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Wednesday, June 30, 2010
Tuesday, June 22, 2010
Breathe Life into Social Sciences
Recently, attended a state commission exam in June, 2010. I don't understand why our educators and policy makers don't think to enable or empower us to learn, which is our right. The kind of questions they ask in the exams are damn outdated, have nothing to do with real-time applications in the day to day work, and of no use for the changing times or simply archaic.
You know, what kind of questions they are setting:
Though, we are not against the novel research methods postulated by pioneers, but let us learn and apply that for creating a value in a commoner life, in a field like libraries. When a patron does not have access to government information, being victimized or remain illiterate for years what the hell this 'year' or 'event' will help in attending to the need? Either you should support what the methods proposed by the eminent people, who felt long back that the things will change in India or at least you should facilitate in using those methods for a practical purpose and implement it for a cause, that would benefit the society at large. Come on, wake up?
Do you feel you have any application or practicality of these questions in a learner's or aspirant life in real world or for the society's sake or for a common good? Furthermore, while there is lot be done in improving the prevailing conditions of public life, why do our government, bureaucracy and educators do not realize that they are supposed to breathe life into the social sciences and Humanities education in India. Often times, i feel that did i chosen a wrong field in my life that the sector i am belonging to is paying me richly to mug up years, happenings and event! Nevertheless, while majority of us don't have the opportunity to learn and implement the change, our workplace environment hardly helps in acquiring the skills in - general management, communication, comprehension skills, reasoning and quantitative aptitude, while our educators are bent on cramming the theory on the learners and we unfortunately end up in rote learning!
When will it stand a chance that the social sciences and humanities in India will breathe life! Will my Social Sciences and Humanities goodness me?
You know, what kind of questions they are setting:
- number of methods say number of methods in interviewing respondents in research
- the conference year or when an event took place etc.
- an interdisciplinary subject, which is completely detached in the core subject and never taught.
Though, we are not against the novel research methods postulated by pioneers, but let us learn and apply that for creating a value in a commoner life, in a field like libraries. When a patron does not have access to government information, being victimized or remain illiterate for years what the hell this 'year' or 'event' will help in attending to the need? Either you should support what the methods proposed by the eminent people, who felt long back that the things will change in India or at least you should facilitate in using those methods for a practical purpose and implement it for a cause, that would benefit the society at large. Come on, wake up?
Do you feel you have any application or practicality of these questions in a learner's or aspirant life in real world or for the society's sake or for a common good? Furthermore, while there is lot be done in improving the prevailing conditions of public life, why do our government, bureaucracy and educators do not realize that they are supposed to breathe life into the social sciences and Humanities education in India. Often times, i feel that did i chosen a wrong field in my life that the sector i am belonging to is paying me richly to mug up years, happenings and event! Nevertheless, while majority of us don't have the opportunity to learn and implement the change, our workplace environment hardly helps in acquiring the skills in - general management, communication, comprehension skills, reasoning and quantitative aptitude, while our educators are bent on cramming the theory on the learners and we unfortunately end up in rote learning!
When will it stand a chance that the social sciences and humanities in India will breathe life! Will my Social Sciences and Humanities goodness me?
Monday, June 14, 2010
Movie-mania
Gopalan Arcade at Rajarajeshwari Nagar, Mysore Raod, Bangalore, is one of the best multiplex, giving a great revel of shopping experience. With variety of shops, and malls under one roof, it is a best complex i can boast of. Well, moving to movies, it was Robin Hood, released this week starring Russell Rowe and Cate Blanchett. An inspiring quote in the movie was "Arise, arise, until the Lambs become Lions." An impeccable war story set in England and France, it was a delightful evening and worth for a weekend's out to watch the exotic locales of England and France. See the movies website for details: http://www.robinhoodthemovie.com/.
Contrasting to the Indian cinemas, the originality of ideas and the settings of the movie are amazing. Though, in India that we have legendary actors, and production houses, what we are basically looking for is, changing the audience towards unity, sense of togetherness, and a spirit that we prosper as a country in all possible ways to stop all the miseries happening aound us. Because, you see the homeless, or the destitute all over the neighbourhood, and their plight? Do you feel it is okay to indulge in leisure when the neighbour next to me is trying to make the ends meet? What if instead, you devote some time volunteering for the elderly couple, or spend some time with the underprivileged? And the gratification you get out of it?
