President's Note

India First Foundation has decided to bring out from time-to-time Intervention Papers on the contemporary issues that engage the mind and heart of the people of India. A rapid change is taking place in the reading habits of the people who are finding it difficult to spare enough time and attention to go through heavy or multi-volume books. The news papers and magazines are limiting the length of write-ups from 600 to 1500 words which can hardly do justice to the subject. Further, media has fallen in trap of ideological moorings and thereby drifted away from impartial approach. It is, therefore, becoming increasingly difficult for an ordinary and unbiased reader to get a comprehensive picture and know the other side of the coin also.

We have, therefore, decided to bring out Intervention Papers from time-to-time to provide readers an informed perspective on various issues. The papers will be written individually or by a team of well known authorities in the respective fields. We expect to keep the length of papers between 36 to 48 pages-not too long to frighten away the readers nor too short to trivialize the matter.

This Intervention Paper Sachar Committee is first one in the series. I am thankful to the scholars associated with India First Foundation and Prof. Makkhan Lal for preparing this paper.

Dina Nath Mishra
Founder President
India First Foundation