Odisha HRD

Odisha should pursue one of the sports and physical education university proposed by the 12th plan working group on Sports and Physical Education

The 12th plan working group report on Sports and Physical Education recommends the establishment of four regional centres of LNUPE and 5 new sports and physical education universities or physical education colleges. Odisha must vigorously pursue the central government and the planning commission to get one of the proposed 5 sports and physical education universities.

In this regard, please send an email to the Odisha CM at cmo@ori.nic.in with content such as given below:

Dear Esteemed CM:

The 12th plan working group on Sports and Physical Education has recommended in their report at http://planningcommission.nic.in/aboutus/committee/wrkgrp12/hrd/wg_repsports.pdf that "for meeting the increasing demand of Physical Education Teachers and producing quality PETs, at least four regional centres of LNUPE and 5 new sports and physical education universities or physical education colleges should be opened during 12th
Plan. "

Kindly pursue with the central government regarding having one of these universities in Odisha.

Sincerely,

Following are some rationale behind pursuing a Sports and Physical Education University. Please have a look at it at your leisure.

While promoting sports, besides providing good facilities (hostels, stadiums, turfs), what is most important is that the athletes are provided with opportunities to pursue some recognized degree/diploma/certificate of study so that they have alternate avenues of employment. For example, consider the story in http://www.indiablooms.com/SportsVideoDetails/sportsVideoDetails180312f.php.

Following is an excerpt from that story.

Renowned national woman footballer Jhilli Munda, who has represented India at international and national events in several tournaments, is bearing the brunt of acute poverty and she is forced to roll beedis to earn her bread and butter.

It is well known that among the athletes that join the sports hostels, only a few make it to the state and national teams and of them only a few get appropriate jobs. What happens to the rest? It is sad to read about Jhili Munda’s story above. The point is until and unless we make sure that kids pursuing a career as an athlete have a way to make a living we can not significantly improve the sports scenario in Odisha and India. Now how do we make sure that *all* kids pursuing a career as an athlete have a way to make a living.

The way to do that is to provide them with some *relevant education* in parallel with their athletics training such that even if they do not make it to the top in sports, they can get a good job and make a living. What are some of the relevant educational avenues and programs?

Some of them are:

Physical training
Coaching in various sports
Physiotherapy
Sports medicine
Exercise Physiology
Sports Psychology
Sports Biomechanics
Sports Management and Mass Communication
Health Sciences & Yoga
Sports Massage
Grounds Management
Health and fitness management
Sports journalism
Sports photography and
Sports commentary.

Some of these courses are offered at the three established institutions in India:

Laxmibai National University of Physical Education in Gwalior, http://www.lnipe.gov.in/
Netaji Subhas National Institute of Sports in Patiala, http://www.nsnis.org/
Laxmibai National College of Physical Education in Thiruvanthapuram, http://lncpe.gov.in/

In the 2011-12 budget there was mention of the following *new* initiatives:

Rajiv Gandhi National Institute of Youth Development in Tamil Nadu: With a 2011-12 budget allocation of 10.8 crores (2010-11: 9.9 crores)
Laxmibai National Institute of Physical Education – NE area and Sikkim Initiative: With a 2011-12 budget allocation of 15 crores (2010-11: 3 crores)

In the 2012-13 budget (http://indiabudget.nic.in/ub2012-13/eb/sbe106.pdf ) there was the mention of the following *new* initiatives:

7. Rajiv Gandhi National Institute of Youth Developmentin Tamil Nadu has a budget of 18.9 crores.
28. National Institute of Sports Science and Sports Medicine 5 crores
29. National Institute of Coaching Education 5 crores

Note that none of the above are in the eastern part of India and none are in the traditional tribal areas of India.

The 12th plan has a working group on Sports and Physical Education. They have a report at http://planningcommission.nic.in/aboutus/committee/wrkgrp12/hrd/wg_repsports.pdf . In that report the following is mentioned.

5.15 It has been recommended that for meeting the increasing demand of Physical Education Teachers and producing quality PETs, at least four regional centres of LNUPE and 5 new sports and physical education universities or physical education colleges should be opened during 12th Plan. An outlay of Rs. 900 crore on this account during 12th Plan is projected.