What is worsening is the moviemania in our country - the kind of trend that movies are what we identify with or that's the life, and if not that is the end of the world, fast catching up with the younger generation of fan clubs! It was maddening to see that in Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu down in South India, every day you would see either a movie launch, gossip in the grapevine or a shooting spree news, which are completely not called for or worth to watch. When there are thousands of issues out to be covered or deliberated upon, our media is more concerned about the entertainment. In the United States, 43 of seniors aged 75 and over were reported volunteering, how many of us willing to volunteer for the social causes? We have to think and act?
Only a very few of our actors are contributing to the society as we all know by their means. Consider this example: be it Leonardo DiCaprio who have contributed $35,000 for a state-of-the-art “Leonardo DiCaprio Computer Center” at the Los Feliz branch of the Los Angeles Public Library. Read more here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leonardo_DiCaprio or the Andrew Carnegie, a great philanthrapist, who have donated most of his earnings to the libraries and educational institutions in the West. What is required at the moment for the young generation is to garner support, lobby the political men and influence the wealthy, to build institutions in healthcare, education, and libraries and the motivation, leadership and mentoring to nurture it in making our country a better India. As government is sleepwalking in our lives, it is time that we wake up to contribute to these noble causes?
Will you stand up? Arise, arise, until the lambs become Lions.
Contrasting to the Indian cinemas, the originality of ideas and the settings of the movie are amazing. Though, in India that we have legendary actors, and production houses, what we are basically looking for is, changing the audience towards unity, sense of togetherness, and a spirit that we prosper as a country in all possible ways to stop all the miseries happening aound us. Because, you see the homeless, or the destitute all over the neighbourhood, and their plight? Do you feel it is okay to indulge in leisure when the neighbour next to me is trying to make the ends meet? What if instead, you devote some time volunteering for the elderly couple, or spend some time with the underprivileged? And the gratification you get out of it?
What is worsening is the moviemania in our country - the kind of trend that movies are what we identify with or that's the life, and if not that is the end of the world, fast catching up with the younger generation of fan clubs! It was maddening to see that in Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu down in South India, every day you would see either a movie launch, gossip in the grapevine or a shooting spree news, which are completely not called for or worth to watch. When there are thousands of issues out to be covered or deliberated upon, our media is more concerned about the entertainment. In the United States, 43 of seniors aged 75 and over were reported volunteering, how many of us willing to volunteer for the social causes? We have to think and act?
Only a very few of our actors are contributing to the society as we all know by their means. Consider this example: be it Leonardo DiCaprio who have contributed $35,000 for a state-of-the-art “Leonardo DiCaprio Computer Center” at the Los Feliz branch of the Los Angeles Public Library. Read more here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leonardo_DiCaprio or the Andrew Carnegie, a great philanthrapist, who have donated most of his earnings to the libraries and educational institutions in the West. What is required at the moment for the young generation is to garner support, lobby the political men and influence the wealthy, to build institutions in healthcare, education, and libraries and the motivation, leadership and mentoring to nurture it in making our country a better India. As government is sleepwalking in our lives, it is time that we wake up to contribute to these noble causes?
Will you stand up? Arise, arise, until the lambs become Lions.
Monday, June 7, 2010
A Seed's Story
Should i germinate or be terminate
Will i tender or wither
Will i sprout or faint
Will i withstand or withhold
Or am i at the threshold
Peacocks gesticulate the onset of monsoon
Deers speculate the streak across
Tiger is looking bloodbath
Droplets are anointing me to warmth
Ants are piling up their grub
Oh, Gusty winds are overtaking
Hails are falling down breathtaking...
Will i be ushered in or will be carried away
I don't know or did not understand somehow
Will i grow big, prop down to shelter many
Will i feed my kind in cozy
As the air embraces me gently
It lulls me to fall asleep...
No idea will i make it tomorrow
If my strength allows to narrow
Are you taking me to nope
Or you leading me to hope...
Yep, whatever it may be
Whether it is ups or downs
I will branch out, give home for
To live forever in this world to bring forth
To be at the behest of my Creator
Till my life last....
