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Connecting the dots..
This will be a long thread as I keep adding.
These dots or markers lie strewn all across our general lives, often a severe symptom of a very deep rot, but we miss connecting them.
An attempt. The school I attended in a tier 2 city of Maharashtra
This will be a long thread as I keep adding.
These dots or markers lie strewn all across our general lives, often a severe symptom of a very deep rot, but we miss connecting them.
An attempt. The school I attended in a tier 2 city of Maharashtra
was run by a well known catholic church.The school was the oldest and very well regarded in the district. The church and the massive school building sat on a very large tract of land leased to them by the Govt. So big was the perimeter that the rear end of the school opened out
into farmlands. Only the front end was walled in to seperate from the busy highway. A prime-most property on a national highway. The school was managed by the church, with the bishop as the Principal and habited nuns as, the vice principal, academic coordinators etc.
A significant number of teachers were from the church
members and their children. Requisite qualification to teach was not strictly required in such case, since invariably such teachers were
quite fluent in English which was deemed enough, at least for the primary classes.
members and their children. Requisite qualification to teach was not strictly required in such case, since invariably such teachers were
quite fluent in English which was deemed enough, at least for the primary classes.
A lady who taught class 1/2 and i remember was just a high school passout. Thankfully the teachers from middle school onwards were well qualified, competant and experienced.The school education society was majorly aided by the government and girls education upto SSC was free.
Some fee was charged only for the other facilities the school provided like science labs, library, any extra sports/arts coaching etc. Now, even as the school was almost completely aided, they would charge a donation fee at the time of admission. Rs1000, in the mid 80s.
There were 6/7 sections per class and each section was about 50-60 children.The math is not difficult. The teaching staff were said to be very well paid in the region. The school had well equipped science labs, a botanical garden, a massive auditoirium, football and cricket
grounds which were rented out regularly. Pretty impressive for an aided school. Its not difficult to picture that the church was making a pretty neat income. Sometime in the mid 90s, the church, in a very
talked about deal, sold off stretches of land on either side of the school
talked about deal, sold off stretches of land on either side of the school
building for crores. There was a lot of anger and distress in the local shakhas and shiv sena offices but the deal was not contested. Remember, the land did not belong to the church. Such deals were commonplace all over the city since there were many prominent church
run educational institutions. Today, the shopping complexes standing on that land are a commercial hub and prime commercial property. This is generally the story across every small town, city or metro. Churches sit on prime real estate, squat in the centre of commercial
hubs on borrowed land even as temples proclaim and maintain records of their properties.
The story of how much land the church 'owns' is the stuff of legend now. https://www.opindia.com/2019/07/church-scam-fraudulent-land-deals-illegal-sale-of-over-10000-crores-reported-in-christian-organisations-of-
The story of how much land the church 'owns' is the stuff of legend now. https://www.opindia.com/2019/07/church-scam-fraudulent-land-deals-illegal-sale-of-over-10000-crores-reported-in-christian-organisations-of-
https://swarajyamag.com/insta/probe-launched-against-church-of-south-india-for-allegedly-selling-defence-land-for-bengaluru-metro
https://therationalhindu.com/is-illegal-land-grabbing-by-the-christian-churches-destroying-urban-public-spaces-rural-nature-and-c42adb5ed4e0
https://therationalhindu.com/is-illegal-land-grabbing-by-the-christian-churches-destroying-urban-public-spaces-rural-nature-and-c42adb5ed4e0
There is something called church planting also - a focused exercise of missionaries from wealthy western countries aimed at spreading their
faith in unharvested lands. There are hundreds of such missions active at the moment.
faith in unharvested lands. There are hundreds of such missions active at the moment.
"Just like a gardener plants seeds across a garden in hope of seeing a seed grow into a tree and bear fruit; Evangelists have over the years focused on India as a garden to sow the Christian faith through the planting of Churches across India."
"Most Christian missionary organisation from US and UK have put the map of India on their mission chart for spreading the Christian faith and bringing the Indian locals into accepting the teachings of the Evangelists." https://goachronicle.com/india-the-church-planting-garden/
Where do they plant such churches? Across the lower income sections of our urban centers, our cities and all over our neglected villages and
a disgustingly high number blanketed across tribal india. Especially, the Schedule V and VI regions. Know more about what exactly they are
a disgustingly high number blanketed across tribal india. Especially, the Schedule V and VI regions. Know more about what exactly they are
"Fifth and Sixth Schedules were discussed and passed by Constituent Assembly between September 5-7, 1949.
These days are remembered by tribal rights activists every year. The two schedules remain probably, the most enigmatic segments of the
Constitution of India.
These days are remembered by tribal rights activists every year. The two schedules remain probably, the most enigmatic segments of the
Constitution of India.
Constitutional authorities, judiciary, bureaucrats, journalists and academia alike are ignorant about factual realities on these two schedules, as evident from passionate yet factually incorrect writings that keep appearing in dailies, magazines and journals."
"These two schedules provide for alternate or special governance mechanisms for certain 'scheduled areas' in mainland and certain 'tribal areas' in northeastern India. Normative legislative-executive and judicial authority for States and Union Territories in India are provided
for in Parts 11-12 and Chapter 5 of Part 6 respectively." https://www.downtoearth.org.in/news/governance/very-little-is-understood-about-fifth-and-sixth-schedules-of-indian-constitution-58603
Those regions that the state begnignly leaves untouched by design so that the natives practise their indigenous faith and way of life
unhindered and free of outside influence. This exact gap is exploited and tweaked by the evangelists to further their agenda.
unhindered and free of outside influence. This exact gap is exploited and tweaked by the evangelists to further their agenda.
A simple search for churches in Schedule V and VI areas will throw up astounding numbers. Read this thread by @realitycheckind carefully https://twitter.com/realitycheckind/status/1253160051059105793?s=19
