Letter to the Prime Minister of India Hon. Atal Vajpayee:
Dear Sir,
Whether India is shining or not and whether this is despite the Coalition Government
that has not lived up to its election promises last time round to stem corruption there seems to be some agreement on the fact that you Sir are perhaps the PM India had to have.
The first PM to stand up and say No to USA when it came to sending troops to Iraq. The first PM to make a genuine effort to improve relationship with Pakistan. Sir it is indeed a dream come true to see our Cricketers on Pakistani soil. The fact that
Pakistani women want Hindi movies and Indian Sarees suggest that we are still people from the same stock divided by artificial man made barriers created by fundamentalists & military rulers and lack of true political will in the last fifty years.
India and Pakistan have been prey to the divide and rule policy of the west where they advocate against war and in the same breath sell us expensive Black Hawk helicopters or Tomahawk Missiles as well as guarantee us protection with an American missile defence system or Star wars. The day India and Pakistan wake up to this conspiracy and unite we can become a very strong economic power house further strengthened by an alliance with China….Who will then call us a developing nation ever ???
From this point of view Sir we as a nation wish you well and good health to be our PM for a few more terms…to continue fulfilling your dreams
What is disappointing though is that your party has a coalition Minister for HRD Mr. Murali Manohar Joshy who must be quite an embarrassment for both you and Deputy PM Mr.Advani.. While the country has over 500 million people who are illiterate and need to be cared for the HRD Minister seems to have an indecent obsession with the premier Institutes of Technology and Management, the IIT’s and IIM’s in India. Agreed these are institutions created by the Govt of India supported with Tax Payers money for many decades. However in the last 50 years not one Central Govt.Minister has interfered or challenged the autonomous institutions until Mr Joshy arrived on the scene as HRD Minister…
There was an unnecessary decision to try and collect all funds for Research from Alumni into one big common pot which he was going to control as Minister. This was so short sighted as not one coin dropped into this BIG pot of his…Then came the suggestion that he would rename all NIITs into IITs from which he backed off again.
Then there were suggestions that he would create ten more IITs as India had many many more talented students….Sir Excellence has to be achieved and cannot be duplicated can it ??? Yes we can have ten more IITs but how is the Govt going to fund these considering the fact that the Minister complains that the existing five have not paid dividends commensurate with investment from the GOI.
We also heard that the HRD Minister considers astrology a Science and had made suggestions that all IITs should have faculties for astrology…quite laughable we should say.
All the HRD minister’s wrath seemed to be focussed at the IIT’s, perhaps even justified in response to a few egoistic neo rich NRI IITians’s who were arrogant enough to even suggest that they would like to run the IITs. As always happens there are always a few rotten apples. In any group of people we can expect the good, the bad and the ugly.. The truth Sir is that not all IITians and IIM alumni are successful and the truth remains that not even one has made it into the Billionaires lists…Some did make a fortune during the dotcom boom and seem to have lost the paper fortunes as fast as they made it. These few are not Technocrats but just opportunists who exploited cheap skilled labour in IT from India and made a fortune hiring their services to the American Institiutions with 400% profit…in the name of Body shopping which sounds pretty obscene to say the least. One does not require a BTech from IIT or an MBA from Ahemadabad to be successful in this game. A clever fellow selling paan and beedi in any Indian city would rise to the occasion.given the opportunity. Sir, Please accept our apologies on behalf of the few neo rich who might have over stepped the line
Sir, these so called elite and neo rich form a minute minority and could be limited may be a 100 members of the alumni. The remaining 125000 IITians as well as 50000 IIM alumni are just sincere and hard working people but undoubtedly the best and the cream of the Nation. We fellows are good enough to bail out sinking corporations like the American Airlines, we form the back bone to most successful multinationals. You take your pick and we will prove that there is an IITians or an IIM fellow second in command behind every successful business in USA. We are even clever enough to be given the assignment to produce a blue print for China to create 100 IIT equivalent Institutions…I suppose a prophet is seldom recognised in his own country………and it is indeed a pity that GOI does not see the strength in its own most talented professionals be they citizens or NRI’s
The question remains as to WHY ??? On one hand the Minister makes speeches that IITs and IIMs do not do enough research and generate income and that these institutions have been a burden on the treasury and urges these academics to pull their socks up…A few days later the Minister slashes the fees at IIMs from Rs 1.5 lakhs per annum to Rs 30000 per annum…He claims that this has been done to facilitate admissions to the poorer section..This sir is laughable when second rate private institutions collect as much as Rs 4 Lakhs as annual fees.