Thus we should vigorously pursue the establishment of a National Sports Institute/University in Odisha that not only offers training in the sports Odisha excels in (Hockey – mens and womens, Football, Rowing, etc.) but also offers the above mentioned programs so that every athlete of Odisha is able to simultaneously pursue a certificate/diploma/degree in one of the above disciplines and is able to make a decent living.

Considering that Sundergarh and Rourkela area is the hotbed of Odisha athletics (mainly Hockey) and it is a tribal district, it would be good to locate the proposed National Sports Institute/University in Sundergarh/Rourkela. It may have branches in Kendrapada and Bhubaneswar to cater to the women footballers of Kendrapada and other sports persons in Bhubaneswar/Cuttack. Moreover the university in Sundergarh/Rourkela can also cater to athletes in Jharkhand.

The recent election of Mr. Dilip Tirkey as a Rajya Sabha MP can be seen/argued as an indication that the Odisha government is serious about promoting sports in a wholesome way, with particular attention to adivasis.

May 1st, 2012

List of recognized teacher education institutes in Odisha: From ERCNCTE site

The following is from the ERCNCTE (Eastern Region Committee, National Council of Teacher Education), Bhubaneswar site at http://www.ercncte.org/. (The head office of NCTE is in Delhi and its four regional centers are at Bhubaneswar, Bangalore, Bhopal and Jaipur.)

