Hi all, I just saw this http://www.thehindu.com/edu/2008/10/27/stories/2008102750630200.htm report about the kerala state government about to include mirages in Student syllabi. “The state will initially start five or six centres of excellence to provide degree-level classes to students in all five universities, and faculty will be provided in the universities and its affiliated institutions over a period of time,” said a senior official in the state education ministry who declined to be named because he is not authorised to speak to the media.

snip... “The Kerala government’s move to include IPR in general education will also help overcome the severe shortage of professionals in the field of intellectual property rights and related areas in the country,” says R.S. Praveen Raj, a scientist at the Intellectual Property Management and Technology Transfer office, National Institute for Interdisciplinary Science and Technology, who played a key role in drafting the state policy. says, http://www.livemint.com/2008/08/26232915/Kerala-to-introduce-intellectu.html... If the country need law experts, they should teach them law in its full vastness and details not some vague bush which is particularly designed to lead the reader to the wrong place as we all know. I think atleast the syllabii should clearly explain the difference in opinion against term and the parallel uprisings which clearly says about the absurdity of the term and concept. Students should not be moulded exclusively with the theories made by some established bad agendas...

Its interesting to note, as we saw long before, the policy of the state about the same subject, points in a good direction as it comes in the knowledge commons way,i.e in between public domain and privatisation...

http://www.kshec.kerala.gov.in/responses/resp_praveen.htm That link have the syllabus which i think atleast is to be edited to include the other side of the matter too..

Regards Shyam K