I am really confused at end of the artivle what the author is trying to say. Switching to UK is not achievement(We all know that). This is guy is fit for nothing and looks like he will shift from UK to some other country the same and write same stupid article again on this rediff site. Shame rediff.
what is the messag? Whether the author wanted all youngers to follow his footpaths. What is the great achievement he made by switching over to England? Even a 4th class student of a public school in India can write better than what he wrote.
Re: i had been disqualified from india's rat race
by Argumentative Indian on Dec 30, 2009 01:36 PM
Looks like most of the rediff columnists and commentators are yet to clear their 4th Class from a 'Public' School in India, whatever that means!
Re: i had been disqualified from india's rat race
by Ajay Danait on Dec 30, 2009 01:18 PM
Case of sour grapes ??? Oh, I cannot survive the rat race, so you know what I dont want to run it.
getting n admission in UK univ is not such a bog deal and getting 29 in mathematics is not somehting to be proud about.. The 3 idiots are influencing people to be idiotically proud about. It is iiotic to opt for additional mathematics who can onlyscore 29. A goof brain will always able to excel in everything though may not be interested..
Its so easy to blame the Indian education system as a Rat race. In which part of the world is it not a rat race? May be slightly easier in other parts of the world cause of lesser population pressure, but the race is everywhere. Aruni's case is like I will not run in this track cause it is too competitive, the grass is too rough and the bends too steep. So I choose another track which seems less competitive, where they allow me to choose the bends and the surface. The irony of the situation is that the other track is competitive too. And the same ingredients of character that are required for doing something meaningful in a tougher track are required in an easier track as well. Hope UK puts those ingredients in Aruni's character. Else he will have to find another uncle to sponsor him for an easier track. After all, such sponsoring uncles are limited in every family :). Request is not to demean the existing system. There are so many who are outside and are dying to get an entry into this system to meet the basic subsistence needs and live a life with dignity. This sort of showcasing and eulogising the wrong examples will not improve our existing education system in any way. It will do more harm than good. There would be many impressionable young minds in classes 9 and 10 who instead of working hard would be cursing their luck for not having an uncle in US like Aruni.
Re: Rat Race
by Amit on Dec 30, 2009 01:39 PM
Well, the author as it seems is seeking an easier path, with no pressure, no targets, he wants an easy life, but with all the benefits of a modern lifestyle. Well, all would have liked that if they had some sponsors like his uncle had. He blames the system of rat race to justify his inefficacy.
Hope he remembers that there's no shortcut to success.
Re: Rat Race
by kush chatterjee on Dec 30, 2009 01:13 PM
And it is NOT the gospel truth that the education system in India is all bad. Even Obama in his addresses to US schools had time and again mentioned the need to emulate the Indian & Chinese systems for a more thorough grounding of US students.
Re: Re: Rat Race
by kush chatterjee on Jan 11, 2010 01:43 PM
I am sorry, I disagree.
The title itself says - "buddy see how smart I am of being a human being and not a rat like you morons".
Have no challenges on the interest part or studying history in UK part. Only challenge is don't demean the sweat and blood of individuals who are putting their everything at stake to curve out a career/lliving for themselves.
The articulation of the emotions, building up characters and cohesion of thought in the above article are exceptional. The article is far better written than what most of rediff's professional contributors turn up. Also, this is not a very old / experienced person, someone in Class XI in 2001 is likely to be around 24 - 26 years old now.
This is definitely not the work of a moron, it is the work of a sharp mind, waiting for its moment in history. Moments in history, rarely come to sharp minds alone, the said minds have to be bolstered with the steel of hardwork!
All the best Aruni, enjoy your life, its the only one you got!
Congratulations aruni for your success.Id advise everyone to not lose hope.There's a place for everybody in this world where they can fulfil their dreams nd aspirations.Why not?if more than a trillion stars can find a place in this galaxy to shine distinctly then why cant a few billion of us find our place in a huge world like ours?
Indian education system and many other administrative systems are highly influenced by British system. Alas it was influenced by the dynamism in british system too. India is still carrying the same age old system whereas britishers moved too ahead from where they were 50-60 years back.
The problem is that parents and teachers are busy evaluating our marks and not our talents/potential... I think due to India's growing population, there will be a scarcity of resources, but if you can learn to survive in India, then you can consider yourself among the best! If you have the talent, you can shine wherever you are.
Life is always a mix bag. In School you have favourite Subject , Unfavourite Subject. Good Teacher , Bad Teacher. Sometimes Good Teacher may change your attitude towards your unfavourite subject. It is not possible for any one (or advisable) that he can get to study only favourite subject. In above case I suppose rather than study system of India passion for styudy abroad may have make wonders. if so, it is not wrong in any way. It's upto one and his parents wether to involve in Rat race or follow one's own pace. Admission in IIT or IIM may promise big money but definately not big success or happy life.
I will not generalize about the system. There are people who have excelled and chose their careers while operating within the system.
My son studied in a premier convent school in Mumbai, went to a well known junior college in Churchgate, did undergrad in comp science from IIT Madras, MBA from IIMA and Phd in Business Economics from Harvard. He turned down lucarative job offers from Mckinsey and Goldman Sachs to go into academics and research, which was his personal preference. He was a natinal winner of Bourn Vita Quiz and a collegiate tennis player. You can operate within the system and yet follow your dreams. You can be versatile and at the same time be a good student. My own career path was similar. I enjoyed my time at IIT KGP I was a good student in addition to being the VP of the Gymkhana. I joined the Navy, because I wanted to! There is a message in "Three Idiots". But it should not ne overblown. There are good avenues for development and growth within the our system.
Re: The Indian education system
by gaurav agarwal on Dec 30, 2009 01:04 PM
Sir, probably this is what this article is all about. Unless anyone is as wise as yourself its hard to earn a good life. There are two ways to success in India, either you are above the rest in your intellectual capabilities or you should a street smart prick. All others geberally have a hard time. Average and simple people can learn to earn well in UK(Where I live) afford foriegn travel, buy a house, furnish it well, buy good clothes and cars. Where as in India an old Maruti will cost you what a an old BMW costs in UK. In India smallest of the things require immense struggle. The joy of life is hard to find...I just wish people took it easy.
Re: Re: The Indian education system
by kush chatterjee on Dec 30, 2009 01:30 PM
An average guy in UK can do reasonably well in life cause the competition is less. And that is cause the population is less. UK has been an industrialized society for long. They have a thriving middle class which in India has only started growing. If you compare with times 20 years back, young people now have more options in their lives. It is the progress of the nation. No point trashing the entire education system for that. The underlying mood in the article is that...hey you rats see how smart I am cause I jumped. There are some people who would jump at the first instance. And there will be some foolish(!) rats (like the captain and his son)who will exert themselves a little harder to do well in the existing system itself. My salute goes to the latter "rats"!
Re: The Indian education system
by Samrat Legacy on Dec 30, 2009 01:03 PM
Dear Captain Mohan Ram, I think you missed the whole point here. I do congratulate you and your son for having done so well. However, if you read carefully, this guy here is an avg guy, who was unable to cope up with the pressure our education system creates. You on the other hand found a good platform to blow your own trumpet! It is because of people like you, bragging about your kids and trying to show off that the other kids are put under tremendous pressure by their parents. It is people like you in the society, who having done well, fail to comprehend that only a handful can be as good as you. The least you can do is being modest and remain shut and not discuss about your kid's marksheets in public. In this whole blog of yours, you barely showed any modesty, rather bragged about the mighty Eversts conquered by your son...so typical!