Pre-School
1	Orissa University of Agriculture & Technology, College of Home Science, OUAT, Bhubaneswar, Orissa-751003		University Department	Board of Secondary Education	Pre-school Teacher Education	50
2	DAV Institute of Teacher Education (Pre-school), Sector-VI, CDA, Bidanasi, Cuttack, Orissa –753014		Private	BSE	Pre-School Teacher Education	50
3	DIET, Sundargarh, At/P.O. Sankara, Dist. Sundargarh, Orissa-770020		Government	BSE	Pre-school Teacher Education	50
4	DIET, Kalahandi, Bhawanipatna, Naktiguda, P.O. Bhawanipatna, Dist. Kalahandi, Orissa – 766001		Government	BSE	Pre-school Teacher Education	50
5	DIET, Dhenkanal, At/P.O./Dist. Dhenkanal, Orissa-759001		Government	BSE	Pre-school Teacher Education	50
6	DIET, Keonjhar, At. Old Town of Keonjhar, P.O. Keonjhar Bazar, Dist. Keonjhar, Orissa-758002		Government	BSE	Pre-school Teacher Education	50
7	DIET, Khurda, At/P.O./Dist. Khurda, Orissa-752055		Government	BSE	Pre-school Teacher Education	50
8	DIET, Sambalpur, Ainthapali, Budharaja, Dist – Sambalpur, Orissa – 768004		Government	BSE	Pre-school Teacher Education	50
9	DIET, Naguan, Via – Jajpur Road, Dist – Jajpur, Orissa – 755019		Government	BSE	Pre-school Teacher Education	50
Elementary
1		DIET, Kalahandi, Bhawanipatna, Orissa– 766001	Government	Board of Secondary Education	CT	50
2		DIET, Remuna, Khirochoragopinath Balasore, Orissa- 756018	Government	BSE	CT	50
3		DIET, Sankara, Sundergarh,Orissa – 770020	Government	BSE	CT	50
4		DIET, Khalikote, Ganjam, Orissa – 761030	Government	BSE	CT	50
5		DIET, Sambalpur, Orissa- 768004	Government	BSE	CT	50
6		DIET, Khurda, Orissa – 752055	Government	BSE	CT	50
7		DIET, Keonjhar, Orissa- 758001	Government	BSE	CT	50
8		DIET, Jaypore, Koraput, Orissa – 764001	Government	BSE	CT	50
9		DIET, Dolipur, Nagua, Jajpur, Orissa– 755019	Government	BSE	CT	50
10		DIET, Dhenkanal, Orissa- 759001	Government	BSE	CT	50
11		DIET, Baripada, Mayurbhanj, Orissa– 757001	Government	BSE	CT	50
12		DIET, Phulbani, Tikabali, Orissa– 762010	Government	BSE	CT	50
13		DIET, Balangir, Orissa-767001	Government	BSE	CT	50
14		Govt. Secondary Training School, Sakhigopal, Puri, Orissa-752014	Government	BSE	CT	50
15		Govt. Secondary Training School, Bargarh, Orissa – 768028	Government	BSE	CT	50
16		Govt. Secondary Training School, Bhanjanagar, Ganjam, Orissa – 761126	Government	BSE	CT	50
17		Govt. Secondary Training School, Paralakhemundi, Gajapati, Orissa – 761200	Government	BSE	CT	50
18		Govt. Secondary Training School, Dharmagarh, Kalahandi, Orissa – 766015	Government	BSE	CT	50
19		Govt. Secondary Training School, Nawarangpur, Mirganguda, Orissa	Government	BSE	CT	50
20		Govt. Secondary Training School, Polsara, Ganjam, Orissa – 761105	Government	BSE	CT	50
21		Govt. Secondary Training School, Sonepur, Subarnapur, Orissa – 767017	Government	BSE	CT	50
22		Govt. Secondary Training School, Kuanramunda, Sundargarh, Orissa – 770039	Government	BSE	CT	50
23		Govt. Secondary Training School, Bissam Cuttack, Rayagada, Koraput, Orissa – 765022	Government	BSE	CT	50
24		Govt. Secondary Training School, Nayagarh, Rajsunakhala, Orissa	Government	BSE	CT	50
25		Govt. Secondary Training School, Patnagarh, Balangir, Orissa – 767025	Government	BSE	CT	50
26		Govt. Secondary Training School, Bagudi, Balasore, Orissa – 756045	Government	BSE	CT	50
27		Govt. Secondary Training School, Agarpara, Bhadrak, Orissa	Government	BSE	CT	50
28		Govt. Secondary Training School, Chhendipada, Angul, Orissa – 759124	Government	BSE	CT	50
29		Govt. Secondary Training School, Jagatsinghpur, Orissa – 754032	Government	BSE	CT	50
30		Govt. Secondary Training School, Pipli, Puri, Orissa – 752104	Government	BSE	CT	50
31		Govt. Secondary Training School, Kendrapara, Orissa – 754211	Government	BSE	CT	50
32		Govt. Secondary Training School, Ragadi, Banki, Cuttack, Orissa – 754008	Government	BSE	CT	50
33		Govt. Secondary Training School, Gunupur, Rayagada, Orissa – 765022	Government	BSE	CT	50
34		Govt. Secondary Training School, Tangi, Khurda, Orissa – 751001	Government	BSE	CT	50
35		Govt. Secondary Training School (Women), Bhubaneswar, Unit VI, Khurda, Orissa – 751001	Government	BSE	CT	50
36		Govt. Secondary Training School, Boudh, Orissa – 762014	Government	BSE	CT	50
37		Govt. Secondary Training School, Jharsuguda, Panchapara, Orissa – 768204	Government	BSE	CT	50
38		Govt. Secondary Training School, Fakirpur, Keonjhar, Orissa – 758002	Government	BSE	CT	50
39		Govt. Secondary Training School, Kishorenagar, Angul, Orissa – 759122	Government	BSE	CT	50
40		Govt. Secondary Training School, Titlagarh, Balangir, Orissa – 767033	Government	BSE	CT	50
41		Govt. Secondary Training School, Langaleswar, Balasore, Orissa	Government	BSE	CT	50
42		Govt. Secondary Training School, Kundukela, Sundergarh, Orissa – 770019	Government	BSE	CT	50
43		Govt. Secondary Training School, Nimapara, Puri, Orissa – 752106	Government	BSE	CT	50
44		Govt. Secondary Training School, Remuli, Keonjhar, Orissa – 758047	Government	BSE	CT	50
45		Govt. Secondary Training School, Umerkote, Nawarangapur, Orissa – 764073	Government	BSE	CT	50

