Felt sad reading the story but that is how the situation is in India.Now the question arises as to who can change this situation.I do not agree with the author that it is the sole responsibility of the government.One cannot wash off their hands just by passing on the buck.We have so many people in India who are dying due to lack of proper health care facilities.It is the joint responsibility of the government and us as the citizen to ensure that the things do not come to such a sad end.What had happened in the end,in this case, was too little and too late.All that i can see is bitterness in author's words.I think that inorder to play our part,we should create or join groups which basically do something to help the situation by participating actively in such causes.Merely writing cheques does not relieve us of our responsibility towards our teachers,our elders or our society.Being proactive is the need of the hour.Creating awareness about the ground realities is good but one needs to follow it up with concrete actions and be committed to the cause till the end.That is what we need and that is what is required.
it is sad at the state of the Education system in india it is sadder however that , students dont care for their teachers , money shoud not have been a big deal for anyone fo them , but no one cares I am sad , real sad
I could relate to your story. Being an alumuni, I know what calibre these profs are off. If only few of us could follow their lifestyles, where materialistic world has a much lower meaning, the Indian society would have been a much better place to stay. Kudos to you to bring it out do candidly.
the most noble profession is highl underpaid ... There is a saying in telugu called "brataka leka Badi panthulu"..which means cant become anything, become a teacher.... the only happiness they derive is when thier ex students meet them and tell about their achievements...whch they say is not even near to 100 crore rupeess..My family is in to teaching profession and they are at all levels.... The satisfaction they derive churning out citizens...is no way near to we churning out money..!!! God bless Mr Iyer's noble soul...
Watever people might think ...but this incident gives us an opportunity to think where are we heading and what at what cost.........I do remember one dialouge of "Rang de Basanti" KOI BHI DESH PERFECT NAHI HOTA USE PERFECT BANANA PADTA HAI"..
The solution to the story on the death of the IIM professor lies in the following:
1. Delink the wage structure from that of the employees of other kind.
2. All pensioners should get benefits of the current pay commision ireespective of the dates of retirement.
3. Lifelong medical and travel benefits to the employee and the spouse, as to a regular employess, with some contribution coming from the employee during service. These are important benefits that can cripple old people if they are to fend for themselves. Unlimited benefits should be offered for a wide range of complex diseases.
The bureacratic and political system in India is the cause for such incidents... This may seem a little impertinent but will someone bother telling me what are the duties of a President? Why at all does the office of a President exist when he is merely a nominal head and has no duties as such? Close to 5 croses of the Tax payers' hard earned money is wasted in maintaining a President's office... And the bureacrats, after spilling this kind of money, proclaim that our nation is poor/backward/underdeveloped... What an irony of situation...
Every honest civil servant has this problem, not just professors. A secretary for a ministry has vast power and is still paid peanuts. The home secretary is responsible for internal order, without which no business would run BUT is paid half as much as a fresh IIM graduate.
It is necessary to raise top civil servants pay to be on par with private sector if you want to attract talent
