My Thoughts on Reservations

Well I thought it is time that I spent some of my energy onto the ongoing debate about reservations. So I think reservations are a great way to equalize the inequality, afterall in this day and age this is the only way to ensure that every one regardless of the intellectual caliber can become a doctor, or engineer, or scientist. It is unfair that we have to be treated by great doctors, it is in fact unfair that we have bridges that dont break at the pressure of a birds droppings. It is in fact unfair that we be taught by professors who actually know their stuff. So my suggestions are as follows.

1) The IITs, the IIMs and the ISBs of India, should ensure that the best jobs get distributed on a quota basis to the students at these institutions. 27% reservation for the OBCs shoudl be maintained during placements, 22% should be given to the SCSTs. and the rest should be distributed amongst the "meritorious" crowd.

2) The professors of these institutions shoudl be hired on the basis of caste and creed, ensuring a 27% reservation for the OBC and 22% for SCSTs. SO that we can ensure that our educational system also maintains equal representation. God forbid if we are taught by the most talented professors this country might actually improve. We cant let that happen.

3) We must ensure that US immediately implements 27% reservation and 22% for OBC and SCST respectively, for visa and h1 applications. We must ensure that there is equal representation of caste in other countries as well. We cannot allow just the meritorious to escape the torture of our educational system.

4) The prime ministers post should be donned by an SCST/OBC individual effective immediately. WE must ensure that our top political post is also maintained with no regard to merit. As we have had our share of non SCST/OBC primeministers, we shoudl ensure that it is finally equally represented.

5) We must ensure that every family has a representation of SCST/OBC members so that we can ensure that families too are not based on merit. Effective immediately the goivernment should move children from one family to another so that 22/27% representation in maintained. if families have only 2 members, members of the family should be increased so that the merit category is not reduced (as per the instructions of the honorable prime minister of India Sonia Gandhi oooops or is it Manmohan Singh, I get confused at times)

6) effective immediately India shoudl ensure that all religions are eqully represented, therefore there shall be forced conversions so that this representation can be maintained.

Please the readers of this blog (if there are any) ensure that these points are followed through so that we can become a more inept country. PLEASE..... Let the arjun singh and the manmohan singhs of this world rise up the political ladder so that such actions can be immediately taken


Thanks to the Indian political system that we are able to dream of such possibilities
-Ashok

Nostalgia

I was going over some pics from my time at ISB, and a lone tear rolled down my eyes. Remembered that this time last year we celebrated Bhishms bday at my quad (we used to call it the common room, since everyone used to be there. Remembered his comment about how we stuffed his oraface with cake... Remembered the times I spent with a special someone who cant be mentioned :). The visits to SV2. God I miss those days. SO got me thinking about the present batch, and how they are doing. I searched through some of the blogs, and its funny how people are feeling the same things I felt last year. And seems like this batch is a lot more gung-ho about ISB than ours. Anyway its a good thing, and I hope the legacy continues.

So what am I doing these days???? hmmm... well nothing really I am warming the couch and bugging mom, trying to loose weight by operating the remote control, I thin kits working actually :) I am gonna file my visa papers for UK tomorrow, and am prolly gonna hit Bombay this week and meet some ISBians...... Wish I could go through the whole year again

LIFE right After the MBA

School has come to an end, and its back to corporate servitude. I am headed to British Telecom in London. It was most definitely a roller coaster ride, and I have some very fond memories of ISB. It has been a wonderful year, and I wish I could go through it again. I also got my dream job, which makes this whole experience totally worth while.

I was just thinking yesterday what are the things I would like to highlight about my ISB experience, apart from some of the personal things I would rather not talk about. Maybe some time later :)

I came to ISB with a mission to undo what I had done in my undergraduate years at Penn state, that is get a better GPA, not fall for any girls on the way, and various other details which I chose to completely ignore come the first week of classes. Well GPA was very average, the not falling for girls part did not happen. SO need less to say I did not do what I came here to do. But I did have a lot of fun. Lived the drunk life once again, was a loud abnoxious asshole once again for a few terms. Made friends with some very pompous people, didnt like who I had become, then came time for the surgical amputation of everything that I felt did not fit my bill, be it friends or the character that I had become.

I made some great friendships at ISB, people I will hold dear for a long time to come I think this is one great thing about going to school again; THe friendships.

Terms went by and placement season started, when I realised all the mistakes I had made in terms of my GPA and a realisation that I cant do anything about it now, so I had to prepare extremely well for my interviews. THe interview preparation I think was just superb leading to the job at BT.

So apart from the drunken days, the great friends, the amazing year, the cherished memories, the changed life, and an amazing end to a wonderful year, I believe this 15 lakhs is well spent.......

So long., will write, but not as often
Ashok