Govt. Secondary Training School, Balia, Bhagabatpur, Kendrapara, Orissa – 754234

Government

BSE

Govt. Secondary Training School, Deogarh, Purnagarh, Orissa – 768119

Government

BSE

Govt. Secondary Training School, Pahimahura, Barikpur Bazar, Bhadrak, Orissa – 756122

Government

BSE

Govt. Secondary Training School, Puri, Orissa – 752001

Government

BSE

Govt. Secondary Training School for Women, Berhampur, Ganjam, Orissa – 760001

Government

BSE

Govt. Secondary Training School, Nawapara, Orissa– 766105

Government

BSE

Govt. Secondary Training School, Baripada, Mayurbhanj, Orissa – 757001

Government

BSE

Govt. Secondary Training School, Gorumahisani, Mayurbhanj, Orissa – 757042

Government

BSE

Govt. Secondary Training School, Kusalda, Mayurbhanj, Orissa – 757085

Government

BSE

Govt. Secondary Training School (Urdu), Shaikh Bazar, Tulasipur, Cuttack, Orissa – 766015

Government

BSE

Govt. Secondary Training School, Tudigadia, Sore, Balasore, Orissa – 756 045

Government

BSE

Radhanath Secondary Training School, Chandini Chowk, Cuttack, Orissa-753002

Government

BSE

Govt. Secondary Training School, Bhalulata, Sundergarh, Orissa

Government

BSE

Govt. Secondary Training School, Bolangir, Orissa-767001

Government

BSE

Govt. Secondary Training School, Athagarh, Cuttack, Orissa – 754002

Government

BSE

Govt. Secondary Training School, Chitrakonda, Malkanagiri, Orissa – 764052

Government

BSE

Govt. Secondary Training School, Chikiti, Ganjam-761010, Orissa

Government

BSE

Govt. Secondary Training School, Narshingpur, Cuttack, Orissa

Government

BSE

Thompson Womens’ Secondary Training School, Madhusudan Road, GPO Buxi-Bazar, Cuttack, Orissa, Pin –753030

Private (aided)

BSE

PAN School of Education, Bankoi, Khurda, Orissa

Government

BSE

Govt. DAV Secondary Training School, Kalinga, Vill- Kalinga, Po- Kalinga, Dist- Kandhamal, Orissa (ETE) (Govt.) (Board of Secondary Education Orissa) Code No.APE00956

Government

BSE

ETE

Secondary

Radhanath Institute of Advanced Study in Education, Cuttack, Orissa-753002

Government

Utkal University

B.ED.

128

Dibakar Patnaik Institute of Advanced Study in Education, Berhampur, Ganjam, Orissa- 760003

Government

Berhampur
University

B.ED.

Dr. Parsuram Mishra Institute of Advanced Study in Education, Sambalpur, Orissa-751007

Government

Sambalpur
University

B.ED.

100

Nalini Devi Womens’ College of Teacher Education, Unit – III, Kharvela Nagar, Bhubaneswar, Orissa-769010

Government

Utkal University

B.ED.

200

Naba Krushna Choudhury College of Teacher Education, Angul, Orissa-759122

Government

Utkal University

B.ED.

100

DAV College of Teacher Education, Koraput, Orissa-764020

Government

Berhampur University

B.ED

Kabi Samrat Upendra Bhanja College of Teacher Education, Bhanjanagar, Ganjam, Orissa – 761126

Government

Berhampur University

B.ED.

College of Teacher Education Balangir, Orissa – 767001

Government

Sambalpur
University

B.ED.

100

College of Teacher Education, Balasore, Orissa-756001

Government

Fakir Mohan University

B.ED.

100

Kalahandi Training College, Bhawanipatna, Kalahandi, Orissa-766001

Government

Sambalpur University

B.ED.

Rourkela College of Educational Training, Rourkela, Sundargarh, Orissa-769010

Government

Sambalpur University

B.ED.

Anandpur Anchalika Training College, Fakirpur, Keonjhar, Orissa – 758022

Government

North Orissa University

B.ED.