Sir CAT exams ensures that all clever students get picked and the really poor students are paid handsome scholarships to study..When challenged the blame is shifted to Rao’s report which never included IIT’s & IIM’s in the first place. Later it is all bamed on the Kurien’s report followed by Prof Inderesan’s report which he has admitted his guilty himself for making wrong recommendations. Now what is the guarantee that poorer students from smaller towns and villages will still get into the IITs & IIM’s due to reduced fees ??? None what so ever
The truth lies in the fact that none of the kids from the poorer section can succeed as primarily they cannot afford the CAT or JEE exam fees and even if they could they cannot afford the expensive tutoring for JEE and CAT Examinations that is being conducted for a two to four year period.. That is the truth and this coaching for JEE and CAT exams seems to have become a National obsession.
These exams have to be radically modified to allow selection of truly clever and creative students as opposed to kids who undergo two years of torturous coaching depriving them of their adolocense as well as the time and opportunity to play sports.
In other word majority of students getting into IITs are what we generally call nerds who memorise text books and regurgitate. Not only are these students less creative they are also burnt out as well as have very high expectations in life having made it into the IITs..The ones who never made it are scarred for life having spent several years to prepare for these examinations. Some training schools we understand even get their students exemptions from attending regular schools which should be condemned…Some very successful training schools even have a selection exam to study in these coaching schools.which is shocking indeed.. If all the above are true where does a truly poor students stand ? what are his chances of making it into the IITs and IIMs ??? While the feel good factor is high amongst the ones who succeed the majority of the Indian population hate IITians for no good reason just sour grapes
or tall poppy syndrome shall we say
It is apparent that by slashing the fees to these institutions the Minister is forcing the institutions to spend their reserves so that they will be totally dependent in future on GOI for funds giving the Minister an upper hand in dealing with them. We are also aware that with time the Minister will gain control by influencing the appointments to these so called autonomous governing bodies by installing “ Haan Jee’s or Yes Sir” men who will endorse his every whim and fancy..
Dear PM it has taken India 50 odd years to shine and it has also taken the alumni of IITs and IIMs 50 years of hard dedicated work to gain Global recognition. I am sure you will agree that excellence has to be achieved and cannot be duplicated as the Minister Joshy wishes…
It must be remembered that we are 125000 strong IItians and 50000 strong IIM alumni We are like a sleeping giant and a formidable force. So Mr Narayanamurthy and the Board of Governors of IITs and IIMs are not alone in their battle to defend the autonomous institutions from GOI interference…
The BJP is recruiting every other film star and cricketer to create a strong image to win elections . The BJP Govt will do well and benefit from keeping us alumni onside instead of antogonising the top 1% Brains of this country.
Sir Please promise us that you will not reappoint Mr.Murali Manohar Joshi as the HRD Minister the next time round and you can rest assured that we will assist the GOI in formulating a blue print for these institutions based on thorough research on the existing health of IITs and IIMs . It is no secret that these institutions have become Public Service institutions with lack lustre performances and if alumni succeed these days it is perhaps despite the people running these institutions.
JAGO India or the Joint Action Group of India made up of alumni from IITs and IIMs
is on stand by and willing to work with the government in formulating plans for the future. On the other hand if our hands are forced then the GOI will have to face for the first time in history a conflict with the Best Brains of the Nation.
Let us hope that common sense prevails.
Yours sincerely,
Ram Krishnaswamy
IIT Global owner Moderator
JAGO India Owner Moderator.
