Kolkata Loreto, how would you feel if someone called you Low-reto? Can English appropriate merit?NTT

Loreto College in Kolkata was caught in a controversy, that eventually compelled the institution to issue public apology to 'people of Bengal". The college had issued a circular for aspirants this year, seeking to take admission in there but with a clause. The notice unambiguously stated that students hailing from a vernacular background will not be considered for admission. As stated by the institution, affluence in English is a must to be able to follow and keep up with the lessons being taught in the college. The notice was unequivocally condemned by the student community, ex-students, various sections of the educated intelligentsia & civil society. University of Calcutta cracked down upon Loreto, and the beleaguered institution eventually withdrew the notice. Thee problem here is not just limited to the proceedings of the admission process of an institution. It's the driving force behind it, the very mindset of the society that revels in a colonial hangover, that has set English as the yardstick for acceptance. Team NTT questions this mindset and asks if English can or should appropriate someone's merit.

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