Utkal Mani Gopabandhu B.Ed. College, Takatpur, Baripada, Mayurbhanj, Orissa – 757 001

Government

North Orissa University

B.ED.

Regional Institute of Education, Bhubaneswar, Sachivalaya Marg, Bhubaneswar, Orissa-751 022

NCERT

Utkal University

INTEGRATED

100

2 YR B.ED

100

Rashtriya Sanskrit Sansthan (Deemed University),Sri Sadashiva Campus, Puri, Orissa – 752001

Deemed University

Rashtriya Sanskrit Sansthan

SHIKSHA SHASTRI
(B.ED.)

100

Hindi Teacher’s Training Institute, Block No.-29, Old Secretariate, Dist.-Cuttack, Orissa-753001

Government

Utkal University

B.H.ED.

100

Government Teacher’s Training College, Phulbani, Vill/PO-Phulbani, Plot No.– 397,184,380,156, Dist- Kandhamal, Orissa-762001

Government

Berhampur University

B.Ed.

100

Master of Education

Radhanath Institute of Advanced Study in Education, Cuttack, Orissa-753002

Government

Utkal University

M.ED.

Dibakar Patnaik Institute of Advanced Study in Education, Berhampur, Ganjam, Orissa- 760003

Government

Berhampur
University

M.ED.

Dr. Parsuram Mishra Institute of Advanced Study in Education, Sambalpur, Orissa-751007

Government

Sambalpur
University

M.ED.

Nalini Devi Womens’ College of Teacher Education, Unit – III, Kharvela Nagar, Bhubaneswar, Orissa-769010

Government

Utkal University

M.ED.

Regional Institute of Education, Bhubaneswar, Sachivalaya Marg, Bhubaneswar, Orissa-751 022

NCERT

Utkal University

M.ED. ELE

Nabakrushna Choudhury College of Teacher Education, Angul, Orissa- 759122

Government

Utkal University

M.E.D.

Master of Physical Education

Govt. College of Physical Education, Kalinga Stadium, Nayapalli, Bhubaneswar, Orissa-751 012

Government

Utkal University

M.P.ED.

Baliapal College of Physical Education, Baliapal, Balasore, Orissa, -756026

Private

Fakir Mohan University

M.P.ED.

Certificate in Physical Education

Prasannamani College of Physical Education & Yoga, Tigiria, Cuttack, Orissa – 754 030

Private

BSE

C.P.ED.

Baliapal College of Physical Education, Vill- Baliapal, Po- Baliapal, Dist-Balasore, Orissa- 756026

Private

BSE

C.P.ED.

Bachelor of Physical Education

Govt. College of Physical Education, Kulundi, Sambalpur, Orissa

Government

Sambalpur University

B.P.ED.

Baliapal College of Physical Education, Baliapal, Balasore,
Orissa -756026

Private

Fakir Mohan University

B.P.ED.

Govt. College of Physical Education, Kalinga Stadium, Nayapalli, Bhubaneswar, Orissa-751012

Government

Utkal University

B.P.ED.

OTHER

English Language Teaching Institute, (PGDET), Plot No.2/8, 2/9, Maitri Vihar, Chandrasekharpur, Bhubaneswar, Orissa

Government

Utkal University

PGDET

Centre for Advanced Study in Psychology, Utkal University, Vani Vihar,Bhubaneswar, Orissa -751004

University Department

Utkal University

PGDECE
(Innovative)

7 comments May 4th, 2010

Making Rourkela a Tier II city of India – HRD and other development of Rourkela (work in progress)

Rourkela is the second largest metropolitan area of Orissa with an official metropolitan population of 550,668 but perhaps much more (at least 700 K) if one takes into account nearby places like Biramitrapur and Rajgangpur. It is probably the most cosmopolitan area of Orissa. Because of its steel plant it has world-wide name recognition. It has a lot of young talents; I am told that Rourkela youngsters have done much better in entrance exams like IIT JEE than from other parts of Orissa. Rourkela and the Sundergarh district have produced many national hockey players (both male and female), some of whom have gone on to captain the Indian national side.

