We all love our country so much, even with all its problems and weaknesses we are proud of it, just like we feel for our spouses ☺. But then again in a country with a population of more than a hundred and ten crores and very few good higher education institutes the fate mostly seems gloomy for further generations, more so with a larger chunk of population getting education each year.
Is it because we are culturally so education oriented or are we simply backwards?
I sincerely feel that the government, private organizations and other SME’s should create enough jobs to let the people studying feel free w.r.t. getting a job. What results in an unwanted pressure for students in their early careers can probably be hence made a little relaxed to let them pursue things in life where there interests lie rather than vesting it entirely in studies in order to lead a socially acceptable life thereafter.
To support this, the officials could even make sports as an attraction by making them appeal more glamorous, for which a strong way to lay foundation is by providing the current players with the entire infrastructure, facilities they deserve and grooming the potential they have. I am sure if India can stretch its Olympic medal list further, it would go a long way in setting sports as a viable career for the future generations though their parents’ lenses.
Awareness can also be propagated through all the big names in art, music, direction, drama by opening good nation wide schools to learn the same which are endorsed and carefully followed by them.
All these things would take time to implement but I am sure that if India can manage to somehow curb its problems we are capable of producing and grooming any level of talent in any field and with a sense of direction and broader thinking lines we can reach where we ought to.
I hope someday a middle class parent would say proudly that my son ,Aarav,all of 24 is a full time squash player, plays for the state team and others round him would envy him rather than looking down at him.
4 comments:
I dont think ashish that we are culturally education oriented or backward. I think the problem as you have rightly mentioned is of too many people and too less jobs. In this kind of a situation, an individual wants to take care of his physiological and safety needs first and so he seeks shelter into perceptibly 'safe' domains like engineering and medicine. If we can somehow manage to communicate to people that sports, arts and other avenues are also safe then maybe these people would let their children make a foray into these fields. your idea of investing more in infrastructure, facilities and branding of other opportunities in unconventional fields is a great one. If China can win so many golds, so can we. We also need to invest in community centres, exhibition centers etc. to leverage and bring forward different talents in people.What do you think?
I feel this is an extention of thoughts that deepansh said in his blog.This is probably the future step we can take to resolve the problem stated by deepansh wherein we should nt pressurise our children to be a doctor or engineer or an mba....
Hey this is Akash Wadhwa
working as a Sr Copy Editor with Lucknow Times, The Times Of India.
Jus went thru this post n well just wanted to say that I agree with u completely on this...
Nice way to weave ur thoughts...
gr8 gng..
Cheers!
thank your Akash,with your appreciation is very motivating!!
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