It is said that - "if one has to be left with a reasonable amount of idealism by the time one is 50, one had better have it in great doses when one is young." This is said because idealism wear thin with time (especially in Indian conditions).
We always hope / ask that higher educational institutions must ensure that their raw material had idealism in good measure.
BUT, it is also being felt by some that - idealism is costing some bright youngsters their lives.
The murder of IIM-L passout S. Manjunath on November 19, 2005, by oil adulterators in UP. manjunath was belived to be proceeding agianst the owner of Mittal Automobiles in lakhimpur after the outlet was found involved in mass ireegularities in supply of fuel. Also, 2 years ago, Satyendra Dubey an alumnus of IIT Mumbai lost his life for blowing the whistle on corrupt contractors. Does anyone knows what happened to Dubey's murderers, & there may be others like these who fought corruption at the cost of their lives.
Isn't it that our degenerate system protects anyone powerful if the power flows from gun runners existing as politicians.
So, what should we advise to younger generation - that they should stop being idealistic; that they should be pragmatic & play the system; that they can bank on the political connections to go away with murder ... OR DO YOU THINK OTHERWISE!!!
2 comments:
well roop, .... what i said was not - "should idealism exixt or not" ... what i meant was that how people (like we teachers) should face today's generation on topic of idealism? How to tell them (as you said) "whatever is right is right"
yes,I fully agree with your views but your generation has a lot of examples like Manjunath & Dubey .... this affects on how you see "idealism" as ... isn't it?
How should we deal with that? How can we answer today's generation who thinks - idealism asks for heavy costs? Are these costs bearable by the parents? - thats what my question is.
good one ashish ... your language is very good & so seems your intensity ... keep pitching in ... nice to have your views
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