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Tag: Film & Television Institute of India (FTII)

FTII Mahabharat Part 2 Starts,Standoff Between Police,Students Amid Protest

[Pune,Maharashtra]FTII Mahabharat Part 2 Starts,Standoff Between Police,Students Shouted “Gajendra Chauhan Go Back
Police ,Today,used force to disperse and round up a group of about 40 FTII students protesting against TV actor and BJP member Gajendra Chauhan who is expected to take charge as the institute’s Chairman today.
Notwithstanding a warning issued by police yesterday to maintain peace on the eve of the first meeting of the new FTII Society headed by Chauhan, members of FTII Students Federation (FSA) staged a protest demonstration at the institute’s gate shouting “Gajendra Chauhan go back” which led to a scuffle between the students and police.”We have been brutally targeted by police who lathi-charged us with the knowledge of FTII administration,” alleged one of the students as he was put in a police van and whisked away.
The students of the prestigious institution here were on a strike opposing Chauhan’s appointment since June 12 last year and called it off on October 28 and returned to the classes.
An FSA representative Vikas Urs said, “We had withdrawn the strike but we have not given up our resistance to the wrong appointments. Police have attacked on our peaceful protesters in connivance with the FTII administration. Our protest will continue”.”We had asked the students to demonstrate peacefully but we had to use force because they wanted to block the way to the institute and therefore we had to detain them. We used minimum force,” said Tushar Joshi, Deputy Commissioner of Police who was on the spot.
The FSA has alleged that Chauhan lacks stature to head the FTII.A tough posture by the Information and Broadcasting Ministry which steadfastly refused to accept the FSA demand for removal of Chauhan, a crackdown on some students and their arrest subsequent to gherao of the institute director Prashant Pathrabe ultimately saw the long drawn out agitation by students fizzle out last year as they returned to academics.
Meanwhile, the first meeting of FTII Society scheduled to be held today at the campus, is likely to be attended among others by Anagha Ghaisas, Rahul Solapurkar, Shailesh Gupta and Narendra Pathak — the members whose appointments have been objected by the FSA for being political and allegedly lacking in merit and stature for the post.

FTII Strike Is Still Wasting Students Carrier

[New Delhi]FTII Strike Is Still Wasting Students Carrier.Agitating Students Of This Prestigious Institution are Still Adamant Over Inspiration From Congress Minded Chairman Only
The impasse at the Film and Television Institute of India (FTII) over the appointment of actor Gajendra Chauhan as its head continues,
Protesting students adamant Over the process of appointment as they felt that a person with vision and stature at the helm of the institute would be able to “inspire” them.
They added that exaggerated figures about the number of strikes had been reported in the media. Some of the students narrated how an atmosphere of fear and hostility prevailed around their campus adding that some cases had also been filed.
“The students’ association claims to be a apolitical.But Unfortunately They Are Knocking Doors Of Leaders Of Congress To AAP Continuously As per sources a large numbers of students have completed their education but are still occupying hostel accommodation.Similarly many Students are not completing their batches even after seven years.Since classed are locked so utilization of staff is generously being questioned.

Govt Offers Two Point Formula To FTII’s Protesting Students

[New Delhi,Pune] Govt Offers Two Point Formula To FTII’s Protesting Students .
To Resolve FTII Row Govt Today Asked protesting FTII students to resume classes and not block academic activities, the government today said it is willing to continue discussions with them to end the stalemate.
Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting Rajyavardhan Rathore said.
“I think it is in the interest of the students that if they have a viewpoint, which they have, they must not block the classes for it. They must allow the classes to go on. And a group of students is always welcome to continue discussions with us,”
He said that the ministry’s priority is to resolve the ongoing agitation at FTII, where students have boycotted classes protesting the appointment of actor Gajendra Chauhan as the chairman of the institute’s governing council.

