For over a week now, the news of the possible sania-shoaib tie-up has been all over the places. With who-knows-who-is-this Ayesha from Hyderabad, the i-will-decide-everything Thackres from Mumbai, we-also-exist fundamentalists and rest interested for a masaladaar news leaving no room for better sense to prevail, I am sure this episode is gonna travel some miles albeit crossing that do-not-touch-me indo-pak border. I will not be surprised if white house issues a statement offering to mediate this (ye)S-(ye)S tie-up.
Well, sania has always been media’s darling for whatever she does or does not do. Such a poor thing for the Hyderabad lass. I remember her speaking to the British media post a match at Wimbledon and she handled so beautifully a sensitive question on her religious affiliation and her tennis attire inviting ire of some self proclaimed custodians of a belief back in India. I was taken completely aback. What a matured and responsible answer and the Brit chapie appeared scratching his head !!! And I just loved the way she spoke. But sadly, her tennis (the best in the class for and from the Indian sub-continent) amidst everything, unfortunately had to fall prey. Am sure many tennis lovers would have been disappointed beyond description.
Ever since she broke into the intl tennis circuit, the poor girl has been subjected to kitna kuchh. How stupid- others had to take a call on what she had to wear on the court!!Q. I wish someone could dare saying that to the Kurnikovas and Williams. Next time when an Indian goes to compete with Usain Bolt, he would be asked to run with a lungi or a dhoti on. And why not try heptathlon in the commonwealth games wearing saree. But then, who to blame!!! We Indians are so hell bent on calling the heads of people that make us hold our own high in pride.
Now Uddhab and Balasaheb are singing contradicting tunes on someone’s personal decision ! man, some people are so pata-nehin-kya-type. Worse, these are the people whom we choose, select and elect to script the destiny of a billion.
But for a change, a non-politician’s personal life hugging so much limelight in India is certainly a sign of progress .
Why cannot we leave two people alone to decide what they want (not) to do (well within the legal framework)? Doesn’t my land give me a right to my private life?
Tuesday, April 6, 2010
Friday, April 2, 2010
abt pens, pensils and notebooks....
For a country which got its independent identity over six decades ago, right to education for its citizens in 2010 fails to appeal me as a welcome move...am not undermining the imp of edn here. Rather i think this should have been done in 1951 itself.
Any ways, better late than never.with ppl like m m singh and kapil sibal at the helm of affairs, i have reasons to believe that the education landscape of India wud be like never before. nowithstanding what oppsn wud say, what some fanatic activists wud say, sibal seems to be in a hurry. and his being in a hurry gets my 'thumbs up'. man, u have the balls to do things this way.
however, we keep on hearing abt tall talks on 'balanced growth', 'social democracy', 'participatory development' and guess what, 4 days ago a friend asked me - what is 'positive development'..boy oh boy- what non-sensical things we guys are into !!!
Don't we realise its time we did the talk......enuf of talking and walking the talks..
With right to education all set to boost the GER ( Gross enrolment ratio) what confuses me is the meeting of RTE and 'compulsory education-CE'...Does this 'compulsory' element invite punishment for parents for not sending their children to schools? Does this also imply punitive action against primary school teachers for not getting eligible kids in their catchment areas to the schools? will RTE and CE put together create rooms for more corrupt practices? will the 'learning aid', 'food', etc reach the beneficiaries or will this mean more money for you-know-who ?
Many such questions are not eyebrow-raising. And am sure the policy makers have factored all these into the policy.
Never mind. anything with a noble purpose is always welcome. No matter how much of a penny goes to the beneficiary, it MUST go there.
Dear mr sibal, expand higher education with excellence and equity, bring in as many Harvards, Standfords, Sloans,etc to India.......but the greater need will always remain at the bottom of the pyramid.......so let SSA, MSA (?) and HE be naturally be supplementing each other and each one automatically providing the womb for the succeeding ones and be in sync with each other.
Lets also get real and understand that up in ladder, education (higher) is not for all, and not all would opt for education...hence we must have ample avenues for earning livelihood...the Skill mission is just abt the right kind if thing to meet this need. Its for us to wait and see what fruits all these policy initiatives are gonna bear.........but, am quite hopeful....Lets give time some time....... cheers
Any ways, better late than never.with ppl like m m singh and kapil sibal at the helm of affairs, i have reasons to believe that the education landscape of India wud be like never before. nowithstanding what oppsn wud say, what some fanatic activists wud say, sibal seems to be in a hurry. and his being in a hurry gets my 'thumbs up'. man, u have the balls to do things this way.
however, we keep on hearing abt tall talks on 'balanced growth', 'social democracy', 'participatory development' and guess what, 4 days ago a friend asked me - what is 'positive development'..boy oh boy- what non-sensical things we guys are into !!!
Don't we realise its time we did the talk......enuf of talking and walking the talks..
With right to education all set to boost the GER ( Gross enrolment ratio) what confuses me is the meeting of RTE and 'compulsory education-CE'...Does this 'compulsory' element invite punishment for parents for not sending their children to schools? Does this also imply punitive action against primary school teachers for not getting eligible kids in their catchment areas to the schools? will RTE and CE put together create rooms for more corrupt practices? will the 'learning aid', 'food', etc reach the beneficiaries or will this mean more money for you-know-who ?
Many such questions are not eyebrow-raising. And am sure the policy makers have factored all these into the policy.
Never mind. anything with a noble purpose is always welcome. No matter how much of a penny goes to the beneficiary, it MUST go there.
Dear mr sibal, expand higher education with excellence and equity, bring in as many Harvards, Standfords, Sloans,etc to India.......but the greater need will always remain at the bottom of the pyramid.......so let SSA, MSA (?) and HE be naturally be supplementing each other and each one automatically providing the womb for the succeeding ones and be in sync with each other.
Lets also get real and understand that up in ladder, education (higher) is not for all, and not all would opt for education...hence we must have ample avenues for earning livelihood...the Skill mission is just abt the right kind if thing to meet this need. Its for us to wait and see what fruits all these policy initiatives are gonna bear.........but, am quite hopeful....Lets give time some time....... cheers
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