Dear Sir,
Whether India is shining or not and whether this is despite the Coalition Government
that has not lived up to its election promises last time round to stem corruption there seems to be some agreement on the fact that you Sir are perhaps the PM India had to have.
The first PM to stand up and say No to USA when it came to sending troops to Iraq. The first PM to make a genuine effort to improve relationship with Pakistan. Sir it is indeed a dream come true to see our Cricketers on Pakistani soil. The fact that
Pakistani women want Hindi movies and Indian Sarees suggest that we are still people from the same stock divided by artificial man made barriers created by fundamentalists & military rulers and lack of true political will in the last fifty years.
India and Pakistan have been prey to the divide and rule policy of the west where they advocate against war and in the same breath sell us expensive Black Hawk helicopters or Tomahawk Missiles as well as guarantee us protection with an American missile defence system or Star wars. The day India and Pakistan wake up to this conspiracy and unite we can become a very strong economic power house further strengthened by an alliance with China….Who will then call us a developing nation ever ???
From this point of view Sir we as a nation wish you well and good health to be our PM for a few more terms…to continue fulfilling your dreams
What is disappointing though is that your party has a coalition Minister for HRD Mr. Murali Manohar Joshy who must be quite an embarrassment for both you and Deputy PM Mr.Advani.. While the country has over 500 million people who are illiterate and need to be cared for the HRD Minister seems to have an indecent obsession with the premier Institutes of Technology and Management, the IIT’s and IIM’s in India. Agreed these are institutions created by the Govt of India supported with Tax Payers money for many decades. However in the last 50 years not one Central Govt.Minister has interfered or challenged the autonomous institutions until Mr Joshy arrived on the scene as HRD Minister…
There was an unnecessary decision to try and collect all funds for Research from Alumni into one big common pot which he was going to control as Minister. This was so short sighted as not one coin dropped into this BIG pot of his…Then came the suggestion that he would rename all NIITs into IITs from which he backed off again.
Then there were suggestions that he would create ten more IITs as India had many many more talented students….Sir Excellence has to be achieved and cannot be duplicated can it ??? Yes we can have ten more IITs but how is the Govt going to fund these considering the fact that the Minister complains that the existing five have not paid dividends commensurate with investment from the GOI.
We also heard that the HRD Minister considers astrology a Science and had made suggestions that all IITs should have faculties for astrology…quite laughable we should say.
All the HRD minister’s wrath seemed to be focussed at the IIT’s, perhaps even justified in response to a few egoistic neo rich NRI IITians’s who were arrogant enough to even suggest that they would like to run the IITs. As always happens there are always a few rotten apples. In any group of people we can expect the good, the bad and the ugly.. The truth Sir is that not all IITians and IIM alumni are successful and the truth remains that not even one has made it into the Billionaires lists…Some did make a fortune during the dotcom boom and seem to have lost the paper fortunes as fast as they made it. These few are not Technocrats but just opportunists who exploited cheap skilled labour in IT from India and made a fortune hiring their services to the American Institiutions with 400% profit…in the name of Body shopping which sounds pretty obscene to say the least. One does not require a BTech from IIT or an MBA from Ahemadabad to be successful in this game. A clever fellow selling paan and beedi in any Indian city would rise to the occasion.given the opportunity. Sir, Please accept our apologies on behalf of the few neo rich who might have over stepped the line
Sir, these so called elite and neo rich form a minute minority and could be limited may be a 100 members of the alumni. The remaining 125000 IITians as well as 50000 IIM alumni are just sincere and hard working people but undoubtedly the best and the cream of the Nation. We fellows are good enough to bail out sinking corporations like the American Airlines, we form the back bone to most successful multinationals. You take your pick and we will prove that there is an IITians or an IIM fellow second in command behind every successful business in USA. We are even clever enough to be given the assignment to produce a blue print for China to create 100 IIT equivalent Institutions…I suppose a prophet is seldom recognised in his own country………and it is indeed a pity that GOI does not see the strength in its own most talented professionals be they citizens or NRI’s
The question remains as to WHY ??? On one hand the Minister makes speeches that IITs and IIMs do not do enough research and generate income and that these institutions have been a burden on the treasury and urges these academics to pull their socks up…A few days later the Minister slashes the fees at IIMs from Rs 1.5 lakhs per annum to Rs 30000 per annum…He claims that this has been done to facilitate admissions to the poorer section..This sir is laughable when second rate private institutions collect as much as Rs 4 Lakhs as annual fees.
