A bunch of 19 FTII alumni from batches from the Nineteen Eighties until the current have written a letter to he institute’s newly appointed director Dhiraj Singh, chairman R Madhavan and joint secretary (movies) Vrunda Desai requesting pressing intervention right into a criticism of harassment and caste discrimination filed by a former FTII pupil.
“We’re shocked and very agitated to be taught that this has occurred brazenly at FTII, and prima facie it will appear that transparency within the strategy of investigation to date is lacking. If the allegations are confirmed to be true, it makes not solely the involved college but additionally all the FTII administration culpable. Apart from, the FTII group too would discover itself censurable if we didn’t reply to such happenings at our alma mater, within the method we will,” mentioned the letter.
Earlier this month, The FTII college students’ affiliation demanded a reinvestigation with extra transparency right into a caste-related discrimination criticism filed by a former pupil. The complainant and the affiliation alleged discrepancies in the way in which the criticism was dealt with, during which the professor was given a clear chit, the affiliation claimed. The institute has maintained “acceptable motion was taken as per findings.”
The letter by the alumni calls for {that a} recent enquiry ought to be arrange into the matter, which ought to be performed pretty by credible members, whose integrity can’t be questioned. It additionally calls for that the involved college member ought to keep away from being concerned in educational issues until the inquiry is over.
For the previous few years, FTII had been beneath a short lived director, however earlier this month, senior info service officer, Dhiraj Singh was appointed as the brand new director of the institute. It’s on this mild too that the letter calls for pressing motion regarding the case.
The letter additional learn, “This complete matter exhibits that there’s an pressing want to teach FTII’s lecturers and employees on issues pertaining to caste. To handle this in a broader means, we urge you to create a College Growth Programme that not solely sensitises them but additionally explains the ‘Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe (Prevention of Atrocities) Act’, 1989, in order that it turns into clear as to what constitutes such an atrocity. We hope that you’ll act rapidly to resolve this difficulty in one of the best pursuits of the FTII.”
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