[Assam] ANT & GRASS HOPPER

[Krishnendu Chakraborty]

C'da

I would not like to get into yet another lengthy
discussion. I will try to answer your questions but do
expect you will answer some of my questions too ---

The main idea of the story, as anybody with common
sense will understand, is that people who are
incapable of making it to higher ups, cribs and point
fingers at those who have made it to higher ups .....
and I do agree to this.

However,  the reason of posting my questions for you
is NOT limited to this story.

You have frequently tried to point out that Indian
education system is dysfunctional. In many of your
postings you have portraied that all who goes to
IIT/IIM or get H1 or get a decent job, have an
affluent parent who earned money through illegel (or
unethical) means.

I know that many of the netters including you, Jugalda
who are very established in their own field have a
background which is more aligned to BK's third son.
Though my background is not that bad, it is pretty
close.

I would be interested to know HOW you made it to IIT
and later to USA?  
How come the dysfunctional Indian education not stop
you from achiving this?
Why do you think Indian Education system is
dysfunctional?
In US,  majority of students making it to top rank
Schools are from Private School. Does the US education
system also flawed so as not to allow BK's third son
to make it to top ?

Thanks


--- Chan Mahanta <cmahanta at charter.net> wrote:

> OK, here we go.
> 
> There will be no  need to do resort to any twisting,
> spinning, 
> proffering of feeble or disingenuous alibis  or
> other such evasive or 
> diversionary tactics.
> 
> We will do it real slow. I will ask the questions to
> help you find 
> the answer yourself.
> 
> No interruption from bystanders please. Hold your
> applause until K 
> gets the answer he is seeking. I will be pleased to
> point it out for 
> those who might have difficulty recognizing it when
> arrived at.
> 
> 
> 
> 	*** What is the main idea/s, the objective/s, of
> that  piece 
> ANT & GRASS HOPPER, as you
> 	understand it/them?
> 
> 	*** Do you agree with them ?  If not why?
> 
> 
> Let us begin with the answer to these . Then we will
> move on to the 
> next step/s, until we arrive at the sought  after
> answer/s, OK?
> 
> 
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> 
> At 11:38 AM -0700 7/1/07, Krishnendu Chakraborty
> wrote:
> >Please ..... we are eager for another of your
> twist!
> >
> >
> >--- Chan Mahanta <cmahanta at charter.net> wrote:
> >
> >>  Unfortunately you are NOT using your head at all
> K.
> >>  Think a little
> >>  harder. But if you still don't get it, let me
> know.
> >>  I will explain.
> >>  It may not look too good on you, but at least
> you
> >>  will learn.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>  At 9:43 AM -0700 7/1/07, Krishnendu Chakraborty
> >>  wrote:
> >>  >It proves the old saying .... "Churey Churor
> Theng
> >>  >dekha pai"  (A thief sees everybody as a
> thief).
> >>  >Just because you went up the ladder using
> unfair
> >>  >means, you now think that everybody uses unfair
> >>  means
> >>  >to go up the ladder.
> >>  >
> >>  >C'da,  May I request you to show a little more
> >>  respect
> >>  >to others before making such blanket statements
> >>  that
> >>  >all who have gone up the ladder have used
> unfair
> >>  >means.
> >>  >Just remove your India Bashing glasses and you
> can
> >>  see
> >>  >many "ants"  like us.
> >>  >
> >>  >
> >>  >--- Chan Mahanta <cmahanta at charter.net> wrote:
> >>  >
> >>  >>
> >>  >>  Let us assume that I went to an elite
> school.
> >>  That
> >>  >>  my fees were paid
> >>  >>  for by bribes taken by my guardians in high
> >>  govt.
> >>  >>  positions. That I
> >>  >>  was driven to school by policemen in uniform
> and
> >>  >>  back. And I got
> >>  >>  private tuition for IIT entrance exams from
> >>  class VI
> >>  >>  onwards.
> >>  >>
> >>  >>  What would that prove?
> >>  >>
> >>  >>
> >>  >>
> >>  >>
> >>  >>
> >>  >>
> >>  >>
> >>  >>
> >>  >>  At 1:50 PM -0700 6/30/07, Krishnendu
> Chakraborty
> >>  >>  wrote:
> >>  >>  >C'da
> >>  >>  >
> >>  >>  >Wonder How much fees you paid for enjoying
> your
> >>  >>  life
> >>  >>  >in St Louis :)
> >>  >>  >
> >>  >>  >
> >>  >>  >>>>>who attend schools with Christian
> saints'
> >>  names
> >>  >>  >paying huge fees,  go to IITs and IIMs and
> >>  AIIMs,
> >>  >>  get
> >>  >>  >H1B visas and go to enjoy their hard-won
> >>  fortunes
> >>  >>  in
> >>  >>  >the west, or at the very least  enjoy the
> good
> >>  life
> >>  >>  at
> >>  >>  >Gurgaon .
> >>  >>  >
> >>  >>  >
> >>  >>  >
> >>  >>  >     
> >>  >>
> >>
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