at Chirchadi village in Kurkheda tehsil, Halami is now a senior scientist in the research and development section of Sirnaomics Inc, a biopharmaceutical company in Maryland, USA.The company conducts research in genetic medicines and Halami looks after RNA manufacturing and synthesis.Halami’s journey to become a successful scientist has been fraught with obstacles and he has had many firsts to his name.He was the first science graduate from Chirchadi and first from the village to earn a Master’s degree and PhD.Talking to PTI, Halami recalled that in the initial years of his childhood, his family survived on very little.“We had to struggle so much to even get one square meal. My parents till recently wondered how the family survived that phase when there was no food or work,” the 44-year-old scientist said.Some months in the year, especially monsoons, were incredibly tough, as there were no crops in the small farm that the family had and no work, he said.“We cooked mahua flowers, which were not easy to eat and digest. We would collect parsod (wild rice) and cook rice flour in water (ambil) and drink it to fill our stomachs. This was not just us, but 90 per cent of the village had to survive this way,” Halami said.Chirchadi is home to 400 to 500 families. Halami’s parents worked as house-helps in the village, as the produce from their small farm wasn’t enough to feed the family.Things got better when Halami’s father, who had studied till Class 7, found out about a job opening at a school in Kasansur tehsil more than 100 km away, and reached the place by taking every available means of transport.“My mother had no way of knowing if my father had reached the place. We only found out about him when he returned to our village three to four months later. He had landed a job as a cook at the school in Kasansur, where we later shifted,” Halami said.Halami did his early schooling from Classes 1 to 4 at an ashram school in Kasansur, and after clearing a scholarship exam, he studied at the Government Vidyaniketan Kelapur in Yavatmal till Class 10.“My father understood the value of education and ensured that my siblings and I completed our studies,” he said.After earning a Bachelor of Science degree from a college in Gadchiroli, Halami got his Masters in chemistry degree from the Institute of Science in Nagpur.In 2003, Halami was appointed as an assistant professor in the prestigious Laxminarayan Institute of Technology (LIT) in Nagpur.While he cleared the Maharashtra Public Service Commission (MPSC) examination, Halami’s focus remained on research and he went on to pursue a PhD in the United States and chose DNA and RNA for his research, foreseeing a huge potential in it.Halami earned his PhD from Michigan Technological University.The top researcher now receives at least a couple of emails each week from recruiters scouting for talent in the field of DNA/RNA.Halami gives the credit for his success to his parents, who worked hard and contributed their meagre earnings towards his education.Halami has built a house for his family in Chirchadi, where his parents wanted to live. He lost his father a few years ago.The researcher was recently felicitated by additional commissioner of state tribal development Ravindra Thakre in Gadchiroli.The tribal development department rolled out its ‘A Tea with Tribal Celebrity’ programme, with Halami as its first celebrity.Thakre also invited the scientist as a guest at a tribal hostel in Nagpur, where the latter provided guidance to students.During his trips to India, Halami visits schools, ashram schools, colleges and even meets students at his house to counsel them about careers and ways to achieve their goals.
Bhaskar Halami was the first from the village to earn a Master's degree and PhD.Nagpur: From struggling to get one square meal as a child in a remote village in Maharashtra's Gadchiroli, to becoming a senior scientist in the United States, Bhaskar Halami's life is an example of what one can achieve with sheer hard work and determination.Brought up in a tribal community at Chirchadi village in Kurkheda tehsil, Mr Halami is now a senior scientist in the research and development section of Sirnaomics Inc, a biopharmaceutical company in Maryland, USA.The company conducts research in genetic medicines and Halami looks after RNA manufacturing and synthesis.Bhaskar Halami's journey to become a successful scientist has been fraught with obstacles and he has had many firsts to his name.He was the first science graduate from Chirchadi and first from the village to earn a Master's degree and PhD.Talking to PTI, Halami recalled that in the initial years of his childhood, his family survived on very little."We had to struggle so much to even get one square meal. My parents till recently wondered how the family survived that phase when there was no food or work," the 44-year-old scientist said.Some months in the year, especially monsoons, were incredibly tough, as there were no crops in the small farm that the family had and no work, he said."We cooked mahua flowers, which were not easy to eat and digest. We would collect parsod (wild rice) and cook rice flour in water (ambil) and drink it to fill our stomachs. This was not just us, but 90 per cent of the village had to survive this way," Bhaskar Halami said.Chirchadi is home to 400 to 500 families. Halami's parents worked as house-helps in the village, as the produce from their small farm wasn't enough to feed the family.Things got better when Halami's father, who had studied till Class 7, found out about a job opening at a school in Kasansur tehsil more than 100 km away, and reached the place by taking every available means of transport."My mother had no way of knowing if my father had reached the place. We only found out about him when he returned to our village three to four months later. He had landed a job as a cook at the school in Kasansur, where we later shifted," Halami said.Halami did his early schooling from Classes 1 to 4 at an ashram school in Kasansur, and after clearing a scholarship exam, he studied at the Government Vidyaniketan Kelapur in Yavatmal till Class 10."My father understood the value of education and ensured that my siblings and I completed our studies," he said.After earning a Bachelor of Science degree from a college in Gadchiroli, Halami got his Masters in chemistry degree from the Institute of Science in Nagpur.In 2003, Halami was appointed as an assistant professor in the prestigious Laxminarayan Institute of Technology (LIT) in Nagpur.While he cleared the Maharashtra Public Service