INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
advisers to the Delhi government, who were sacked by the centre earlier this week, one name is gaining traction
Atishi Marlena's removal is also being seen as a setback to the efforts aimed at revamping the state of education in the government-run
schools in the national capital.Ms Marlena, who holds a degree from Oxford University, had been working as Education Minister Manish
Sisodia's adviser on a token monthly salary of Re 1 for the last three years.The Delhi government has linked the centre's decision to what
it calls political vendetta
It's because she was key to improving the education system in Delhi
I'm challenging BJP to find one state that it rules where government schools have not been shut down
And here in Delhi, we are improving the education system," alleged Mr Sisodia.In the last three years, Delhi's government schemes have seen
a host of measures to boost the quality of education
A nursery curriculum has been introduced, training sessions for teachers have been doubled, appointment of guest teachers has been
fast-tracked and parent-teacher meetings have been made mandatory."The foundation of learning is built in the early years and no other
government across India has recognised the need for a pre-primary curriculum to be implemented
Earlier, teachers had to go and collect census data
That practice was stopped," said educationist Preeti Prasad.While Ms Marlena and the BJP refused to comment on the central government's
order, many others have extended support to Ms Marlena, an alumnus of St Stephen's College, Delhi.No one can deny that @AtishiMarlena has
done selfless and tireless work for Govt schools in Delhi, tweeted former AAP member Yogendra Yadav.Filmmaker Shirish Kunder took a jibe at
Marlena as an "exceptional academic and an asset to whoever she works with".
