Some Reflections.
Apropos the fb post "Education is Strategic",let me recall that visionary prime ministers ,Nehru  and  Rajiv Gandh, in the past ,without their partys concurrence or appreciation of their vision,
 inspired by     by the western countries progress and ignited by socialistic and welfare outlook.(,Nehru) steadfastly pursued establishing higher educational institutions such as iits ,national resarch labs etc that would make India self sufficient and compete with advanced countries and Rajiv Gandhi goaded us to be tech-savy and introduced learning through computers.in this effort ,Congress party remained sceptical except pv narasimharao as  HRD minister,who gave a shape to Rajivs vision through National Education Policy in 1986.Tenures of the remaining prime ministers of India was plateful of vote-bank and caste based and religion based divisive politics and attempts to stick to power by hook or crook,without any VISION.They have also shamelessly brought the system to a stage of ineffectiveness and corrupted the establishment.Even if we may have a visionary PM now or in future,I doubt if he will be allowed by  the establishment to translate his vision ,as  happened to Rajiv, as politics and politicians of the day have become MURKIER .!!!!!!!
14-07-2018

Education is strategic

Jagan Mohan Reddy

jAGAN'S ARREST AT THIS TIME IS ILL-MOTIVATED AND UNWISE  AS THE INVESTIGATION IS GOING ON FOR MORE THAN NINE MONTHS AND THE SKIES ARE NOT GOING TO FALL IF IT IS DONE AFTER THE BYE ELECTIONS.JAGN GREW WEALTHY WITH THE CONNIVANCE  OF HIS DAD'SCABINET COLLEAGUES AND INDUSTRIALISTS WHO ARE PRONE TO BRIBE POLITICAL MASTERS.CONGRESS HIGH COMMAND THAT GAVE A FREE HAND TO LATE YSR WHO MUST HAVE FILLED THEIR COFFERS AS WELL CANNOT BE ABSOLVED OF THEIR CULPABILITY.
29 may 2012.

Faculty Interaction- GMR College,RAJAM

recently i had gone to gmr degree college to interact  with the faculty (08sep2012) on the invitation of dr kva naidu principal of the college.
am xpected to highlight the differences in perceiving the teachers role  now and in the past.
when i joined as teacher of maths at mrs avn college vizag  in 1959,society,students etc had appreciation and respect for a teacher.it was not just a job but we used to feel that we are serving the society that was appreciated.teacher had ego of his own and his word accepted and honored without any hesitation.no way to question one's teacher.
today the situation is totally different.the corporate colleges only pay handsome salaries for its teachers.aided college teachers are paid ugc scale pay ,considerably high in contrast together  with several sops.
teachers in unaided colleges  not only get meager salaries but also no other benefits.consequently they remain frustrated.
thus they perform their duties in trying circumstances
however, as they have joined  on their free will,they need to redefine their role in tune with the changing scenario.
i suggested that::.
1.they cant have the bloated ego that the teachers of yore had and acquire humility in dealing with the students of this generation.
2.avoid value judgement of the students on one's observation in his class or performance in his subject or poor attendance.instead. become a counselor and mentor for such students who do not impress you.
3.do not expect all the students(who have access to latest knowledge info than his teacher) to accept you as the BEST and give scope for you to improve and meet the xpectations of your pupils.
4.society may not consider your work and recognise your contribution .you draw your own measures to ascertain your attempts to serve the community.
5.mindset of a teacher needs to be changed to suit the times in which he lives.
40 min xposition by me was followed by scintillating q & a session  for 80 min.
Sep 11,2012.

Amartya sen- argumentative indian

Amartya Sen in his book"The Argumentative Indian" refers to V K Krishna Menon's nine hour long marathon speech in the UN General Assembly, a record that remained unequalled anywhere to date. How I wish If we could have a transcript or recorded tape of that speech available?
Sep 22,2012.

ASTOUNDING!

It is almost five days that we have a minority govt at centre resorting to several far reaching measures.The silence of Pranab in not asking singh to get fresh letters of support from SP etc in view of their conflicting ann
ouncements is ASTOUNDING!

24 sep 2012.

Huma Rabbani- Bilawal Zardari

Rabbani's affair with Bilawal zardari can have fer reaching consequences for neighbouring countries acc to my friend mr jaleel ,an expert in dob readings.

She shares her birthday with indira gandhi.she is a scorpian.she can be a passionate lover. a born leader with strong will and ambitious. 27 sep 2012.