Commission (MPSC) examination, Halami's focus remained on research and he went on to pursue a PhD in the United States and chose DNA and RNA for his research, foreseeing a huge potential in it.Halami earned his PhD from Michigan Technological University.The top researcher now receives at least a couple of emails each week from recruiters scouting for talent in the field of DNA/RNA.Halami gives the credit for his success to his parents, who worked hard and contributed their meagre earnings towards his education.Halami has built a house for his family in Chirchadi, where his parents wanted to live. He lost his father a few years ago.The researcher was recently felicitated by additional commissioner of state tribal development Ravindra Thakre in Gadchiroli.The tribal development department rolled out its ‘A Tea with Tribal Celebrity' programme, with Halami as its first celebrity.PromotedListen to the latest songs, only on JioSaavn.comThakre also invited the scientist as a guest at a tribal hostel in Nagpur, where the latter provided guidance to students.During his trips to India, Halami visits schools, ashram schools, colleges and even meets students at his house to counsel them about careers and ways to achieve their goals. Featured Video Of The DayTrinamool Minister Says Sorry After Comment On President, BJP Protests
MUMBAI: The Maharashtra government has ordered that letters 'La' and 'Sha' in the Marathi language, that have "Hindi influence" currently, will be written in a certain way in the Devanagri script, an official said on Sunday. The changes will be applicable in all government communication as well as textbooks recommended by the state education board, he said. "The letters 'La' and 'Sha' are written in a different way currently. This style has influence of Hindi," said an official The state government has now decided through an order that it will be written in the Devanagari script," he further explained. The state government appointed committee for language has also recommended the usage of a 'chandrabindu', one of various linguistic symbols called diacritics, to indicate the nasal pronunciation of a vowel, the official added.There are 36 consonants and 16 initial vowels in Marathi in the Devanagari script, a writing system used by more than 120 languages.
There are 36 consonants and 16 initial vowels in Marathi in the Devanagari script. (Representational)Mumbai: The Maharashtra government has ordered that letters 'La' and 'Sha' in the Marathi language, which have "Hindi influence" currently, will be written in a certain way in the Devanagri script, an official said on Sunday.The changes will be applicable in all government communication as well as textbooks recommended by the state education board, he said."The letters 'La' and 'Sha' are written in a different way currently. This style has influence of Hindi. The state government has now decided through an order that it will be written in the Devanagari script," he explained.The state government-appointed committee for language has also recommended the usage of a 'chandrabindu', one of various linguistic symbols called diacritics, to indicate the nasal pronunciation of a vowel, the official added.PromotedListen to the latest songs, only on JioSaavn.comThere are 36 consonants and 16 initial vowels in Marathi in the Devanagari script, a writing system used by more than 120 languages.(Except for the headline, this story has not been edited by NDTV staff and is published from a syndicated feed.)Featured Video Of The DayNDTV Exclusive: Ex Chief Justice On Judges Appointment, Rajya Sabha Seat And More
MUMBAI: The Maharashtra government has ordered that letters 'La' and 'Sha' in the Marathi language, that have "Hindi influence" currently, will be written in a certain way in the Devanagri script, an official said on Sunday. The changes will be applicable in all government communication as well as textbooks recommended by the state education board, he said. "The letters 'La' and 'Sha' are written in a different way currently. This style has influence of Hindi. The state government has now decided through an order that it will be written in the Devanagari script," he explained. The state government appointed committee for language has also recommended the usage of a 'chandrabindu', one of various linguistic symbols called diacritics, to indicate the nasal pronunciation of a vowel, the official added. There are 36 consonants and 16 initial vowels in Marathi in the Devanagari script, a writing system used by more than 120 languages.
The Maharashtra government has changed the standardised way of writing letters ‘La’ and ‘Sha’ in the Marathi Devanagari script. The prevailing practice of writing the two letters in Hindi Devnagari script will no longer be accepted.As per a government resolution (GR) issued by the state Marathi language department on Thursday, the change will be applicable in all administrative/government offices, educational institutions, universities, boards and corporations, among others, while writing, typing and printing documents.Marathi is currently written in the Balbodh version of Devanagari script, which consists of 36 consonants and 16 initial-vowels. Over the last few years, however, certain words in Marathi were being written using letters from the Hindi Devnagiri script.In accordance with an expert committee’s recommendations, a new set of directives have been issued in regard to letters, vowels, punctuation and vowel markers, which will now be standardised practice.The committee recommended addition of a few punctuation marks and other signs in Marathi Devanagari script, such as ‘Chandrabindu’ – a symbol used to indicate nasal pronunciation of a vowel. Further, the committee has recommended some conventions about definite space to be kept before/or after punctuation marks.An official said, “Until now, there were two ways of writing these two letters due to the prevailing practice, which was the result of integration of Devanagari script used in different languages around 1965. Owing to limitations in technology available at that time, especially for typing on typewriters, an integrated format was introduced aiming at convenience. This is why many Marathi Devanagari font used in computers do not include the original Marathi script format of writing these two letters.”Scholar Sadanand More, also chairman of Maharashtra State Board of Literature and Culture, said: “I am not sure about the letter ‘Sha’, as the now declared standard font is almost extinct.”The changes will be applicable to all textbooks too.