Being an important station in the Mumbai-Howrah line, Rourkela is very well connected to both. The National Institute of Technology at Rourkela is often ranked among the top 5 NITs of the country; in recent years it has done much better and is in the process of starting a business program. Rourkela also has two private engineering colleges and at least one more is in the works. Rourkela has at least two good magament schools: Rourkela Institute of Management Studies (sometimes ranked nationally) and Indian Institute of Production Management, Kansbahal.

Overall, Rourkela has the potential to be a Tier II city of India at the level of Vizag, Chandigarh, etc. But unfortunately, that has not happened so far and active organized efforts need to be made to achieve that.

So here I will list some of the things that should be pursued so that Rourkela becomes a Tier II city of India.

Knowledge and HRD aspects:

Metropolitan University: Rourkela is perhaps the largest metropolitan area of the country, or may be the whole world which does not have a general university. This needs to be rectified at the earliest. IMHO, the best model to follow would be of Delhi University. So a Rourkela Metropolitan University should be established with graduate programs as well as with a few constituent colleges spread (offering Bachelors as well as Masters degrees) across the metropolitan area, but with no affiliated colleges. The exisiting government colleges in Rourkela (Govt. College, Rourkela; SG Women’s, Rourkela and Rourkela College) would be made constituents of this university.
Medical College: Although a WODC sponsored PPP-based medical college is in the works, we must continue pursuing an ESIC medical college here. SAIL, which is making a medical college in Bokaro, should also be pushed to establish a medical college here.
BPUT: BPUT must become fully operational from Rourkela.It needs to have real departments and centers and offer its own courses. It should be expanded to have programs in Science and Humanities.
Research Centers: The state should pursue one of the central government departments such as CSIR, DAE, Sc & Tech, etc. to open a research center in Rourkela.
Centrally funded University: At some point a centrally funded university should be pursued for Rourkela.
More private institutions: Rourkela has the population base and the amenities that metropolitan areas offer to have more private institutions such as engineering colleges, management institutions etc. A multi-pronged apporoach should be taken.
- Local big industries should be cajoled to participate in this. For example, SAIL is also planning an engineering college in Bokaro. They should be pushed to have one in Rourkela.
- Local people should also open private institutions on their own.
- Educational foundations inside and outside state that have developed good private institutions should be approached and invited to open institutions in Rourkela. Inside Orissa, institutions like Silicon and NIST should be approached.
STP: The STP at Rourkela should be expanded.
IT/BPO: Because of the cosmopolitan nature of Rourkela, it would be a good place for BPO and call center operations. This should be pursued.
Sports Institute/University: Sundergrah district is considered by many to be the Hockey cradle of India, both in men’s and women’s hockey. It has produced both Men’s and Women’s hockey team captains in Dilip Tirkey and Jyoti Sunita Kullu. Orissa government should pursue to establish a National Sports Institute (of the kind in Patiala) in Rourkela. It should include programs in physical training, coach training, official training etc. This would specially contribute in the enhancing the employment opportunities for Adivasis who constitute 50.74% of Sundergarh’s population.

Connectivity Aspects:

Rail Connectivity -Trains: While the connectivity to Mumbai and Kolkata is marvelous, connectivity to other places needs improvement. Dilip has a good list of new trains needed for Rourkela at http://rourkelarail.wetpaint.com/page/DEMANDS. This list is:
- Rourkela-Bhubaneswar Intercity Express( Day Time)
- Rourkela-Berhampur Gajapati Express
- Rourkela-Secundarabad/Hyderabad Express
- Trains to New Delhi from Bhubaneswar via Rourkela OR Rourkela-Nizamuddin/New Delhi Express (Any extension of Ranchi-Hatia or Tatanagar trains will also work)
- Trains to Patna and Eastern U.P.
Rail Connectivity-Others: The Talcher-Bimlagarh line must be fast-tracked.
Roads: The 4-laning of the state highway 10 connecting Sambalpur and Rourkela must be expedited.
Air Connectivity: Rourkela airport must be made functional with commercial flights at the earliest.

