[Assam] India on the move
One of my friends sent me the following and I wanted to share with you. Quote: There were two rickshaw-walas vying for our business when we wanted to go to Sankat-Mochan temple in Benaras. I agreed to go with the one who was about 20, seemed like a regular young rickshaw-wala, but I found something interesting about this fellow in his eyes. I was not proved wrong. He wanted Rs 50, we said Rs 30. We settled for 40. Here are the highlights of the conversation that ensued while he rode the rickshaw: aap kahan se aaye hain Delhi bijness ya kaam karte hain? naukri karte hain kismein internet mein humara bhi kuch wahin kaam lagwa do I just chuckled main try kar raha hoon engineering padhne kee. achchi naukri lag jaayegi tab achcha? I asked a little interested haan, delhi mein Guru Gobind Singh Indraprashta University mein engineering ke liye apply kara hai. achchi hai woh university haan, achchi hai, I agreed. haan, kal hee maine JEE bhi diya JEE matlab, IIT ka? haan, Joint Entrance Examination he pronounced it perfectly just to make it clear to me what JEE stood for. mushkil hota hai exam haan, 2 saal toh log padhte hee hain uske liye, asaan nahin hai I carried on the conversation Delhi mein Akaash coaching institute hain na? haan, hai aapne kya padhai kari? main engineer hoon, aur phir mba bhi kiya kahan se engineer? IIT delhi se He swung back, surprised, a little delighted, and smiled. Ok, aapke liye Rs 30 Swati and I laughed Swati asked padhai kab karte they IIT ke liye bas, rickshaw chalaane ke baad raat mein. Then he added kismein engineering kari aapne? Chemical toh aapki chemistry toh badi strong hogi nahin, aisa nahin hai He continued yeh bataiyejab Mendeleev ne Periodic Table banaya tha tab kitne elements they usmein? Now it was my turn to get surprised. He was quizzing me. I said shayad 70-80 no, 63 he said sharply. kaunse element kee electronegativity highest hai? Swati was laughing, and I didnt try too hard and said pata nahin Flourine, he said confidently. Without a break he asked,kaunse element kee electron affinity highest hoti hai? Now I was laughing too and said nahin pata Chlorine. toh aapka kaunsa subject strong tha? clearly having proven that my chemistry wasnt a strong point Physics, I said achha, Newton's second law of motion kya hai I knew this one I thought, F=ma I said Physics is not about formula, it is understanding concept! he reprimanded me in near perfect english. Tell me in statement I was shocked. Swati continued to laugh. I said ok, Newtons second law, erwas 'was' nahin, 'is'!Second law abhi bhi hai! he snapped at my use of 'was' Surely, my physics wasnt impressing him either. yaad nahin, I said Force on an object is directly proportional to the mass of the object and the acceleration of the object, he said it in near perfect english. aapne mtech nahin kiya? nahin, mba kiya mba waale toh sirf paisa kamana chahte hain, kaam nahin karte nahin, aisa nahin hai, paisa kamaane ke liye kaam karna padta hai He said arrey, rehene do or some words to that effect. He didnt think too highly of me apparently anymore. In a minute we reached our destination. We got off and I told him that he must and should definitely study more, and that I think he is sharp as hell. He took only Rs 30, smiled and began to leave. I got my camera out and said Raju, ek photo leta hoon tumhari. He waved me off, dismissed the idea and rode off before I could say anything moreleaving me feeling high and dry like a spurned lover. Damn, what a ride that was! India is changing, and changing fast. -- Do not value the THINGS you have in your life.. But value WHO you have in your life! ___ assam mailing list assam@assamnet.org http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org
Re: [Assam] India on the move
