St.Joseph’s school,Dibiyapur:Memories

May 31, 2006 at 3:31 pm | In I,me,myself n my life | 17 Comments

Well as i mentioned in my intro, this blog is a way to get in touch with my old classmates. I studied in St.Joseph's school,Dibiyapur,U.P. from 6th to 8th.My dad changed his job and his first posting(is there some other better word?) in Dibiyapur. It was this really small village-like place and coming from a place like Delhi(we were in Delhi b4 that) i felt completely lost there. The school was in another township of NTPC. Most of my teachers were mallus like me except our Hindi teacher, i guess. I remember most of their names. Francis sir was our class teacher in 6th, Antony sir in 7th and Joseph John sir in 8th(hope my memory serves me well).

Ya my friends!!!…Girls were Avinash(we called her Avi but her parents called her silky), then there was Varsha(whose pet name was Chhoti though she ws the tallest among girls), Vibha, Ruchi, Meenakshi, Prachi n the list goes on.. The guys were Sachin, Jitendra, Anurag, Akhilesh, Himanshu, Amar, Arindam, etc etc….

Really wish i could get in contact with them again….Hope they notice this somewhere…World moves on hope right?

SC Finally Intervenes

May 30, 2006 at 6:15 am | In News and Views | Leave a Comment

The top story today is the supreme court's reaction to the OBC reservation issue. The SC has questioned the Govt on the long term effects of this reservation. It might widen the already existing disparities in the name of caste. The SC has asked the Govt the motive behind bringing out such a reservation. The bench consistin of Justice Arijit Pasayat and Justice Lokeshwar Singh Pant said that the matter needs judicial review. The SC has also asked the students to end the strike. The students though are happy that SC is supporting their cause they have no intention as yet to end the strike.

The reservation issue has been around for quite some time now. I completely agree with the SC's observation. This reservation can definitely divide the country completely at a time when this caste differences are on the decline. Moreover, reservations shouldn't be made on the basis of caste. Reservations could be provided for people below poverty line or those whose annual family income is below a certain limit. The OBCs already have certain amount of reservation and increasing it to 27% is unpragmatic, plain impractical. There are people in this category who can afford to pay the extra amount to get a seat. So why not make reservations for people who can't afford it? Admissions should be made on the basis of merit not on the basis of caste. Otherwise the concept of equality in our constitution will just be a misnomer.

Change ur thoughts n u change ur world…

May 29, 2006 at 5:45 am | In News and Views | Leave a Comment

Hi

i thought of changin my world a bit..got this idea of bloggin..a gud way to spend my time without feelin guilty abt wastin it..Well d intro part..I m Dhanya..finished my final yr BA journalism exams last month…

i wrote an entrance yesterday. Its one of the best colleges in India. Actually the second best for journalism. There were 2 papers-English and GK. English was really easy, all school stuff. GK was little difficult. They ask about all international figures, had read about them somewhere or the other but couldn't remember. Some really strange names too who I have never heard of before. So i have decided that I'l read more about such people from now on :-)

Heard some not so good things about the college. The usual stuff of back door admissions in spite of having entrance exams. They don't let out the marks which makes the whole process more suspicious. So me not keepin any high hopes. Lets see.

well then c ya…tc…

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