Post-Mid-term 3rd Trimester Mindset

Hey All,
My Mid-term exams just got over...yayyyyy...I know there is nothing to get excited about. Anyway today i want to talk about my country, my superstar India and before i say anything further, let me give due credits to all the people who have inspired me to write this blog. First comes Ms. Shobha De, whose book "Superstar India" is an exciting fresh take on the common Indian's perspective of India. Second, my friend, Krishnakant who seems to be a reincarnation of some freedom fighter from 1940. He has an innate love and passion for this country, so much that i feel he can be a potential candidate for a great politician. Third, Slumdog, ofcourse.
Post-recession, we all know that BRIC nations have accumulated bountiful appreciation for not slipping off the cliff like our Uncle Sam and the Queen's continent. With due respect to their economy and leaders, I am scared of the phenomenon that is about to splash all over our country's new generation- The Modernism of India. Although there are some obvious benefits of this phenomenon, it has the capacity and the cheek to ruin our "5000 years of culture".
A few days back, I came across a new invention in the newspaper about condoms for 12-year olds in UK. Isn't it so shocking?? It is like legalizing Pre-teen, Pre-marital sex. Cashing in on consumerism and the lack of sense of Corporate Social Responsibility on the part of companies is evident from this kind of a product being launched in the market.
I feel this Tsunami is fast approaching our country. US is in the Post-modern era where the administration is desperately making efforts to improve the  educational system, culture, food-habits and sedentary lifestyle of 32 crores Americans.
My best-wishes to them.

For India, my observations say that the basic problems like poverty, unemployment, cannot be eradicated without modernization, if there is an alternate view then i'd love to know!!!

Worst Case Scenario

"They not going to send me to Guantanamo Bay"

This is the statement which I recite in my head whenever I know I haven't done some assignment, followed some instruction or rules...Isn't this such a comforting thought??
For my dear readers who do not know what and where is the Guantanamo Bay, here is the small insight on it.
Guantanamo Bay is almost like the Hell on Earth. Its a detainment facility of the United States located in Cuba.
Well, you might think that this blog is about positive thinking but it's not. Its more about a comforting thought for most students who are mercilessly caught in a trying situation several times a day. Even for the newly recruited employees who can use this statement as a little shade in the blistering corporate atmosphere where almost every action seems as if you are walking through a "Report Proper". Sometimes when I visit a restaurant or cafe after a long tiring day at the institute, I just don't feel like sitting in a decent way. I feel like " Now that I am no more under the 32x...(my classmates would get this), I am free to behave like a monkey!" Not like I actually behave like one.
But it's just my way to rebel in an under-stated way. This concept of Guantanamo Bay is really very comforting and it immediately lightens the mental burden of  "Oh shucks, what will I do now!, What is going to be the reaction to this and that!". I just want to convey this message to all those students like me reading this- They would not send you to Guantanamo Bay if you get late by a few minutes for your next class!!
Can't wait to write my next blog but for now, have to study for my Mid-term exams so ciao ciao!!!

Marksism

"2M's of Interest"

Ever thought what drives interest?? During the macro-economics session yesterday, I was thinking about the numerous presentations, quizzes, term exams and class participation. It just occured to me that the real drivers of knowledge and interest are marks. There are a very few students who might actually give a thought to making reports, presentations or class participations out of curiosity. Most of them look at the grade sheets with greedy eyes hunting for grades and more than interested in what the rival has scored!! If it was high-school then it might not sound that funny but i am a student of MBA and to witness these interest drivers in a B-school is sad and hilarious at the same time. Our bulletin boards are lined with grade-sheets of various term exams and daily online quizzes and the clear conclusion which anybody can derive from it is that the biggest motivator for students are marks.

The other M which drives interest, curiosity and the pursuit of knowledge is, you must have guessed it quickly...its Money. That was too obvious and cliched right?? But really, why else do you think students join expensive, A-grade B-schools and institutions like IIT, IIM? Its the glitter of thick pay-package in "well-known" companies, spare me for not mentioning the names, im just one of those students who wants a star-placement.