The petitions are given below.
I)
Subject:Prayer for continuance of the British Council Library TVM
The decision to close down the BCL,Tvm by march 2008 was a shocking news not only for the academic and student communities but also for the professionals of Kerala. The service of this model library was of immense help for the betterment of quality education from growing children to the grownups.this immensely rich house of knowledge helped a lot in exposing as well as acquiring better jobs inside and outside the country. The role played by this library in the field of environmental education is also commendable.
The BCL Tvm came into being on the first of April 1964. The library is run in partnership with Indian Council for Cultural Relations.even after disposing old titles the lib retained minimum 27 thousand new editions in almost all disciplines. It also maintains a full-fledged children's lib.every year 5000 new titles are added to the stock.
It has undoubtedly helped to improve the quality of education and opened up prospects for better jobs.let us not break this link between the two cultures of the East and the West maintaining mutual relationship better and more informed.
let the international centre of cultural and educational asset continue to function.the intervention of the Union Govt is humbly sought to solve this issue of public interest.
Expecting your kind intervention.
yours truly
dvcyril
for and on behalf of the Forum Save British Council Library,tvm
Tvm, 30 .12 2007
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II)
To Your Excellency the Hon. Defence Minister
On 9th December 2007, the British Council announced its decision to shut down the Trivandrum British Library on the 31st of March 2008. The members of the library and the public of Kerala were devastated by the news since the Trivandrum library was one of the best run British libraries in India. It has brought enormous goodwill to Britain and contributed significantly to Britain's culture and economy by enabling thousands of professionals from different fields to go to Britain.
A large section of Kerala's society has benefited from this excellent knowledge centre. We are dismayed that even as efforts are on to retain the library in some form or other, the Council and ICCR are going ahead with the cancellation of memberships and retrenchment of staff. It is also understood that the British Council has not responded to a request from the Hon. Chief Minister of Kerala to examine options for retaining this library, citing their policy constraints.
May we bring to your kind notice that the 'British Libraries' in Thiruvananthapuram and Bhopal are in fact, administered by the ICCR, and not by the British Council. These are being closed down, while the four "British Council libraries" in Metropolitan cities owned and administered by the British Council are still kept open in spite of their reported change in policy. The seven "British Libraries" , which include the libraries in Thiruvananthapuram and Bhopal, belong to the Indian Council of Cultural Relations (ICCR), a Government of India body. Hence, even if a collaborator, namely the British Council backs out, other partners can be easily identified.
We earnestly appeal to your goodselves to sympathetically examine the matter and to exert pressure on the ICCR and British Council to freeze all activities connected with the closing down of the library.
Update:
Copies of the 2nd petition have been faxed over to Vayalar Ravi (Minister for Overseas Indian Affairs ), E. Ahamed (Minister for External Affairs), T.K.A Nair (Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister) too.
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II)
To Your Excellency the Hon. Defence Minister
On 9th December 2007, the British Council announced its decision to shut down the Trivandrum British Library on the 31st of March 2008. The members of the library and the public of Kerala were devastated by the news since the Trivandrum library was one of the best run British libraries in India. It has brought enormous goodwill to Britain and contributed significantly to Britain's culture and economy by enabling thousands of professionals from different fields to go to Britain.
A large section of Kerala's society has benefited from this excellent knowledge centre. We are dismayed that even as efforts are on to retain the library in some form or other, the Council and ICCR are going ahead with the cancellation of memberships and retrenchment of staff. It is also understood that the British Council has not responded to a request from the Hon. Chief Minister of Kerala to examine options for retaining this library, citing their policy constraints.
May we bring to your kind notice that the 'British Libraries' in Thiruvananthapuram and Bhopal are in fact, administered by the ICCR, and not by the British Council. These are being closed down, while the four "British Council libraries" in Metropolitan cities owned and administered by the British Council are still kept open in spite of their reported change in policy. The seven "British Libraries" , which include the libraries in Thiruvananthapuram and Bhopal, belong to the Indian Council of Cultural Relations (ICCR), a Government of India body. Hence, even if a collaborator, namely the British Council backs out, other partners can be easily identified.
A well run institution should not be destroyed.
Update:
Copies of the 2nd petition have been faxed over to Vayalar Ravi (Minister for Overseas Indian Affairs ), E. Ahamed (Minister for External Affairs), T.K.A Nair (Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister) too.
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