Sir CAT exams ensures that all clever students get picked and the really poor students are paid handsome scholarships to study..When challenged the blame is shifted to Rao’s report which never included IIT’s & IIM’s in the first place. Later it is all bamed on the Kurien’s report followed by Prof Inderesan’s report which he has admitted his guilty himself for making wrong recommendations. Now what is the guarantee that poorer students from smaller towns and villages will still get into the IITs & IIM’s due to reduced fees ??? None what so ever
The truth lies in the fact that none of the kids from the poorer section can succeed as primarily they cannot afford the CAT or JEE exam fees and even if they could they cannot afford the expensive tutoring for JEE and CAT Examinations that is being conducted for a two to four year period.. That is the truth and this coaching for JEE and CAT exams seems to have become a National obsession.
These exams have to be radically modified to allow selection of truly clever and creative students as opposed to kids who undergo two years of torturous coaching depriving them of their adolocense as well as the time and opportunity to play sports.
In other word majority of students getting into IITs are what we generally call nerds who memorise text books and regurgitate. Not only are these students less creative they are also burnt out as well as have very high expectations in life having made it into the IITs..The ones who never made it are scarred for life having spent several years to prepare for these examinations. Some training schools we understand even get their students exemptions from attending regular schools which should be condemned…Some very successful training schools even have a selection exam to study in these coaching schools.which is shocking indeed.. If all the above are true where does a truly poor students stand ? what are his chances of making it into the IITs and IIMs ??? While the feel good factor is high amongst the ones who succeed the majority of the Indian population hate IITians for no good reason just sour grapes
or tall poppy syndrome shall we say
It is apparent that by slashing the fees to these institutions the Minister is forcing the institutions to spend their reserves so that they will be totally dependent in future on GOI for funds giving the Minister an upper hand in dealing with them. We are also aware that with time the Minister will gain control by influencing the appointments to these so called autonomous governing bodies by installing “ Haan Jee’s or Yes Sir” men who will endorse his every whim and fancy..
Dear PM it has taken India 50 odd years to shine and it has also taken the alumni of IITs and IIMs 50 years of hard dedicated work to gain Global recognition. I am sure you will agree that excellence has to be achieved and cannot be duplicated as the Minister Joshy wishes…
It must be remembered that we are 125000 strong IItians and 50000 strong IIM alumni We are like a sleeping giant and a formidable force. So Mr Narayanamurthy and the Board of Governors of IITs and IIMs are not alone in their battle to defend the autonomous institutions from GOI interference…
The BJP is recruiting every other film star and cricketer to create a strong image to win elections . The BJP Govt will do well and benefit from keeping us alumni onside instead of antogonising the top 1% Brains of this country.
Sir Please promise us that you will not reappoint Mr.Murali Manohar Joshi as the HRD Minister the next time round and you can rest assured that we will assist the GOI in formulating a blue print for these institutions based on thorough research on the existing health of IITs and IIMs . It is no secret that these institutions have become Public Service institutions with lack lustre performances and if alumni succeed these days it is perhaps despite the people running these institutions.
JAGO India or the Joint Action Group of India made up of alumni from IITs and IIMs
is on stand by and willing to work with the government in formulating plans for the future. On the other hand if our hands are forced then the GOI will have to face for the first time in history a conflict with the Best Brains of the Nation.
Let us hope that common sense prevails.
Yours sincerely,
Ram Krishnaswamy
IIT Global owner Moderator
JAGO India Owner Moderator.
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