Orkut has become a regular almost daily thing for me now. Its nearly replaced Yahoo messenger, but not quite yet. Its a nice world to be part of actually, but I don't suppose it will ever really really replace Yahoo and sms :D. A few days as I was madly scrapping my friends on orkut at about 1.30 a.m. it struck me the extent to which technology can actually be created for one purpose and used for something totally different. Like for instance now, Orkut was probably meant to exchange short messages, but I'm using as a proxy for messenger. There are so many instances in the past where the whole purpose of an invention is reinvented by some ingenious user...did you get that..err..never mind.
The reservation strike continues...today the students have been on hunger strike for eight days running. A false sms was doing the rounds about a student dying from the strike..maybe somebody hoped it would somehow reach the PM and force him to do a rethink. Guess not. In fact, celebrating the second anniversary of the government, a Cabinet Minister Ms Meira Kumar announced that the government was very graciously allowing private companies two years to introduce reservations..bah!! Talk about arm twisting! Why can't these people just make reservations on the basis of economic status...they talk about India being secular and then divide the country on the basis of caste. I saw on T.V. a nice poster made by one of the protestors at AIIMS that summed up the situation very aptly :
Divide and Rule - 1902 - British
Divide and Rule - 2006 - ??????
On a personal front, I will soon be starting on my summer project at HPCL, Chennai. Most of my class has already started, it feels rather left out to be among the few who have not yet started. But I'm not the only one, there are six of us placed with HPCL, all of will be starting only on June 1. That means it will be a close run to get back in time for the start of term. Ah well, you win some, you lose some.
Monday, May 22, 2006
Saturday, May 13, 2006
India going down?
I have just seen the images of medicos being brutally lathicharged in Mumbai during the course of a peacful protest march against the insanity of the HRD Minister and probably the whole government. From looks of things, it seems the country is headed for a civil war led by the students. If the Prime Minister, who is regarded for his sensibililty and practical awareness over political ambitions, does not intervene soon, this country is headed for something on the scale of which the world has probably not witnessed in the past few decades.
India, with a population size exceeded only by China, is one of the countries with the majority of its population in the age group pf 20-40. What this means for the government is that, if a nation wide movement does take hold, its good-bye for many of the people in power today. Students form the single largest group in India today. So far, we have seen student unions backed by political parties wrecking havoc for some political "cause" or the other. In those cases, there have been only a handful involved (handful compared to the rest of the population). But today, we have an issue which unites the entire student community in one large fevicol bond!!
This cannot be taken lightly. And it will not be. Tomorrow hunger strikes and nation wide protests are being planned. What will happen to this issue only time will tell. But one thing is for sure, it will not die down lie many of the other controversies that have rocked the nation so far. This time, the lives of crores of students are stake. I can only hope and pray that Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will open his eyes and ears for once and listen to someone other than "Madam" .
India, with a population size exceeded only by China, is one of the countries with the majority of its population in the age group pf 20-40. What this means for the government is that, if a nation wide movement does take hold, its good-bye for many of the people in power today. Students form the single largest group in India today. So far, we have seen student unions backed by political parties wrecking havoc for some political "cause" or the other. In those cases, there have been only a handful involved (handful compared to the rest of the population). But today, we have an issue which unites the entire student community in one large fevicol bond!!
This cannot be taken lightly. And it will not be. Tomorrow hunger strikes and nation wide protests are being planned. What will happen to this issue only time will tell. But one thing is for sure, it will not die down lie many of the other controversies that have rocked the nation so far. This time, the lives of crores of students are stake. I can only hope and pray that Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will open his eyes and ears for once and listen to someone other than "Madam" .
Wednesday, May 3, 2006
A long year draws to an end
No, I haven't got my dates wrong !! :P
My first year of doing somthing I've always wanted to do is drawing to a close. I'll be half an MBA in exactly 10 days.
Its been quite a year, I must admit. I really wasn't quite sure of my decision when I joined here. A new place, so no track record. If I didnt join, that would mean another gamble at that national lottery called CAT. It was a hellish week before I finally sent in the acceptance letter. The thing that finally weighed in favour was the people behind the "project". As far as I have heard, very little these people have been associated with, have gone wrong.
But no regrets since month one. It took me quite a while to get used the system of study and level of work required here. Actually, it took all of us some time to get used to it. Slowly we realised the merits of co-operation, as the first set of tests and assignments hit us. Term 1 seemed rather long, probably because it was the first experience away from home. Term 2 had a Christmas break, so there was a break in between and this made things better. But the third term has just whizzed by. Didn't even realise the time fly. One day we were being given our term projects due at the end of the term, but it seemed like just a few weeks later that we were reminded that the projects were due the next week. And now just 10 days to go.
I've seen movies more frequently here than I ever have. All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy. But you won't run that risk here. There's enough work to do, but we've always found a way to make time for fun. I guess that's how mba teaches you time management!!! :P
I've actually read more books than I have during the past few years. I've taking advantage of the speed of internet here and been downloading e-books left, right and centre. I've built up quite a collection .:D I wasn't too keen on e-books, but I have learnt to make do with what I have.
What have I learnt and how much has this education actually impacted me?That's something that requires a fair bit of introspection for which my approaching exams does not give me time. I hope I'll survive the next week of marathon exams. Then its home sweet home, before I start on my summer project.
My books beckon me longling, while I beg to tarry a while.....but the sooner I get to it the better it will be...
My first year of doing somthing I've always wanted to do is drawing to a close. I'll be half an MBA in exactly 10 days.
Its been quite a year, I must admit. I really wasn't quite sure of my decision when I joined here. A new place, so no track record. If I didnt join, that would mean another gamble at that national lottery called CAT. It was a hellish week before I finally sent in the acceptance letter. The thing that finally weighed in favour was the people behind the "project". As far as I have heard, very little these people have been associated with, have gone wrong.
But no regrets since month one. It took me quite a while to get used the system of study and level of work required here. Actually, it took all of us some time to get used to it. Slowly we realised the merits of co-operation, as the first set of tests and assignments hit us. Term 1 seemed rather long, probably because it was the first experience away from home. Term 2 had a Christmas break, so there was a break in between and this made things better. But the third term has just whizzed by. Didn't even realise the time fly. One day we were being given our term projects due at the end of the term, but it seemed like just a few weeks later that we were reminded that the projects were due the next week. And now just 10 days to go.
I've seen movies more frequently here than I ever have. All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy. But you won't run that risk here. There's enough work to do, but we've always found a way to make time for fun. I guess that's how mba teaches you time management!!! :P
I've actually read more books than I have during the past few years. I've taking advantage of the speed of internet here and been downloading e-books left, right and centre. I've built up quite a collection .:D I wasn't too keen on e-books, but I have learnt to make do with what I have.
What have I learnt and how much has this education actually impacted me?That's something that requires a fair bit of introspection for which my approaching exams does not give me time. I hope I'll survive the next week of marathon exams. Then its home sweet home, before I start on my summer project.
My books beckon me longling, while I beg to tarry a while.....but the sooner I get to it the better it will be...
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