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After political events in Tamil Nadu voiced concern, Pt. Deendayal Upadhyaya Institute of Archaeology has included a grasp’s diploma in Tamil as a qualification for its two-year postgraduate diploma course in archaeology.
In his letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, a duplicate of which was launched to the media, Chief Minister Edappadi {K}. Palaniswami mentioned: “I would like to express my heartfelt thanks for the immediate response to my request… I appreciate the prompt response and once again thank you for the immediate action in the matter.” Mr. Palaniswami had written to Mr. Modi on Thursday night.
In a corrigendum to its admission discover issued on October 8, the Joint Director-General of Pt. Deendayal Upadhyaya Institute of Archaeology has mentioned the qualification norms have been altered, together with Tamil this time. According to the corrigendum, anybody with a grasp’s diploma in all classical languages notified by the Government of India — Tamil, Sanskrit, Kannada, Telugu, Malayalam, Odia and Pali, Prakrit, Arabic or Persian — would qualify for the course.
Madurai MP Su. Venkatesan, who was the primary to focus on the difficulty, has welcomed the choice. “Injustice that attempted to render Tamil students unqualified and deny them entry into the Archaeological Survey of India at its very doorsteps has been thwarted,” he mentioned.
He recalled that a number of events and organisations had condemned the discover that didn’t embrace a grasp’s diploma in Tamil as qualification for the course.
Among the {qualifications} listed for the course had been a grasp’s diploma in Ancient or Medieval Indian History/Archaeology/Anthropology, Indian Classical languages equivalent to Sanskirt, Pali, Prakriti, Arabic or Persion or in Geology with data of Pleistocene age from a acknowledged college.
Subsequently, Chief Minister, Edappadi {K}. Palaniswami wrote to the Prime Minister on this concern, interesting him to incorporate PG diploma in Tamil additionally within the listing of certified programs.
“It was Tamil Nadu that had raised its voice against the injustice meted out to the classical languages other than Sanskrit,” the CPI(M) MP mentioned.
Mr. Venkatesan additionally mentioned the Centre ought to dissolve the knowledgeable committee constituted by the Ministry of Culture to conduct a research of the origin and evolution of Indian tradition. The announcement on the committee additionally bumped into criticism. The Chief Minister drew the Prime Minister’s consideration to the truth that the committee didn’t have any consultant from the southern States.
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