IITs and IIMs are considered as the best face India can put up in education. Reservations in these institutions is hitting society at all those places where it really hurts.
IMHO Pro & Con on reservations:
CON:
1. Reservation will leave many general category candidates frustrated as they will less seats available for them.
2. A non-merit based candidate studying in such institute has less
possibilty of becoming a better professional than a merit based candidate. This is negative ReturnOnInvestment on the people's tax money (Govt supports these institutes by tax collected from people).
3. Tarnish the image of IIT/IIM (of India too).
PRO:
1. It gives a "chance" to OBC guys to get into top-notch institutes and get an opportunity to improve which they can never get without reservation. Because of reservation we have many lower-caste candidates serving India as IAS/IPS officers, which they could have never dreamt without reservation. An OBC candidate can be a role-model to his/her community and inspire others. Many lower-caste candidate can't afford to have resources to compete with general category candidates. In the US, there is a debate going on about success in SAT exams and whether students who can afford to pay private training are performing better than those who can't.
2. Anyway, 90% (or more ?) of the general candidates leave/want_to_leave India after studying IIT/IIM to serve MNCs. Lets give a chance to other candidate who might stay and serve India. Need to wait and watch if this really works.
3. We should remember that GOI (Govt of India) supports most of the IIT/IIM budget. If you compare with US where people take big loans to study top-notch schools (~$60000 medicine, ~$30000 MBA, ~$30000MS etc.) and have to pay through nose for 5-10 years. Very few course (mainly masters in technology) get scholarships/grants. SO IF ITS FREE education, why not let everyone enjoy it. :-)
4. Lets see how every society benefits from such great schools and analyze them or change the structure for benefit of the country.
5. General category candidates can go to other private institutes in India or outside (US, Australia, etc.) take loans and study. They can easily get loans as compared to an OBC candidate.
6. It is a fact that we have VERY few top institues as compared to the candidates who want to get into them. This reservation should unite people to force the govt to open more such institutes and make them autonomous/self-financing.
7. This will give more energy in the direction where people will demand reservation based on financial standing rather than caste. This requires a long waited change and needs fresh youth to come into politics and be decision makers. It will unite general category vote-bank.
I feel that no issue can be solved in isolation since all issues are
intermigled with each other. Lets analyze and think what we
did/are_doing/can_do.
Friday, April 14, 2006
Tuesday, April 04, 2006
Kids: The life-energy at its best
Childish, naive, ignorant, student, learner are few synonyms a kid's world is usually associated with. When I tried to have a closer look at the Kid's world, I find exactly the reverse. No KIDDING.
1. Energetic: Try to play with a kid for couple of hours and you would realize how much energy they have. It is endless pool of curiosity and readiness to play, to know things. No wonder toddlers feel bad when it is time to sleep, because they want to keep playing and doing things. Everything interests them, from listening stories, doing household chores, fixing toys, walking/playing in the part/woods, etc. No wonder, fitness experts say that it is better to play with kids than going to a gym.
2. Freshness: Kids mean freshness. They live in the present. One learned saint said that this is the best thing we can learn from kids. Live life in the present and sense the freshness of life first-hand. Kid's life has no place for grudges, sadness, animosity, etc. Kids do cry or get angry/grumpy at times but the next moment everything starts afresh, with new energy as ever.
3. No cheating: There is no malice in a kid's mind. Momentary actions erupting from curiosity might hurt others but these actions are not due to animosity from inside their hearts. As kids live in present, everything starts new and is as enchanting as anything ever before. They have no motivation to cheat.
4. No materialism: By nature, a kid doesn’t accumulate worldly things. They don't have huge demands or expectations from life. Small things make them happy and overjoyed. Small happy world but full of adventures. They don’t need expensive cars, houses, gadgets. Nature and living being is their biggest toy.
5. Love to animals: Every kid loves birds, animals. They want to be with them, take care of them. The most loved cartoon characters are based on animals.
So, when does a kid starts changing and becomes a modern man or women? When does a kids stops living in the present, loses energy, starts eating those animals which (s)he loved in childhood, stops smelling and exuding freshness and starts running after materialism and future?
It is not a question to be answered by science, we need to look inside ourselves to define it and try to answer it.
1. Energetic: Try to play with a kid for couple of hours and you would realize how much energy they have. It is endless pool of curiosity and readiness to play, to know things. No wonder toddlers feel bad when it is time to sleep, because they want to keep playing and doing things. Everything interests them, from listening stories, doing household chores, fixing toys, walking/playing in the part/woods, etc. No wonder, fitness experts say that it is better to play with kids than going to a gym.
2. Freshness: Kids mean freshness. They live in the present. One learned saint said that this is the best thing we can learn from kids. Live life in the present and sense the freshness of life first-hand. Kid's life has no place for grudges, sadness, animosity, etc. Kids do cry or get angry/grumpy at times but the next moment everything starts afresh, with new energy as ever.
3. No cheating: There is no malice in a kid's mind. Momentary actions erupting from curiosity might hurt others but these actions are not due to animosity from inside their hearts. As kids live in present, everything starts new and is as enchanting as anything ever before. They have no motivation to cheat.
4. No materialism: By nature, a kid doesn’t accumulate worldly things. They don't have huge demands or expectations from life. Small things make them happy and overjoyed. Small happy world but full of adventures. They don’t need expensive cars, houses, gadgets. Nature and living being is their biggest toy.
5. Love to animals: Every kid loves birds, animals. They want to be with them, take care of them. The most loved cartoon characters are based on animals.
So, when does a kid starts changing and becomes a modern man or women? When does a kids stops living in the present, loses energy, starts eating those animals which (s)he loved in childhood, stops smelling and exuding freshness and starts running after materialism and future?
It is not a question to be answered by science, we need to look inside ourselves to define it and try to answer it.
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