Losing Interest Day-By-Day….

I had submitted this article to TOI (Pune office), but inspite of recurrent promises made by them it never got published, don’t know why……


Respected Sir / Madam.

We always have a special respect and affection for any institute which has updated us, nourished us with knowledge and made us a proud citizen of this country. We respect each and every human being who has helped us achieve our goals.

But, one wrong move and dark shades enter on the clean white chit and sticking to the special human tendency and its respective behavior, we can only tend to remember those bad ones, fading the good ones in our life. Yes this is a short request on behalf of a student who has cleared SSC examination with decent enough grades and expects to land up in a nice institute of one’s own choice to fulfill the aim and goals dreamt about.

But the slow never ending process of government, its respective fields, and all the arenas really starts irritating day by day. I guess we never want to live under the tag ‘Developed’, and are happy as things are shaping up. The education board has to show a candy and attract institutes with fantastic, upcoming ideas on regular basis. Each and every year they are excited n eager to prove their creativity. Then be it new entrance examinations, huge increase of internal marks, vivas for languages, new subjects to make student pass, or no examination to reduce the suicide rate. A person may really feel n try to praise the education system or even government, but this has to never last forever. Courts, laws, custodies everything enters the loop.

When the admission process was expected to happen and students dreams were about to come into reality, the court has to extend the order and everything comes to a stand-still. Coaching has become the indispensible, inseparable part of firstly parent’s n den the respective student. Student may get admission or not, they are going to run their classes, and this has happened for years, is happening and will happen. Everyone hear wants to make money, then whatsoever the path may be.

Then be it Lakhs of money spend on printing of mark sheets all over again, and fill everyone’s pocket with loadz of coins and be happy. Which would have been easier to just print one line with ‘Percentage obtained (out of 650 marks) - __ %” …. But no, then how would each n every one become rich in this poor n downtrodden country, where many are even not able to afford the meal twice a day? Everyone right from peon, to clerk, to officer wants to make money… n land up n flood there account in other countries banks. The marks which are right of any student as they have played some sport, and as pre-decided by government should easily be able to obtain the allotted marks. But no, do you think it’s that easier in this country? Everyone has to show their lethargic behavior in their own way and style, and maintain their uniqueness. Till finally someone say, “common leave it..We will manage to get it without it. So what, we have that person as our acquaintance, and I guess we can land up in that college, I guess seats are available at 20K”. Everyone here, is capable of doing that, and why not “ Woh khate hain……. kyonki hum khilate hain” . What a shame…..

Asking the parents and students to enter in never ending loop of searching people with typical blame game is the ugliest thing one can ever imagine from the institute. And hence anger never comes in picture but in some corner of heart one starts feeling bad and even fears of taking bad memories with one self, which was never wished.

I know such letters are bound to happen trash and be a part of heaps of many more papers lying. But still a genuine try and request on each n every student’s and basically common man’s behalf.

I kindly request to stop such things and it can never be an order to people who made us a responsible citizen and made us stand firm in this society with dignity, but only a mere humble request being a citizen of this state and primararily this country.

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Indian Citizen.

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"ज्ञानेश्वर माउली ज्ञानराज माउली तुकाराम ......"

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Palkhi….. 1000-year old tradition, a festival that showcases the distinctive feature of Maharashtrian culture. It is religiously followed by वारकरी  – people / pilgrims who follow wari…

People collectively in a group called dindis go chanting, singing, dancing and lost n engrossed in their own world and travel to the holy land of Vitthal. 22 days …. N they are continuously walking only with one aim... to meet the Vitthala-Rakhumai at Pandharpur along with पादुका   of dnyaneshwar-Tukaram.

They are simple down-to earth people with least expectations….. One can feel that sense of spirituality just while watching them proceed…. They are continuously walking, with no complaints, just with one goal in their mind.

Really Hatz-off of these Lakhs of वारकरी…. Their attitude… the way they proceed … and try to meet their dreams….their calm & composed behavior….one can feel that positivity … proud to be a part of this land ……….