Nirenjan’s Space

I guess it’s high time I put forth my view on reservation. The point is that we had Dr. Raj Reddy, the founding Director of the Robotics Institute, Carnegie Mellon University, speaking at the inauguration of our new facility on this topic.

His major point was that the majority of students who get into professional courses are from the urban environment. Very few rural students have got into a good engineering college, due to lack of quality education. The Government should take steps to identify the talented individuals and equip them with the necessary skills to make them an all round person. Simply pulling a random guy and telling him - “Look, you have a seat in IIM-A thanks to reservation. Go there” is not going to be any use if the guy is not talented. The problem comes from the fact that there is not enough quality education in the rural areas, and even then, the talented individuals are often unable to afford it.

Just got back from the voting booth…

It’s disgusting… the way 49-O has been circulated around in the media, and still the polling officers are asking “What is 49-O?”.

Does your booth officer know about the 49-O clause? Has it been exercised?

For those of you who are not aware of it, 49-O is an option where you can say that you are not satisfied with any of the candidates and still exercise your right to vote.

Brilliant ads by Ravages

Mumbai Don Maanick Baasha is responsible for the recent wave of campaign rallies consisting of 99.9999…% autos.

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