Three Cheers
HindustanTimes.com reports the story of a rickshaw puller’s daughter who cracked the pre-medical entrance exam, one of the most competitive medical entrance examinations in India.
For most of the years that Vaishali Wankhede studied, her family could not afford electricity. She had to make do by studying under the street-light just outside her house. Even when they finally managed to get power connection, she still had to study under the street-light as six other members of the family slept, moved or fought in the barely 20-ft by 15-ft slum dwelling which is her home. Today, having secured around 86 per cent marks in the Pre-Medical Test (PMT), Vaishali’s ambition and aspiration have managed to throw back the burden of circumstances. Her mother Maya is a house-help, washing utensils and clothes. She has studied till Class VIII. Her father Ramesh is a rickshaw-puller.
Hats off to the girl who has proved that hard work and determination is what counts in the end. Read the full story here.
IT and India - Questions and Speculations
The fall of Chandra Babu Naidu, the chief minister who had become an icon-figure for IT in India, has led to a speculation of whether IT has failed in India. There are some issues cited by political parties et al for the failure. Some feel IT has NOT created jobs. Many in the left front feel that IT is for the rich. Another argument is that water and electricity are more important than IT. In Karnataka, the argument is that IT only benefits urban youth. Every one is damn sure that India is NOT shining.
Professor Sadagopan analyses these arguments and tries to create a wholesome picture. He writes on his blog that the IT provides a person with a skill set that results in life-long jobs that are well-paying and accessible to one and all, unlike many of the “jobs†that are created by Government Schemes for “3-4 monthsâ€. He further talks about the entrepreneurs who had come from poor or middle class families and have made it big.
A good article that can make an interesting case study as well as food for thought.
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