On Mon, Sep 15, 2008 at 6:56 PM, Udhay Shankar N <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Deepa Mohan wrote, [on 9/15/2008 3:31 PM]: > > Despite threats of legal action, bloggers stood up to an Indian B-school, > > exposing inflated claims made by one of the Indian MSM's biggest > > advertisers. > > > > By *Mark Glaser* <http://www.ojr.org/ojr/people/markglaser/> Posted: > > 2005-10-26 > > I asked Gaurav to comment for silk, and he had this to say: > > <quote> > > The Glaser article is quite old, but I think it is the most > comprehensive and well written account of the whole incident. Looking > back, it seems worth it. > My only desire was that the others, the "little guys" who unwittingly > get caught up in this scam with unrealistic expectations, should have a > source of information which warns them. Most MSM publications are in bed > with IIPM, so they won't write about it. With the whole > blog-JAM-brouhaha, we at least provided them with a way to get more > complete information via google. If some of them want to join IIPM > despite knowing all this, it's their call. > > </quote> Thanks for that, Udhay.I agree that IIPM has a big market....there are so many people who want letters after their name...I have, in Tamil Nadu (I don't know about other states) come across people who put degrees after their name, with a line over it, or with it in brackets. I found out the following, let's use "B.A." as an example: (B.A.) = took the exam but did not pass ___ B.A = studying for the exam who knows...perhaps a line under the degree means they are going to pay the admission fees... and with stars around it, that they are dreaming about it...... And one only has to look at all the "doctorates" being conferred in Tamil Nadu (the politicians concerned being perpetually referred to by these "doctorates"...Doctor Kalaingnar, Doctor Puratchi Thalaivi (sycophancy means the real name is never taken but fake qualifications can be!)...there is even a newspaper called "Doctor Namathu MGR" (Doctor Our MGR) to see that the market is huge! But the less savvy, less fortunate victims are those like some friends of mine who scrimped and saved to send their only child to "an MBA course"...chose IIPM.....and exclaimed joyfully, "they are giving laptops free to every student!" I tried convincing them that it was the same as plonking down Rs 21 at a Darshini where a dosa costs Rs.14, and saying, I got a coffee free along with it... they are still quite convinced that their daughter acquired a great MBA degree, and I suppose cognitive dissonance mandates that the course you have put your child through HAS to be a good one. Deepa. > -- > ((Udhay Shankar N)) ((udhay @ pobox.com)) ((www.digeratus.com)) > >
