മലയാള സര്‍വകലാശാല ലക്ഷ്യം പൂര്‍ത്തീകരിക്കുമോ?

'മലയാള സര്‍വകലാശാല അടിയന്തരമായി ചെയ്യേണ്ടത് മലയാളത്തെ ജ്ഞാനഭാഷയെന്ന നിലയില്‍ ശക്തിപ്പെടുത്തുകയാണ്. അടിസ്ഥാന സയന്‍സുകളായ രസതന്ത്രം, ഊര്‍ജതന്ത്രം, ജൈവശാസ്ത്രം, എന്നിവയിലെ ആധികാരിക ഗ്രന്ഥങ്ങള്‍ മലയാളത്തിലേക്ക് വിവര്‍ത്തനം ചെയ്യണം. അതുപോലെ സോഷ്യല്‍ സയന്‍സുകളിലെ എല്ലാ ക്ലാസിക്കുകളും മലയാളത്തില്‍ ലഭ്യമാക്കണം. സര്‍വമാനവിക വിഷയങ്ങളിലേയും വിശ്വോത്തര കൃതികള്‍ക്ക് മലയാള പരിഭാഷയുണ്ടാവണം'. മലയാള സര്‍വകലാശാല ചെയ്യേണ്ടത്-എന്ന തലക്കെട്ടില്‍ ശ്രീ രാജന്‍ ഗുരുക്കള്‍ മാതൃഭൂമിയുടെ എഡിറ്റ് പേജില്‍ എഴുതിയ ലേഖനത്തില്‍നിന്നെടുത്ത ഭാഗമാണിത്.

എന്നാല്‍ സര്‍വകലാശാലയുടെ ഇപ്പോഴത്തെ പ്രവര്‍ത്തനം എങ്ങനെയാണ് മലയാള ഭാഷയെ ശക്തിപ്പെടുത്തുക?

എം. എ മാധ്യമപഠനം എന്ന പേരില്‍ തുടങ്ങിയ കോഴ്‌സ് എം.സി.ജെ ആക്കി. കൂടുതല്‍ ജോലി സാധ്യത നോക്കി മലയാളത്തെ അവഗണിച്ച് ഇംഗ്ലീഷ് മാധ്യമപഠനത്തിന് പ്രാധാന്യം നല്‍കി കരിക്കുലം തയ്യാറാക്കി. ഈ വിഭാഗത്തില്‍ നിയമച്ച അധ്യാപകര്‍ എം.സി.ജെ യോഗ്യതയുള്ളവരാണ്. മലയാളത്തില്‍ അടിസ്ഥാന യോഗ്യതപോലും ഇവര്‍ക്ക് വേണമെന്നില്ല.

ഭാഷാശാസ്ത്രം വിഭാഗത്തിലും സംഭവിച്ചത് അതുതന്നെയാണ്. എം.എ ലിഗ്വിസ്റ്റിക്‌സ് പഠിച്ചവരാണ് ഈ വിഭാഗത്തില്‍ അധ്യാപകരായത്.  എം.എ മലയാളവും മലയാള വ്യാകരണം ഭാഷാശാസ്ത്രം എന്നിവയില്‍ പിഎച്ച്ഡിയും നേടിയവര്‍ ധാരാളം ഉള്ളപ്പോഴാണ് ഇങ്ങനെ സംഭവിച്ചതെന്നോര്‍ക്കണം. മലയളത്തിന്റെ ഉന്നമനം പുതിയ സാഹചര്യത്തില്‍ എത്രത്തോളം യാഥാര്‍ത്ഥ്യമാകും?

ചര്‍ച്ചയിലേയ്ക്ക് ക്ഷണിക്കുന്നു.

Malayalam University Bill passed

The Assembly unanimously passed the Thunchath Ezhuthachan Malayalam University Bill, which seeks to replace an ordinance issued earlier providing for the establishment of the university, on Tuesday.

The House adopted several amendments to the original legislation, including one to leave all appointments of non-teaching staff of the university to the Public Service Commission. The House considered more than 1,000 amendments to the Bill during the discussions that went on till 9 p.m. A provision was incorporated to set up chairs in the name of eminent persons in addition to those specifically provided for in the legislation.

Winding up discussions on the Bill, Chief Minister Oommen Chandy said that finances would not be a hindrance to the functioning of the new university. He said that a decision on classical status to Malayalam was expected to be taken soon.

MAJOR OBJECTIVE

Education Minister P.K. Abdu Rabb, who piloted the Bill, said that equipping the language to enable teaching of science and technical subjects in Malayalam would be a major objective of the new university.

He said that the proposed faculty advisory committees would not take away the decision-making powers of the academic council or faculty as their recommendations would be of advisory nature only.

Deputy Leader of the Opposition Kodiyeri Balakrishnan said that steps should be taken urgently to get UGC recognition for the university. Otherwise, the university would face financial stringency. Mr. Balakrishnan said that the new speciality courses proposed by the university would be beneficial only if they were designed with employability in view. Mr. Balakrishnan suggested that the university develop a computer-friendly script for Malayalam. It should also have a school for translation.

He called for steps to make Malayalam the official language for court proceedings. The amendment to leave appointments of non-teaching staff to PSC would not work in the absence of will to carry it out.

Though similar decisions had been taken in the case of other universities, appointments through PSC were yet to commence.