Thanks Wahid da for forwarding this interesting piece. Damn, what a ride that was! India is changing, and changing fast Yes, she is changing. This poor rickshawala's case seems to throw 2 things at us. On the one hand, one can argue that even the poorest sections of Indian society can actually dream of a high quality education in some of India's top universities, on the other hand, it is sad, that many of them, like this rickshawala has to be really work against all odds to get into an IIT. I likehis assumption - that MBAs don't work. Maybe, there's some truth to it. --Ram On Mon, May 9, 2011 at 3:21 PM, Wahid Saleh - Indiawijzer w.sa...@indiawijzer.nl wrote: One of my friends sent me the following and I wanted to share with you. Quote: There were two rickshaw-walas vying for our business when we wanted to go to Sankat-Mochan temple in Benaras. I agreed to go with the one who was about 20, seemed like a regular young rickshaw-wala, but I found something interesting about this fellow in his eyes. I was not proved wrong. He wanted Rs 50, we said Rs 30. We settled for 40. Here are the highlights of the conversation that ensued while he rode the rickshaw: aap kahan se aaye hain Delhi bijness ya kaam karte hain? naukri karte hain kismein internet mein humara bhi kuch wahin kaam lagwa do I just chuckled main try kar raha hoon engineering padhne kee. achchi naukri lag jaayegi tab achcha? I asked a little interested haan, delhi mein Guru Gobind Singh Indraprashta University mein engineering ke liye apply kara hai. achchi hai woh university haan, achchi hai, I agreed. haan, kal hee maine JEE bhi diya JEE matlab, IIT ka? haan, Joint Entrance Examination he pronounced it perfectly just to make it clear to me what JEE stood for. mushkil hota hai exam haan, 2 saal toh log padhte hee hain uske liye, asaan nahin hai I carried on the conversation Delhi mein Akaash coaching institute hain na? haan, hai aapne kya padhai kari? main engineer hoon, aur phir mba bhi kiya kahan se engineer? IIT delhi se He swung back, surprised, a little delighted, and smiled. Ok, aapke liye Rs 30 Swati and I laughed Swati asked padhai kab karte they IIT ke liye bas, rickshaw chalaane ke baad raat mein. Then he added kismein engineering kari aapne? Chemical toh aapki chemistry toh badi strong hogi nahin, aisa nahin hai He continued yeh bataiyejab Mendeleev ne Periodic Table banaya tha tab kitne elements they usmein? Now it was my turn to get surprised. He was quizzing me. I said shayad 70-80 no, 63 he said sharply. kaunse element kee electronegativity highest hai? Swati was laughing, and I didnt try too hard and said pata nahin Flourine, he said confidently. Without a break he asked,kaunse element kee electron affinity highest hoti hai? Now I was laughing too and said nahin pata Chlorine. toh aapka kaunsa subject strong tha? clearly having proven that my chemistry wasnt a strong point Physics, I said achha, Newton's second law of motion kya hai I knew this one I thought, F=ma I said Physics is not about formula, it is understanding concept! he reprimanded me in near perfect english. Tell me in statement I was shocked. Swati continued to laugh. I said ok, Newtons second law, erwas 'was' nahin, 'is'!Second law abhi bhi hai! he snapped at my use of 'was' Surely, my physics wasnt impressing him either. yaad nahin, I said Force on an object is directly proportional to the mass of the object and the acceleration of the object, he said it in near perfect english. aapne mtech nahin kiya? nahin, mba kiya mba waale toh sirf paisa kamana chahte hain, kaam nahin karte nahin, aisa nahin hai, paisa kamaane ke liye kaam karna padta hai He said arrey, rehene do or some words to that effect. He didnt think too highly of me apparently anymore. In a minute we reached our destination. We got off and I told him that he must and should definitely study more, and that I think he is sharp as hell. He took only Rs 30, smiled and began to leave. I got my camera out and said Raju, ek photo leta hoon tumhari. He waved me off, dismissed the idea and rode off before I could say anything moreleaving me feeling high and dry like a spurned lover. Damn, what a ride that was! India is changing, and changing fast. -- Do not value the THINGS you have in your life.. But value WHO you have in your life! ___ assam mailing list assam@assamnet.org http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org ___ assam mailing list assam@assamnet.org http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org
Re: [Assam] India on the move