Metro area:

A larger metropolitan area for Rourkela that includes Kansbahal and Rajgangpur in the west and Biramitrapur in the North must be formally established.
The state government should pursue Rourkela to be included in JNNURM.

(The above is from Google Maps.)

(The above is from "sarini: Occasional papers, No. 4, Adivasis of Rourkela")

Work in Progress…

43 comments November 15th, 2009

Admission ad for Baliapal College of Physical Education: Samaja

I know of three school of physical education in Orissa. They are:

Govt.College of Physical Education, Kalinga Stadium, BBSR
Baliapal College of Physical Education, BALIAPAL, Balesore
Govt. College Physical Education, Kuksari, Sambalpur

The web page of Baliapal College of Physical Education is http://www.bcpeindia.org.in/. Following is their ad for admission.

April 19th, 2008

KISS students represent India in a under-14 International school rugby tournament

Following are excerpts from a report in The Hindu:

… Surmounting heavy odds, the well-trained rugby team of the Bhubaneswar-based Kalinga Institute of Social Sciences (KISS) was now ready to take on the world, representing India at an under-14 international school rugby tournament in London.

For the products of the country’s largest school for tribal communities, rugby was just the right tool to unleash their collective talent. Hitherto dismissed to their miserable tribal hinterland, the students had a mission: to prove their mettle to a world cynically ignorant of the tribal life, their dreams and ambitions.

KISS, a sister concern of the KIIT Deemed University, had picked them out of their poverty-stricken families to offer an education, to get them a slice of mainstream life. Nurtured in the residential campus since age six, the team members were now prepared to announce their arrival. London beckoned, so did recognition and fame.

The training

Behind their collective exuberance was a well-tuned method. Thirty students had been selected from a first list of 56, who underwent rigorous training by a World Rugby Association coach.

The 30 proved their worth at a tournament in Kolkata on July 16, watched closely by their sponsors, the Kolkata Jungle Crows.

The final 12 now await the flight for the big fight on September 24, but not before some fine-tuning by an English coach, Paul Walsh, and two coaches from the Kolkata Rugby Association.

“We are confident of beating the other teams.” This remark by the KISS Rugby team captain to a visiting media team from Bangalore, had a solidity built on months of disciplined training. “From 6 a.m. to 7.30 a.m., 4 p.m. to 6.30 p.m., we are at it every day,” explained the team’s school coach, Manash Jena.

The team

Tag Rugby was the team’s first brush with the game, 18 months ago. Graduating to full rugby in quick time, the team captained by Bikash Chandra Murmu practised hard. Any tribe-based differences forgotten, the students were now part of one team. It had Chitta Ranjan Mumu and Babula Malka, Raj Kishore Murmu and Bukai Hansda, Niranjan Biswal, Hadi Dhangada Majhi, Sahadev Majhi, Gauranga Jamuda, Narsingh Kerai, Barial Beshra and Ganesh Hembram. Represented were the tribes Banda, Santal, Bathudi, Kandha and Kolha, whose people were otherwise dismissed to the poor rural backyard of Orissa.

The vision

Tribal people make up 23.13 per cent of Orissa’s population. It needed a body as systematic as KISS to pull them out of obscurity and neglect.

It was eventually left to philanthropist and Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology (KIIT) founder Achyutananda Samanta to make that critical difference through KISS. …

2 comments August 15th, 2007

Institutions with Nontraditional programs – a dated list

Following is a list of institutions with non-traditional programs that I compiled earlier. They are categorized as follows: Arts and Crafts, Design, Teachers training, Diploma in Engineering, ITIs, Film and TV, Homeopathy and Ayurveda, Hotel management, Journalism, Law, Library Science, Performance arts, Physical Education, Sanskrit and Social work.

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Odisha should pursue one of the sports and physical education university proposed by the 12th plan working group on Sports and Physical Education

List of recognized teacher education institutes in Odisha: From ERCNCTE site

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Making Rourkela a Tier II city of India – HRD and other development of Rourkela (work in progress)

Admission ad for Baliapal College of Physical Education: Samaja

KISS students represent India in a under-14 International school rugby tournament

Institutions with Nontraditional programs – a dated list

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