Comments on Vikram and Neha's Thoughts: Let's welcome criticism

Just a couple of things:"Even if I was jealous --....

2008-09-17T04:21:00.000-07:00

Just a couple of things:
"Even if I was jealous --..." and
"Even if I was from an opulent family..." should be

EVEN IF I WERE ...

Your blog is superb. Never mind the carping by minor "critics".
Keep up the critiques and comments.
Go to Samachar.com and from there to a whole ream of newspapers, and find how really bad India is - the truth.

Hi Stonecold,The blog author seems to be criticizi...

2008-03-27T13:41:00.000-07:00

Hi Stonecold,

The blog author seems to be criticizing three particular areas at IITs: the administration, the teaching and the facilities. Ref: blog called "How the IITs can suck less" posted on March 24.

From your comment it appears that you disagree mainly with the criticism of the facilities. I assume, then, that you agree that there is room for improvement in the areas of administration and teaching?

OK,my friend thanx for guessing that i am a GRE bo...

2008-03-27T13:10:00.000-07:00

OK,my friend thanx for guessing that i am a GRE boy,i hope i clear GRE soon enough and somehow bump into you and have a real hot debate with u.
for the time being,let me recapitulate that u said that IIT is just a kind of service offered on the part of the government,just as roads,street lights,based on public funds that ur fathers,forefathers have been contributing too.but remember india is still a land of hunger,malnutrition,breaking epidemics and worse concomitants.is it fair and square for you to relax in an airconditioned room that u believe hostels should have(full of modern comforts and knick knacks ),staying aloof to the fact that millions still die in our country on dire straits,for lack of a roof overhead,or inaccessibility to healthcare services,or something much more pronounced the unsparing dastardly hunger.can't those funds that u think should be lavished away on the comforts of students be used to efface their worries,hunger,their diseases.as an indian,i believe that only a pathetically degraded mentality can result in such an indifference.in our country,such funds may imply cutting short the funds for primary education.or some other rudimentary thing.

Hi Sonu,absolution, acrid, insalubrious, expend, o...

2008-03-26T08:35:00.000-07:00

Hi Sonu,

absolution, acrid, insalubrious, expend, opulent, imbibe: sounds like someone is mugging up a GRE wordlist. Good try, and I should give "ackowledgement" to "ceratin" things "u" say.

So you finally admit that the bathrooms are pathetic. Great, now you may resume your GRE mugging, to help you get into a "real" institution. Let me know how you liked it.

So the IITs are more interested in channelling funds into academics, are they? And this is after "research done at IITs cannot be delineated in a blog, eh"? So you spend money on research, which you cannot justify. Very nice. Why not just throw money into a lake?

Even if I was from an opulent family, which I am not, the fees that the IIT paid for me came out of public funds. Things like the Income Tax, which my father paid dutifully every year of his life. The IITs are a facility provided by the government, just like roads, water, and the justice system. How come we can demand water and fair trials, but not a good education? We'd certainly benefit from clean drinking water and a good legal system. And you would certainly benefit from a good education.

The IITs certainly didn't "impart an ace up my sleeve", though they did push several ____s up my a___. Fill in the blanks, GRE boy.

my friend,lemme tell u that ur ackowledgement does...

2008-03-26T06:41:00.000-07:00

my friend,lemme tell u that ur ackowledgement doesn't give u any absolution.well,there are ceratin acrid things that we can't do away with.........yeah,we do lack in terms of housing infrastructure,may be pathetic bathrooms that u talk of,insalubrious hostels and all that.but,the concern of the IITs basically is to channelize the funds to the development of research infrastructure,to get fastest computers,to equip departments with the most sophisticated and newfangled means to impart technical education with greater depth and clarity.they are more concerned about catching up with other global leaders in such terms.u may not know but its the IITs that bankroll 80% of the fees of their students,students paying only 20% of what the IIT actually expends on them,which certainly may not be to make your life more comfortable,but to impart an ace up your sleeve in academics,research and related areas.most probably,u were born in an opulent family,that always pampered you,and that kept ur mind full of only criticism and complaints.just tell me how much did u have to pay for your two year stay at IITB.do u think that that residential luxuries come for free.and is this insti. some resort kind of a thing,or some ashram where u r not only made academically distinctive,but even ur personality is honed,u come to imbibe values like patience.