(Thehindu.com)

Malayalam University ordinance

Malayalam University Ordinance 

Thunchath Ezhuthachan Malayalam University ( Malayalam: തുഞ്ചത്ത് എഴുത്തച്ഛൻ മലയാളം സർവ്വകലാശാല,  ?) , also called Malayalam University, is a university  in Kerala State in India established by Government of Kerala in the year 2012.[1]  The University was inaugurated by Oommen Chandy, Chief Minister of Kerala, on 1 November 2012 in a function held in the premises of Thunchanparamba, the home of Thunchath Ezhuthachan, in Malappuram  in Kerala.[2]  K Jayakumar, a civil servant of the Indian Administrative Service cadre, who retired as the Chief Secretary of Kerala on 31 October 2012 has been appointed as the the first Vice-Chancellor of the Malayalam University

Malayalam in super-speciality mode

The new Malayalam university will help students acquire multiple skills, empowering them in the job market, its Vice-Chancellor
The Vice-Chancellor of the new Thunchathu Ezhuthachan Malayalam University, K. Jayakumar, has set an ambitious course for himself. In an interview to The Hindu-EducationPlus, the former Chief Secretary says he wishes to make the institution, inaugurated in Tirur on November 1, academically, functionally and culturally relevant and that he will strive to bring back the honour in learning Malayalam.

What do you think is the single-most important reason for setting up a university for Malayalam?

The demand for a Malayalam university has been there for quite a while. For more than two decades, we have been talking about a Malayalam university. For the first time, the election manifestos of both the political combines in Kerala had one common item; both the Left Democratic Front and the United Democratic Front have promised to set up the university.

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Language must meet needs of new generation: Pranab

President Pranab Mukherjee has called for efforts to nurture Malayalam using all the available modern means so that it is fully equipped to meet the requirements of the new generation.

“A language, however much it may be enriched with traditional values and heritage, would lose its relevance and popularity if it does not evolve. It is, therefore necessary, while safeguarding our cherished languages, to promote them through all the modern means at our disposal today—while at the same time, taking care to nurture their uniqueness. A language that is ill equipped to meet the requirements of the new generation, cannot be safe in its hands,” the President said at the inaugural of the Viswa Malayala Mahotsavam in Thiruvananthapuram on Tuesday.

The inaugural ceremony was attended by, among others, eminent writers M.T. Vasudevan Nair, O.N.V. Kurup, Sugathakumari and T. Padmanabhan, film maker Adoor Gopalakrishnan and writers in Malayalam from within and outside the country. Consequent by his absence was Leader of the Opposition V.S. Achuthanandan.

Noting that a Malayalam University was all set to start functioning at Tirur on November 1, the President said he had no doubt that the research and activities in the university will positively impact the preservation and propagation of Malayalam. The Viswa Malayala Mahostavam was a very timely initiative in this context, he said and hoped that the conference will set the agenda and the goals to be achieved in the days to come, Mr. Mukherjee said.

Kerala, he said, was rightly referred to as a land blessed with the bounties of nature and a people who have proven themselves to be at the forefront of social and educational reforms. Kerala was the first State in the country to attain 100 per cent literacy. With the development of Malayalam, a ‘Keralite’ identity has evolved which was simultaneously open, tolerant and hospitable to new elements and influences, he said.

Pointing out that this was his first visit to the State after assuming the office of President, Mr. Mukherjee said he was extremely happy that the occasion afforded him the opportunity to meet a cross section of the vibrant literary and academic communities of the State.

Chairing the inaugural ceremony, Governor H.R. Bhardwaj described Kerala as a model State when it came to assimilation of different strands of culture, religion and artistic and literary traditions. Kerala has produced several brilliant diplomats, scientists, technocrats and writers. Kerala, he said, was an extension of India abroad.

Speaking on the occasion, Chief Minister Oommen Chandy hoped that Malayalam will get ‘classical’ status very soon. The government, he said, saw the conference as a means to showcase Kerala’s culture and literature before the world and proposed to make the Viswa Malayalam Sammelanam an annual event.

Finance Minister K.M. Mani, Education Minister Abdu Rabb, Health Minister V.S. Sivakumar, Union Minister of State for Human Resources Development Shashi Tharoor, Union Minister of State for Civil Aviation K.C. Venugopal, Thiruvananthapuram Mayor K. Chandrika were among those present. Culture Minister K.C. Joseph welcomed the gathering and Kerala Sahitya Akademi president Perumbadavom Sreedharan proposed a vote of thanks.

(thehindu.com)

Cabinet approves Malayalam University

The Cabinet approved the project report for establishment of Malayalam University at Tirur on Tuesday.

It asked the Chief Secretary K. Jayakumar, who had prepared the report to take further steps for establishment of the University.

Chief Minister Oommen Chandy told the media after the Cabinet meeting that the University would start functioning from November 1 from temporary premises. Acquisition of land for the camps would be started immediately.

Mr. Jayakumar had recommended in his report that University should offer postgraduate courses and research programmes in Malayalam linguistics, poetry, novel and drama, performing arts, Kerala music and visual arts, cultural anthropology, social history, cultural studies, heritage studies and media studies. With five faculties dealing with linguistics, literature, performing arts and cultural and intellectual heritage, the University would have schools in Malayalam language studies, literature, comparative literature, translation, performing arts, visual arts and architecture, cultural studies, media studies and traditional knowledge systems.