Dear Ram, This is still possible in India. Check also the following links: http://changeminds.wordpress.com/2008/11/15/the-rickshawallahs-son-who-crack ed-the-ias/ http://gleez.com/articles/did-you-know/inspiring-rags-riches-tale-sarathbabu http://www.mumbaikar.com/en/blog/post/neha-kapur-grover/from-rags-to-riches. html http://freshinspirations.wordpress.com/2010/04/29/from-rags-to-riches-the-un told-stories-from-india/ Greetings, Wahid da From: Ram Sarangapani [mailto:assa...@gmail.com] Sent: 09 May 2011 22:43 To: w.sa...@indiawijzer.nl; A Mailing list for people interested in Assam from around the world Subject: Re: [Assam] India on the move Thanks Wahid da for forwarding this interesting piece. Damn, what a ride that was! India is changing, and changing fast Yes, she is changing. This poor rickshawala's case seems to throw 2 things at us. On the one hand, one can argue that even the poorest sections of Indian society can actually dream of a high quality education in some of India's top universities, on the other hand, it is sad, that many of them, like this rickshawala has to be really work against all odds to get into an IIT. I likehis assumption - that MBAs don't work. Maybe, there's some truth to it. --Ram On Mon, May 9, 2011 at 3:21 PM, Wahid Saleh - Indiawijzer w.sa...@indiawijzer.nl wrote: One of my friends sent me the following and I wanted to share with you. Quote: There were two rickshaw-walas vying for our business when we wanted to go to Sankat-Mochan temple in Benaras. I agreed to go with the one who was about 20, seemed like a regular young rickshaw-wala, but I found something interesting about this fellow in his eyes. I was not proved wrong. He wanted Rs 50, we said Rs 30. We settled for 40. Here are the highlights of the conversation that ensued while he rode the rickshaw: aap kahan se aaye hain Delhi bijness ya kaam karte hain? naukri karte hain kismein internet mein humara bhi kuch wahin kaam lagwa do I just chuckled main try kar raha hoon engineering padhne kee. achchi naukri lag jaayegi tab achcha? I asked a little interested haan, delhi mein Guru Gobind Singh Indraprashta University mein engineering ke liye apply kara hai. achchi hai woh university haan, achchi hai, I agreed. haan, kal hee maine JEE bhi diya JEE matlab, IIT ka? haan, Joint Entrance Examination he pronounced it perfectly just to make it clear to me what JEE stood for. mushkil hota hai exam haan, 2 saal toh log padhte hee hain uske liye, asaan nahin hai I carried on the conversation Delhi mein Akaash coaching institute hain na? haan, hai aapne kya padhai kari? main engineer hoon, aur phir mba bhi kiya kahan se engineer? IIT delhi se He swung back, surprised, a little delighted, and smiled. Ok, aapke liye Rs 30 Swati and I laughed Swati asked padhai kab karte they IIT ke liye bas, rickshaw chalaane ke baad raat mein. Then he added kismein engineering kari aapne? Chemical toh aapki chemistry toh badi strong hogi nahin, aisa nahin hai He continued yeh bataiyejab Mendeleev ne Periodic Table banaya tha tab kitne elements they usmein? Now it was my turn to get surprised. He was quizzing me. I said shayad 70-80 no, 63 he said sharply. kaunse element kee electronegativity highest hai? Swati was laughing, and I didnt try too hard and said pata nahin Flourine, he said confidently. Without a break he asked,kaunse element kee electron affinity highest hoti hai? Now I was laughing too and said nahin pata Chlorine. toh aapka kaunsa subject strong tha? clearly having proven that my chemistry wasnt a strong point Physics, I said achha, Newton's second law of motion kya hai I knew this one I thought, F=ma I said Physics is not about formula, it is understanding concept! he reprimanded me in near perfect english. Tell me in statement I was shocked. Swati continued to laugh. I said ok, Newtons second law, erwas 'was' nahin, 'is'!Second law abhi bhi hai! he snapped at my use of 'was' Surely, my physics wasnt impressing him either. yaad nahin, I said Force on an object is directly proportional to the mass of the object and the acceleration of the object, he said it in near perfect english. aapne mtech nahin kiya? nahin, mba kiya mba waale toh sirf paisa kamana chahte hain, kaam nahin karte nahin, aisa nahin hai, paisa kamaane ke liye kaam karna padta hai He said arrey, rehene do or some words to that effect. He didnt think too highly of me apparently anymore. In a minute we reached our destination. We got off and I told him that he must and should definitely study more, and that I think he is sharp as hell. He took only Rs 30, smiled and began to leave. I got my camera out and said Raju, ek photo leta hoon tumhari. He waved me off, dismissed the idea and rode off before I could say anything moreleaving me feeling high and dry like a spurned lover. Damn, what a ride that was! India is changing, and changing fast. -- Do not value the THINGS you have in your life
