Wednesday, 13 April 2011

"Excuse Me"

They told me to write on a "current" topic.

Well, I’ve got a hundred topics spinning in my head, rather I think “current” is a relative term. What may seem new today would get stale by the very next day. Each day we pop up with the most “interesting” news, incredibly happening only in India. Lets see, How about the politicians blaming the nuclear deal waste to have come from outside but silenced after realising that homeground capital was responsible. Or media frenzy over Shohaib-Sania, poor souls whose lips tired of putting up fake smiles. Or Tharoor walking off admist all confusion, leaving behind his trademark style of causing upheavals of quarrels in parliament, keying the disclosure of IPL politics. Or endlessly hoping that something constructive yet to be done by talks between India-Pakistan, that still remain photographed in Hand-shake. Or CRPF themselves providing ammunition to Maoists. Or the “Save Tiger” campaign just becoming a poster. Or the humdrum of politics that seems to be only concerned about power…


But I’ve got something to tell you, something that ought to be told, something that one shouldn't turn a blind eye to. No, its not a “breaking news” that talks about milk containing formalin or villagers attacked by a bear. Its something that goes unheard, unheeded, untold.

You can print the big eye-catching advertisements of tutors, coaching centers that conform you a ticket to the best college. You can print the names of the best colleges, measure it in terms of infrastructure quality, faculty and what not. (The truth is, it is measured by the difficulty level of entrance exam.) But what you fail to see is what lies behind these big words. Rather I shall say we, the society.


Did we ever see a child cry to his sleep wishing he won’t get up to face the cut-throat competition. Did we ever realise the immense pressure we mount upon a child. Did we ever give a second thought that asking a child’s marks is equivalent of mocking or are we busy placing ourselves on the totem pole. Did we ever seek the sensitivities within us that lie unexplored. Did we ever stop for a moment to think if our child was actually getting educated admist the maddening rush…


Every year, lakhs of students get caught up in this competition frenzy, and thousands of coaching centres start up their business, for them each student is nothing but a packet of money (about 2lakh p.a. is their fees). Now imagine the kind of money they earn with thousands herded in one stingy place, like sheep herded into a room tagged with an identification no.. And every year thousands of students get caught up in this maze. It doesn't seem far when nursery kids would be trained to clear IIT-JEE. (And equally willing parents will get their kid admitted). Deluded by the glory of college, you slog and wear yourself out to the extent that you become a machine, solving each question that’s given to you. (In the end, the machine that’s fastest wins).

Now tell me are you even looking for humans? Do you even want to cultivate young minds? It’s a plain and simple answer -> NO! Cause it doesn't matter what kind of a person you are, it doesn't bother to you if we are interested in a subject, it doesn't matter if we are good at art, music or literature. The only thing that matters to you is whether we can “SOLVE” the questions printed on the question paper, and in the process we get trapped in the riddle of insanity. Why is it that the best colleges (of the world) have an actual comprehensive test, while we get stuck up to solve some 3rd year B.Tech questions (when we are still in school) And amazingly a high percentage of people actually appreciate this system! Where toppers (in the eyes of society, cause by chance he managed to get most of the questions correct in comparison to others) thank their school for support (a.k.a absence from school) and parents! I should rather stay mum about that! People have got air about marks, rank, marks, rank, marks, rank and that's  all!?! Where are we heading to? Can someone please push the pause button? Cause people have no idea what they are doing or whats happening around them!!


I wish God himself would come and explain to these people, but I guess even he ain’t got so much patience… May all rest in peace (the unfortunate lie)… Amen… I rest my case…

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