Why the scholarships and academic research on the hills and mountain areas are going down?
P. S. R. : By and large the standard of research and scholarship in most of the institutions of the country is going down except for a few exceptions. It is a matter of serious concern. State like Chattisgargh has had few hundred universities though they are being closed down through a supreme court order! Most of these institutions are sprouting over night. As far as mountain areas are concerned majority of the academic souls do not want to be there; they consider this a punishment posting! For those who are there they are always looking for an opportunity to escape towards plains in the country. Further the kinds of courses that are offered in the institutions of mountain areas are not different form their counterparts in the plains. Mountain have different geo-environmental settings. But hardly any institution teach relevant courses specific to the region. The courses are mostly not relevant to the local situations. There is no focus on traditional and mountain specific courses. Thi
