"Artists agitated over cultural policy shift" The Hindu May 6, 2015
More than 130 artists sign letter protesting govt's decision to remove people of eminence from cultural institutes - the news in brief.
It is not cultural policy shift. It is only the change of guards in apex institutions so that a fresh and alternative approach can be ensured. Many a time such changes may usher in faster and better progress in the field. Of course sometimes we may lose the services of some dedicated souls too in the process. With that thought in mind if the new government effects transfer of many stereotyped and pseudo intellectuals from their posts there would be nothing wrong in it. Over a period of time some self-seeking and self-publishing often establishing their own friends and well wishers in positions of eminence is a known fact of life. I for one would strongly advocate the change of entrenched guards for the betterment of culture and society once in a decade or two.
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