FTII Protesting Students,Showing Roots,Seek Rahul Gandhi’s Intervention

[New Delhi,Pune] FTII Protesting Students,Showing Roots,Seek Rahul Gandhi’s Intervention
Students of FTII demanding removal of small screen actor Gajendra Chauhan as chairman of the institute have approached Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi, seeking his intervention to check the “assault on institutions of higher learning”.
Sources in Congress said that the students have invited Gandhi to come to Pune and support their cause.
250 FTII students are on strike against Chouhan’s appointment and are demanding the formation a committee which will make the rules for the FTII society.
A number of filmmakers have also resigned as members of the Film and Television Institute of India (FTII) Society expressing their solidarity with the students.
Students have continued their strike for almost 40 days, boycotting academic work after failure of their talks with I and B minister Arun Jaitley in New Delhi on July 3.
FTII students’ association (FSA) has declared that the strike will continue till their main demand for removal of Chauhan–who they allege lacks vision and stature to head FTII–and reconstitution of the FTII Society is accepted.
In the letter to Gandhi, Student Leader Nachimuthu is also learnt to have requested Gandhi to support them and take up the issue of FTII like he had taken up the issue of Ambedkar Periyar Study Circle in IIT Madras.
After agitation and a political controversy, the ban on the Dalit students body Ambedkar Periyar Study Circle (APSC) was finally revoked.

Heartthrob Ranbir Kapoor Jumps Into FTII Row Against Gajendra[Yudhisthira]Chauhan

[Mumbai]Heartthrob Ranbir Kapoor Jumps Into FTII Row Against Yudhisthira .Kapoor Family Is Well Known Congress Sympathizer.
Bollywood star Ranbir Kapoor is the latest celebrity to come out in support of FTII students, who are agitating against the appointment of Gajendra Chauhan as chairman of the premier institute.
In a black and white video, posted by FTII students body on YouTube, Ranbir, 32, makes a plea to the authorities to pay heed to the students’ demands, initiate a dialogue with them and address their grievances.
Calling FTII the breeding place of “many filmmakers, cinematographers, editors, award winning personalities”, Ranbir says, “I think it gives an opportunity to a person without any film connection who come from various parts of the country. I think people look at a graduate from FTII with so much respect… and hearing about all the things that are happening now, the appointing of a new chairman which has gone against the students’ wishes.
He said “I think it is only fair that students deserve a fair hearing of what they want, all they require is an aspirational figure to look up to somebody with a large body of work, (if) not large body of work but a body of work that they can aspire or they can be inspired from,” Ranbir says in the video.
Chauhan, best known for playing Yudhisthira on TV epic “Mahabharata”, took over as the chairman of the Pune-based institute’s governing council last month. His appointment was heavily criticised by current and former students of Film and Television Institute of India.
FTII students have been boycotting classes, abandoning academic work in protest against the appointment of Chauhan, who they allege lacks “stature and vision” to head the institution.

FTII Students Declare Mahabharata Against Their New Chairman Gajendra Chouhan

[Pune]FTII Students Declare Mahabharata Against Their New Chairman Gajendra Chouhan
Students of the prestigious Film and Television Institute of India (FTII) today boycotted their classes in protest against the appointment of actor Gajendra Chouhan as the new chairman of its governing council.
students alleged that this appointment appeared “politically coloured” in view of his “affiliation” with ruling BJP.
Chouhan is known for his role of Yudhisthira in the popular TV series ‘Mahabharat’.

TV Serial Mahabharat fame Gajendra Chauhan Is New President of FTII Society

Block Buster TV Serial Mahabharat fame Gajendra Chauhan nominated as the President of the FTII Society The Government has reconstituted the Film & Television Institute of India (FTII), Pune Society in pursuance of Rule 3 of the Rules of the Institute for a period of three years w.e.f. 04.03.2014. Shri Gajendra Chauhan has been nominated as the President of the FTII Society and Chairman of its Governing Council.
Government has also nominated the following persons in the category of “Persons of eminence connected with Films and Television Education, Journalism, Literature, Fine Arts, Dramatics, Performing Arts, Etc.”, as members of the Society:
Ms Anagha Ghaisas Ms Vidya BalanShri Jahnu Barua Ms Pallavi JoshiDr. Narendra Pathak Shri Urmil Thapliyal Shri Pranjal Saikia
·Shri Rahul Solapurkar
Similarly the following persons have been nominated in the category of Alumni of FTII
Shri Shailesh Gupta Shri Santosh Sivan Shri Raju Hirani Shri Imo Singh
The other Ex-officio members of the 11 Posts are also nominated
The following have also been nominated in the category of “Experts
(1) Shri Shravan Kumar, Chief Executive Officer, CFSI
(2) Shri Chaitanya Prasad , Officer On Special Duty, M/o I&B
(3)Shri Shashi Prakash Goyal, Joint Secretary, Department of Higher Education, Ministry of Human Resources Development.