Regionalism in education

Abstract

“Nationalism and Sub-Nationalism are two emotional experiences which grew at the expense of each other”, this was the observation of ‘ The Linguistic Provinces Committee’ also known as ‘The Dar Committee’, established in the year 1948 in order to examine the long demand of the reorganisation of the provinces of India on linguistic lines. It is pertinent to note that the committee has reported against the proposition. As Former President A. P. J. Abdul Kalam puts it, “Education is the most important element for the growth and prosperity of the nation.” The providers and receivers of educational service as well as policy makers regard professional education as economic opportunity. Over the years, Courts have recognized the economic component of it and tried to maintain some modicum of justice instead of living it to the vagaries of market forces and competence of economic power holders. Considerations of regional preferences are invoked in this sphere to make the scare and valuable opportunity available to the children to the region, and on the basis of expectation that the services of professional graduates might be advantageously used for the benefit of the region as a return for the investment and efforts put for the education. Objective of this paper is to identify and analyse the judicial decisions and compare the Considerations of regional preferences with the outlook of generosity & universalism which is expected of an egalitarian framework flowing from the Constitution.