Hi Friends, as per my resolution, I am here again to share one more thought which comes across in my mind every time, When I hear from person donating money for Education of poor children or seeing someone donating money.
We come across many charitable trust or other institutes, which provides education to poor and needy children. And we also see many big shots donating lakhs of rupees in the charitable institutes. It is a great and generous step by those big shots and even common man, who donates money for such a great cause. Even our government and NGO’s are taking numerous steps to provide education to poor children’s. Nowadays, even the corporate houses are also helping directly or indirectly in promoting education to poor student. I would even like to quote an example of indirect promotion by corporate houses for poor student’s education program.
Currently, I am attending classes in the college for my Law degree, where one of the NGO came to the college to promote the education for poor children. Every year, the said NGO recruits aspiring students for the job of teacher, who can provide education to the poor children. The tenure of such job is 2 years. The student will also be paid for such tenure. They also described that they have a facility with the companies that in case the student has been selected in the company (Corporate House), they would reserve job position of the student for the aforesaid tenure, which is nothing but an indirect promotion for such a great cause.
The first thought on this topic came across in my mind during my childhood days when I was in school. Basically I am from small town called Morbi, which is famous for the manufacturing of Quartz and Textiles. I was in 9th standard and was practicing with my team for Annual Sports Week. Hence, we decided to practice for few events at 5 p.m. in the evening at school, when play ground is empty. As per our decision, we all reached in the evening and started our practice. Suddenly at 5.45 p.m., many small children who reside in the nearby area entered into the school premises. We were astonished and started to scold them to go away from the school premises. Few of them also started crying; suddenly out of the blue one of our teacher, Ms. Jayshree Teacher, came over there. We were speechless and confused. She scolded us on making her students cry. After few days, it came to our knowledge that Jayshree Teacher takes Evening school for poor students residing in the nearby area free of cost. Being small boy, I took that instant lightly and didn’t understood the meaning of such school in the evening and that too free of cost. But now I understood the main reasoning of such a school.
I salute all human beings who directly or indirectly help for such a social cause. But my view on this topic is slightly different from the above mentioned ways.
I believe that even though we are donating money in the charitable institute, we should try to accommodate one or two poor children education personally from our end. We should personally keep an eye on one or poor children education as parents, who generally does for their own children. We should guide and finance the child which will help in establishing him / her. It is not wrong to help poor children to help his / her future, which would indirectly help our own nation to build up. It will also help in increasing the literacy rate of our beloved nation.
From my point of view, all I can foresight is advantages on performing the above mentioned task. Of course, it’s not easy, but “Even Rome was not built in a day”. We should get united in building up the nation. I cannot see any disadvantage in my idea, but yes one thought comes in my mind being a Chartered Accountant student.
In certain cases, some person donates the amount to charitable institute so as to get deduction from Income resulting into saving of tax. But friends, I feel some act should be performed without any personal intention. It is totally for a social cause.
I am not scripting this article for the sake of journalism. I truly believe in it and I am all set to act on it as soon as I start earning good amount of money. We and some of my friends also performed a skit on this topic during our GMCS Course (one of the course in Chartered Accountant Profession).
I would like to conclude with a simple phrase that “It is important to help our self in building our future, but simultaneously think of building our beloved nation.”
Hope you all will spread the message and also try to act on it. If even one person act on it, than I am succeeded in penning down this article.
Cheers,
Niraj M. Pandit
Thursday, January 21, 2010
Tuesday, January 19, 2010
QUOTA’s IN EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM
Hi Friends, from last few years, I had an intention to write blogs on Political and Social cause. I postponed it consistently being lethargic. However, I have passed final resolution in 2010 for blogging my views. I hope everyone will enjoy it and will share your own views in front of the world.
Recently, you would have come across the news of increasing the Scheduled Castes / Scheduled Tribes Quota in the IIM’s and also Educational System. Every day, it was in the Headlines for recording views of political personalities on the subject. Since, India is a democratic country; everybody has a fundamental right of Freedom of Speech. Our Constitution stipulates the right to the citizen of India to put their personal views without being biased. But in the present scenario, I can assure you that the common man will adjust with the all the nuisance or things they come across. The common man feels comfortable to adjust with the situation then to agitate against the wrong doings. Please, don’t misunderstand that I am totally against the Quota system. As you will go further in the article, you will understand my view on Quota’s system.
In earlier year of Independence, the concept of Quota was initiated by our respected Political Leaders of that time with a basic aim of upgrading the living standard of the Scheduled Caste / Scheduled Tribe. Such classes of people were considered as a Backward Class people. Hence, the concept of Quota was included with a good intention of helping them, as the situation prevailing during that time was worse. I would again like to quote that the concept of Quota was included with a good intention.
However, the current situation prevailing in the society is similar to the situation prevailing during the era of Independence. It is very painful to see that such classes of people have not been upgraded till now. Also, they are of the view to increase the quotas’ in all the system of the society as well as educational system. Recently, there was an agitation of including quotas’ in the IIM’s. Don’t you think so that it can be concluded from the recent agitation that in current scenario instead of upgrading their living standard, they are further downgraded.
Is these really correct or ‘the concept of Quota’ is been exploited?
I would not like to comment on the above question as it differs from person to person. I am not provoking the groupism of Upper Class people and Lower Class people. I am of simple thinking that after 60 years of Independence; at least the concept of Quota should not be included in the Education System.
