AN ALUMNUS REACTS ....

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Dear friends,

Some months ago, friends from Madurai informed me that the American College is going through difficult times and I assumed that minor issues that all organizations experience must have cropped up and in due course they will be solved. Yesterday while talking to my friend Ebi I was told the issues were serious and I must check out the site created for the purpose. I must admit now, after having read the content that it is indeed a war that is going on in the campus -a war between the good and the evil forces. I feel extremely sad that an institution with which every student has a deep affection and love should go through such moments of intense pain and suffering. I was fortunate to be a student of this great institution for five long years. I did both my UG and PG courses between 82 and 87. Even today I take frequent trips down the memory lane enjoying those fine moments, the excellent atmosphere provided to us on campus, the wonderful relationship and rapport that we shared with the faculty – pleasant memories which many institutes even now cannot provide. All this was possible because each one played their role assigned to them- the students, the faculty, the administrators, the church etc. To work efficiently and effectively roles assigned must be stuck to and played accordingly; trouble starts when boundaries are transgressed. Today in the events that have unfolded at the American College there is definitely a move on the part of the Church authorities to interfere in the normal, routine functioning of the college. The Bishop’s attempt at this unnecessary action may be motivated by several reasons. Whatever they are, it is quite evident that the Bishop’s intentions are not praiseworthy as seen from reports published in the media. The entire drama staged on campus by the Bishop’s faction smacks of vulgarity which must be condemned in the strongest way possible. Such power-hungry leaders are a blot to Christianity and they must be shown the door at the earliest. I wish the IPAC relentlessly pursues its objective of saving the institution from the power mongers of the Church, despite the odds placed against them and emerge victoriously soon. All the best!


John J Kennedy
Professor
Associate Dean, Humanities & Social Sciences
HOD, Department of Media Studies
Christ University, Bangalore.
hod.mediastudies@christuniversity.in
http://lifeislikethatbuddy.blogspot.com/




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