Very interesting, thanks for sharing. Why do we not think in the reverse way? Why are they not here to earn? Simple value for money. Vidhi because , youth wants to become a billionaire overnight. Greed for some even without qualifications and return back get hurt. Few feel research and learning expansion regions. Few think it is a safe place to lead life. Few would like a new place, a new life. Yesterday I saw a tamil (singala orphans in India) film, YATHUM OORE YAVARUM KELIR (KANIYAN POONGUNDRANAAAR WORDS) It was a pity to see how a tamil treated tamil; it was heart rendering to see the laws made anti citizenships. AND WHY WITH SUCH BEATINGS ONE SHALL RESIDE HERE AS AN ORPHAN? The money, the place and even likes are causes of the displacements; rich people depart because they have hoardings and are afraid of national law. Earth was given o live; we created the nationality. KR IRS 23 9 23
On Sat, 23 Sept 2023 at 03:58, Chittanandam V R <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > *Received from Shri Sitendra Kumar* > > * The pull of greener pastures* > > *Vijay Sabharwal* > > *There is big talk of India’s high-growth trajectory. The world is > apparently acknowledging our continuing rise in the comity of nations, > epitomised recently by the nation’s G20 presidency. So, it is with a sense > of irony that I look at the full-page advertisements in newspapers > showcasing services for providing a ‘one-way ticket’ to foreign shores. > These advertisements show smiling young individuals looking excited about > their overseas prospects.* > *These two narratives are in contradiction. If India is witnessing such > rapid economic growth, why are our youth fleeing in droves? In my native > village Bagthala (Kurukshetra), where my family has owned farmlands for > generations, a trickle has turned into a torrent of youngsters headed off > to Europe, Canada, Australia, etc. Over 200 youths from the village alone > have emigrated, never to return, and their family bungalows here are either > locked up or being used by servants-turned-caretakers.* > > *Kurukshetra city itself — famous as the land of the Mahabharata, and now > as an agrarian centre — has morphed into a leading hub of student > emigration. In local parlance, the business of arranging emigration papers > is called ‘kabootarbaazi’, offering an insight into the practices that are > often not above board.* > > *Paid advertisements and news articles on ‘endless’ opportunities > presented by emigration abound in newspapers. Sometimes, local politicians > are featured congratulating students and their parents on having secured > travel visas for destinations abroad — never mind the course of study or > what professional opportunities are in store. The most in-demand test for > many of these students no longer pertains to engineering or medicine, as > was the case in ‘old India’; it is now IELTS, the English language > proficiency exam, followed by any course that can guarantee them a pathway > out of the country.* > > *It is not that the interest of students (and parents) in overseas career > opportunities is a recent phenomenon. Darshan Singh of the Lubana community > was the first to go to Germany from Bagthala in 1965. He was followed by so > many eager youths that an entire locality in the village is now known as > ‘Germany da dera’ (German camp).* > > *However, the scale of this exodus across both rural and urban communities > in the country today is unparalleled. If India is the country of growth and > opportunities, why are our youth lining up to head for the low-growth and > high-inflation countries? What explains this paradox — are our youth > misinformed or are all these dazzling economic indicators flattering to > deceive?* > > *- Vijay Sabharwal* > > ************************************** > > *Chittanandam* > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Thatha_Patty" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/thatha_patty/CAL5XZorvfNnJMbt8aWRom%2BuafyOZS7W2c%2BC%3DHP8WvCJoz%2BbCmw%40mail.gmail.com.