Will i tender or wither
Will i sprout or faint
Will i withstand or withhold
Or am i at the threshold
Peacocks gesticulate the onset of monsoon
Deers speculate the streak across
Tiger is looking bloodbath
Droplets are anointing me to warmth
Ants are piling up their grub
Oh, Gusty winds are overtaking
Hails are falling down breathtaking...
Will i be ushered in or will be carried away
I don't know or did not understand somehow
Will i grow big, prop down to shelter many
Will i feed my kind in cozy
As the air embraces me gently
It lulls me to fall asleep...
No idea will i make it tomorrow
If my strength allows to narrow
Are you taking me to nope
Or you leading me to hope...
Yep, whatever it may be
Whether it is ups or downs
I will branch out, give home for
To live forever in this world to bring forth
To be at the behest of my Creator
Till my life last....
Thursday, June 3, 2010
I Miss You Nana...
Dear Nana,
Yesteryear you were with me, now me and my pen alone!
i am deeply thinking about you.
i am waiting to hear,
in my heart here,
with your stern voice and smile,
stop by me a while.
I long for you nana, as you were the best to me,
to play around,
to see what i am upto..
to make fun of,
to glee where i am unto..
to pat me on my back,
to put me on the track,
to alleviate the pain from me,
to accentuate the rigour in me,
to put a big smile,
to refrain me from guile,
to allay the laden,
to ease my burden,
I miss you a lot, nana.
No matter, whether it is rainy or sunny,
i want you to be right here, right now,
to caress, to dote, to smile, and to bless.
When will you be back nana,
It's thundering, rain is on its way,
Doves are back to my window after a day-long flight,
Cuckoo is singing to be heard through the jungle, breaking the silence and mourning,
Snails are through their way to find their love,
And where are you nana, i desperately need you.
You are deep down in my thoughts,
as i continue to hold you in my heart..
Do come around.
I got you nana, you are here.
I will meet you, until then get hold of me,
And never fail to say me, Hello...
Yesteryear you were with me, now me and my pen alone!
i am deeply thinking about you.
i am waiting to hear,
in my heart here,
with your stern voice and smile,
stop by me a while.
I long for you nana, as you were the best to me,
to play around,
to see what i am upto..
to make fun of,
to glee where i am unto..
to pat me on my back,
to put me on the track,
to alleviate the pain from me,
to accentuate the rigour in me,
to put a big smile,
to refrain me from guile,
to allay the laden,
to ease my burden,
I miss you a lot, nana.
No matter, whether it is rainy or sunny,
i want you to be right here, right now,
to caress, to dote, to smile, and to bless.
When will you be back nana,
It's thundering, rain is on its way,
Doves are back to my window after a day-long flight,
Cuckoo is singing to be heard through the jungle, breaking the silence and mourning,
Snails are through their way to find their love,
And where are you nana, i desperately need you.
You are deep down in my thoughts,
as i continue to hold you in my heart..
Do come around.
I got you nana, you are here.
I will meet you, until then get hold of me,
And never fail to say me, Hello...
Wednesday, June 2, 2010
Are We United?
I completed the "2 States: the story of my marriage" novel just now. It's a beautiful account of a lover to bear with everything - parents, relatives, and job to win his ladylove, who hails from a different community. A vivid narrative of the contrasting cultures of north and south India, the characters are neatly portrayed with humorous interplay. There are couple of things this story highlights for the contemporary modern India.
- Inter-community development: developing the thousands of communities across india, is a huge task lying ahead of us. Strengthening the interfaith among various castes, building societies towards tolerance, and valuing of each other and endurance etc. We hear about honor killings, khap pachayats, community clashes often in media. When will this end and is there a way-out?
- Holding values of multicultural & multilingual society: appreciate the very existence of multicultural and multilingual society, the very faith that will lead to co-existence of different communities amicably.
- Standing united: today it demands more than before that we stay united. Terrorism, threat to internal security, agitations, pose greater challenges to our nation on the sovereignty of our nation. The solutions to all these issues would be an better understanding of each other, and learning to appreciate, motivate to adding values for each other.
Tuesday, June 1, 2010
UGC-JRF Qualified
I was on cloud nine when i got the news, that i qualified for UGC-Junior Research Fellowship in Library and Information Science. Please check the results and my number is 4606098. Happy to see results.
