I am so disappointed that you still don't get it Nayan. >ofcourse not C Da, as u said, u also need luck
*** Luck has little to do with it. It is all about fundamental education. You need a sound backgroubnd in math, in the sciences. It alsao goes farther back: to reading, comprehension. An ability to write and express yourself helps too. I spoke about being lucky NOT as in a game of chance, but being fortunate to have had a sound basic education, taught mostly at home and not available at the schools we attended, just like you and couintless others. It does not mean you were too damn stupid like you accept or Umesh implies. It means the deck was stacked AGAINST you, for no fault of yours. THat is ther difference. And look what so many of those grads. of these elite technical institutions end upo doing? They become clerks, pushing paper, in the west. Is that a waste of scarce national resources or what ? ---- Nayanjyoti Medhi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On 3/1/07, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > > >Definately, if you dont study, can it be the fault of yur teachers or or > > parents. > > > > *** You leave me speechless Nayan. I am exercising great retraint here, > > only because it is not my intent to make enemies by saying it like it is. > > For if I did, my persuading pursuits will become that much more challenging. > > > > But let me ask you this: Is STUDYING enough to get you into an IIT, or an > > IIM or one of those other elite institutions or services like the > > IAS?*(ofcourse not C Da, as u said, u also need luck) > > * > > > > Will be looking forward to hearing from you on this. Will be very > > enlightening, I am sure. > > > > c-da > > > > > > > > ---- Nayanjyoti Medhi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > as admitted by urself, u were just *LUCKY > > > * > > > On 3/1/07, Chan Mahanta <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > > I was ONE of the LUCKY few. > > > > > > > > But it was NOT a GIFT or dole from India for me. India took much more > > > > from my people than it gave back. Out of nearly 1600 plus entrants to > > > > the 4- IITs my freshman year, there were less than six from Assam. > > > > > > > > But oh, I forgot--it was the Assam people's own damn fault, > > right?(*Definately, if you dont study, can it be the fault of yur teachers > > or or > > > > parents?)* > > > > > > > > > > > > My performance in college was NOT India's contribution--it was my own > > > > effort. The exposure is all India gets credit for. I OWE India > > > > nothing. But I give back to Assam, the USA as well as India. How much > > > > or what or in what form is MY business. It has nothing to do with the > > > > substance ( or lack thereof) of the things I advocate or the > > > > arguments I make in assamnet or anywhere else. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > At 1:52 PM -0800 2/28/07, Rajib Das wrote: > > > > >I assume you COULD go to America also because you went > > > > >to an institution in India funded by the Indian > > > > >government to get your education THAT opened the doors > > > > >for you there. I mean - you couldn't have walked > > > > >straight from Namti, could you? > > > > > > > > > >Evidently the Indian government did well by you - even > > > > >if you didn't do well by it or it didn't do well for > > > > >the rest of the people. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> > >And I agree that I left because I saw NO > > > > >> potential to advance my > > > > >> >own career or potential in >the society I was in. > > > > >> And it is true > > > > >> >that America provided me, an INDIVIDUAL, the > > > > >> >opportunities to > > > > >> >advance my interests and realize my potentials, as > > > > >> opposed to > > > > >> >POSING >OBSTACLES, like Indian governance does. In > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >____________________________________________________________________________________ > > > > >Don't get soaked. Take a quick peak at the forecast > > > > >with the Yahoo! 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