Prof Amar Yumnam states stand on thesis row
Source: Chronicle News Service
Imphal, March 01 2023:
Centre for Economic and Social Studies, Hyderabad visiting professor Amar Yumnam has stated that he has already put his clarification in public domain regarding the content of a thesis submitted by one Brig SK Sarma to Indira Gandhi National Open University, New Delhi.
In a release, Prof Amar said that a group of members of Meetei Leepun had come to his house at Malom Tuliyaima on February 28 and used strong and harsh words in connection with the content of the thesis.
The professor clarified that he was only a co-guide while the main supervisor is at the University headquarters.
A co-guide would only be consulted on select areas as desired by the research scholar.
There is no necessity that the co-guide should be consulted on every aspect of the issues being written.
If the research scholar feels, he/she can go ahead without ever consulting anything with the co-guide.
The examination and approval of the co-guide is not mandatory for submission of the thesis, he added.
Recalling that the present issue was first raised by the united group of the student organisations in Manipur, he continued that was the time when he came to know of the content being objected.
"In fact, I had shown to them, in my computer, the complete papers submitted to me by the research scholar when they visited my home.
The particular terms of objection were just not there in the papers submitted to me for examination when we jointly went through the pages," he pointed out.
Stating that he is an economist concerning with contemporary development, Prof Amar Yumnam maintained that it must be because of this that the research scholar did not show him any argument that involved the terms being objected by Meetei Leepun.
"The research scholar submitted the thesis to his main university and I did not write the thesis.
The question of my approving or not approving the controversial terms does by no means arise," Prof Amar Yumnam said.