Will you confirm me!
Will you confirm me!
Regionalism
It was around 6.30 pm, i was traveling to Majestic bus stand, Bangalore from Mysore road. The person sitting next to me was speaking in Telugu, so i started conversing with him, as i do speak Telugu. A while before, this guy was speaking with the bus conductor; the conductor asked my neighbor does he speak Kannada, he said, he does not, because of work, he has to travel to different places.
Then, the conductor asked me do i speak Kannada, i said i am learning. He at once shot back, why did i come here not knowing Kannada and don't i have job elsewhere? I said jobs are available everywhere. He was taken aback and left. This is my second encounter in just a period of 2 months with pro-Kannada guys that they force others to speak Kannada.
I would like to drive home this message:
We young generation well know that learning an other language is an art, and if i am in Karnataka, if i don't learn Kannada, i will be the loser. But request you all out there, whose minds are filled with super pro-Kannada ideas, to be patient till your neighbors like me take time to learn and speak the language.
I was bemused to learn a PUC Tamil student Ms. J Keerthana topped in the Tamil Nadu state exams 2010 in Telugu, please read the article here: Tamil girl tops in Telugu. While my house is few kilometers away to Andhra Pradesh state border in Vellore, i did not have the opportunity to learn my mother tongue. If this is the case, consider the sizable Telugu speaking population in Trichy, Coimbatore and other inner areas of Tamil Nadu. While the States reorganization committee, formed states for better coordination and administration among the linguistics states, the present day politics infuse more regionalism, does not open up the opportunities and allow the citizens to have their rights. With this i meant only to learn more languages, and not at the cost of forgetting others. While entertainment industry broke these barriers, with actors and music playing and heard across states, it is the citizens, who were left without any option unfortunately. Come on, even after 60 years of independence, how much inequalities we have!
One has to always remember that, you can tell others to learn the language, but you can't force. Alright. Let's stand united for nation's prosperity and unity.
An interesting example in this context, is The Danube river, which flows through 10 countries in Europe. Wow! I don't ask you to collaborate with 10 countries, but a friendly attitude towards your neighbors and society will do to sort out all the burning issues today - resources sharing like water, and better coordination among intelligence bureaus etc. Learn more about Danube river here.
Gotcha! bye for now.
Then, the conductor asked me do i speak Kannada, i said i am learning. He at once shot back, why did i come here not knowing Kannada and don't i have job elsewhere? I said jobs are available everywhere. He was taken aback and left. This is my second encounter in just a period of 2 months with pro-Kannada guys that they force others to speak Kannada.
I would like to drive home this message:
We young generation well know that learning an other language is an art, and if i am in Karnataka, if i don't learn Kannada, i will be the loser. But request you all out there, whose minds are filled with super pro-Kannada ideas, to be patient till your neighbors like me take time to learn and speak the language.
I was bemused to learn a PUC Tamil student Ms. J Keerthana topped in the Tamil Nadu state exams 2010 in Telugu, please read the article here: Tamil girl tops in Telugu. While my house is few kilometers away to Andhra Pradesh state border in Vellore, i did not have the opportunity to learn my mother tongue. If this is the case, consider the sizable Telugu speaking population in Trichy, Coimbatore and other inner areas of Tamil Nadu. While the States reorganization committee, formed states for better coordination and administration among the linguistics states, the present day politics infuse more regionalism, does not open up the opportunities and allow the citizens to have their rights. With this i meant only to learn more languages, and not at the cost of forgetting others. While entertainment industry broke these barriers, with actors and music playing and heard across states, it is the citizens, who were left without any option unfortunately. Come on, even after 60 years of independence, how much inequalities we have!
One has to always remember that, you can tell others to learn the language, but you can't force. Alright. Let's stand united for nation's prosperity and unity.
An interesting example in this context, is The Danube river, which flows through 10 countries in Europe. Wow! I don't ask you to collaborate with 10 countries, but a friendly attitude towards your neighbors and society will do to sort out all the burning issues today - resources sharing like water, and better coordination among intelligence bureaus etc. Learn more about Danube river here.
Gotcha! bye for now.
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