Ever wondered who is brain behind the nationwide protests organised by civil service aspirants, seeking not just inclusion of vernacular languages in civil service exams but a complete change in the exam pattern. Well, it happens to be an IIT-Roorkee alumnus.
Hard to believe? But leading dailies have identified the IITian as the man behind the scenes, who is calling the shots. The Economic Times has reported that Mukesh Kumar Jain, a 52-year-old alumnus of IIT Roorkee is the chief patron of Akhil Bharatiya Angrezi Anivarya Virodhi Manch, which is dedicated to replacing English with Hindi as the medium of instruction across the nation.
Jain's antipathy towards English has its share of history too, apart from the ongoing protests against CSAT. From the mid '80s, Jain has been vociferously calling for change in the language of exams from English to Hindi including exams conducted for joining IIT, NDA-CDS, national banks, and public sector units.
His agitation against English has its origins to his student days in Roorkee, when he faced a tough time in convincing authorities that he be allowed to write exams in Hindi and not English. However, Jain's first success came when IIT-Kanpur, issued forms in Hindi heeding to massive protests from students led by Jain in 1986.
The daily reports how his activities enjoy tacit support from right-wing Hindu outfits with the manch operating out of the Hindu Mahasabha Office close to Birla Mandir complex, which was also the venue for one of the earliest RSS shakhas.
src:sify.com