I am of the view that the Goddess of Knowledge has given equal memory power to all the human beings, whether it is India or USA, or whether it is Gujarat, Maharashtra, Bihar or any other part of our land. Memory Power should be exploited more instead of exploiting Quota Concept. The Memory power will increase by exploiting more and more of it. It won’t decrease. I am not producing any facts of any kind in front of you. But to make my point clear, I would like to quote a real life example which I experienced during my College days. Yes, you are correct in thinking about admissions of Colleges.
I have done my graduation from one of the leading College. Although, I took my admission over there in Second Year of my Bachelor of Commerce Degree, I saw the merit list of admission of First Year which displayed the Name of the Student who got admission in the college and Name of Students who are in waiting list. As we all know, the criteria of admission in the colleges in based on Percentage scored in H.S.C. (10+2 Standard). I was shocked to see that last merit list of General Quota cut-off percentages was approximately 72%; however the cut-off percentage of Schedule Caste / Schedule Tribe and Quota was approximately 45%.
Don’t you think so that the student who scored 71% or didn’t make it due to shortfall of one or two marks would be regretting himself? And the Quota student, who got just below 50%, got the admission. Although nowadays, new reputed colleges are opening in different parts of India, still the above question remains the same. But, the student of my character, who wants the admission in the particular college, would feel sad and even curse himself for not scoring one or two marks more for making it into the admission merit list of the college.
This is a very small example relating to the effect of Quota system in common man’s life. May be we all are victim of these Quota system in one or other way, which we would have not come across in day to day life.
I would like to conclude, with my simple view that the Quota system either should not be there in the Education System or should be restricted more so that a good student gets do not suffer in his / her career.
I hope you will provide your views on my above article.
Disclaimer:
This article is not written for provoking any groupism in any way in the society. It’s strictly the author’s view which would differ from person to person. I put across my views under the Right of Freedom of Speech stipulated in Article 19 of the Constitution of India.
Recently, you would have come across the news of increasing the Scheduled Castes / Scheduled Tribes Quota in the IIM’s and also Educational System. Every day, it was in the Headlines for recording views of political personalities on the subject. Since, India is a democratic country; everybody has a fundamental right of Freedom of Speech. Our Constitution stipulates the right to the citizen of India to put their personal views without being biased. But in the present scenario, I can assure you that the common man will adjust with the all the nuisance or things they come across. The common man feels comfortable to adjust with the situation then to agitate against the wrong doings. Please, don’t misunderstand that I am totally against the Quota system. As you will go further in the article, you will understand my view on Quota’s system.
In earlier year of Independence, the concept of Quota was initiated by our respected Political Leaders of that time with a basic aim of upgrading the living standard of the Scheduled Caste / Scheduled Tribe. Such classes of people were considered as a Backward Class people. Hence, the concept of Quota was included with a good intention of helping them, as the situation prevailing during that time was worse. I would again like to quote that the concept of Quota was included with a good intention.
However, the current situation prevailing in the society is similar to the situation prevailing during the era of Independence. It is very painful to see that such classes of people have not been upgraded till now. Also, they are of the view to increase the quotas’ in all the system of the society as well as educational system. Recently, there was an agitation of including quotas’ in the IIM’s. Don’t you think so that it can be concluded from the recent agitation that in current scenario instead of upgrading their living standard, they are further downgraded.
Is these really correct or ‘the concept of Quota’ is been exploited?
I would not like to comment on the above question as it differs from person to person. I am not provoking the groupism of Upper Class people and Lower Class people. I am of simple thinking that after 60 years of Independence; at least the concept of Quota should not be included in the Education System.
I am of the view that the Goddess of Knowledge has given equal memory power to all the human beings, whether it is India or USA, or whether it is Gujarat, Maharashtra, Bihar or any other part of our land. Memory Power should be exploited more instead of exploiting Quota Concept. The Memory power will increase by exploiting more and more of it. It won’t decrease. I am not producing any facts of any kind in front of you. But to make my point clear, I would like to quote a real life example which I experienced during my College days. Yes, you are correct in thinking about admissions of Colleges.
I have done my graduation from one of the leading College. Although, I took my admission over there in Second Year of my Bachelor of Commerce Degree, I saw the merit list of admission of First Year which displayed the Name of the Student who got admission in the college and Name of Students who are in waiting list. As we all know, the criteria of admission in the colleges in based on Percentage scored in H.S.C. (10+2 Standard). I was shocked to see that last merit list of General Quota cut-off percentages was approximately 72%; however the cut-off percentage of Schedule Caste / Schedule Tribe and Quota was approximately 45%.
Don’t you think so that the student who scored 71% or didn’t make it due to shortfall of one or two marks would be regretting himself? And the Quota student, who got just below 50%, got the admission. Although nowadays, new reputed colleges are opening in different parts of India, still the above question remains the same. But, the student of my character, who wants the admission in the particular college, would feel sad and even curse himself for not scoring one or two marks more for making it into the admission merit list of the college.
This is a very small example relating to the effect of Quota system in common man’s life. May be we all are victim of these Quota system in one or other way, which we would have not come across in day to day life.
I would like to conclude, with my simple view that the Quota system either should not be there in the Education System or should be restricted more so that a good student gets do not suffer in his / her career.
I hope you will provide your views on my above article.
Disclaimer:
This article is not written for provoking any groupism in any way in the society. It’s strictly the author’s view which would differ from person to person. I put across my views under the Right of Freedom of Speech stipulated in Article 19 of the Constitution of India.
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