We the Student Faculty Cell and the Peer Group members extend a warm welcome to Hon.Julia Gillard MP and Deputy PM of Australia on her visit to India. Her visit is significant at a time when both the people and the governments of India and Australia are moving towards resolving the tensions caused by a spate of racial incidents in which a number of Indian students were attacked in Australia. Her positive interactions with the students of the LSR of Delhi University have sent the right signals to the student community and the country at large. We have also given our representation when she visited IGNOU today on the 1st september2009 for a university ceremony. Following is the text of the pamphlet:
"STUDENT FACULTY CELLS AND THE PEER GROUPS OF IGNOU
SUB: TREATMENT OF INDIAN STUDENTS IN AUSTRALIAHON. Ms. Gillard, MP and the Deputy PM of Australia,
We express our greatest concern regarding the recent reports of racial attacks on the Indian students in Australia. We have been expressing our concern by appealing both to the Australian public opinion through our blog http://www.expressionssfcpg.blogspot.com/ and to the MPs and political parties in Australia who have been taking up the battle against racism and for multiculturalism. We have also appealed to the Indian students in Australia and India to approach the issue through upholding multiculturalism. In this context we welcome your visit to strengthen India-Australia ties and your assurances for the safety and wellbeing of the Indian and the international students. The backdrop of the recent visit of the Indian Foreign Minister to your country, where we believe this issue was taken up in right earnest, underscores the importance both governments have attached to countering the ugly issue of racism in the modern world. However we believe that more needs to be done to counter racism by addressing systemic factors which give rise to it. Meanwhile steps towards genuine multiculturalism taken by the governments and the peoples of India and Australia will, we hope, counter this menace. We appeal to you and your government to maintain a constant vigilance in this regard.
THANK YOU AND A VERY WARM WELCOME TO INDIA "
(SFC and PG members with the help of Mr.Ajay Mahurkar and Dr. Dolly Mathew)
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The email address of Rakesh Vats is: rakeshvat@gmail.com Hi, I am Shamsher Gulia and I have been a student at Department of Buddhist studies at the Delhi Univ.for an MPhil. Later I joined IGNOU for a Phd.I also picked up some elementary Chinese language at DU.India and China have had historical links of two ancient civilizations.Apart from trade there have been exchanges of knowledge, scholars and students between the two countries.This spirit of harmony and mutuality should be invoked where both countries can learn from each other.Recent controversies about the borders and the stapled visa should resolved amicably so that the students and future generations can benefit.
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