tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9818962.post113871438306640242..comments2024-03-20T13:10:11.477+05:30Comments on nanopolitan: Rules, discipline, decorumAbihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06790560045313883673noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9818962.post-83725401438010808782008-05-06T02:25:00.000+05:302008-05-06T02:25:00.000+05:30And now we(sathyabama students) have a bit of rela...And now we(sathyabama students) have a bit of relaxation.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9818962.post-17014351766255726332008-03-30T21:51:00.000+05:302008-03-30T21:51:00.000+05:30Um, I wonder why no one highlights this little lin...Um, I wonder why no one highlights this little line prominently displayed on their website: "a Christian minority institution" Having studied in a convent school, I can see where this craziness is coming from.<BR/><BR/>Maybe this point is not highlighted because that is considered irrelevant, I think it should be.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9818962.post-21295786542868849542007-01-10T16:49:00.000+05:302007-01-10T16:49:00.000+05:30Correction to the link mentioned in the above post...Correction to the link mentioned in the above post<br /><a href="http://forums.bharat-rakshak.com/viewtopic.php?t=2674&postdays=0&postorder=asc&&start=120">Link</a>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9818962.post-81711733632086502632007-01-10T16:45:00.000+05:302007-01-10T16:45:00.000+05:30http://forums.bharat-rakshak.com/viewtopic.php?t=2...http://forums.bharat-rakshak.com/viewtopic.php?t=2674&start=120<br /><br />A first year student of Jeppiar College of Engineering committed suicide last week. Reason: She was humiliated and isolated by college staff for doing "mistakes" like talking to boys and submitting assignments late. The college staff had instructed the girl students not to talk to her. This public humiliation and isolation came as a shock for this confident and cheerful teenager. She couldnt take this anymore and tragically decided to end her life.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9818962.post-1139128260837789072006-02-05T14:01:00.000+05:302006-02-05T14:01:00.000+05:30Aswin: This episode just goes to show that Ph.D.'s...Aswin: This episode just goes to show that Ph.D.'s and archaic views need not be mutually exclusive! Advanced thinking in one realm need not translate into similar levels of thinking in other realms.Abihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06790560045313883673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9818962.post-1138804536777260442006-02-01T20:05:00.000+05:302006-02-01T20:05:00.000+05:30As it is, only a miniscule fraction of our student...As it is, only a miniscule fraction of our student population ever get to experience the joys of a true "academic environment". The last thing we want is this number going down! The Anna Univ VC has surely taked a few fast-paced steps in that direction. I am stunned that an university VC (holding a PhD) has such archaic views.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13441809988487585009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9818962.post-1138800983897285662006-02-01T19:06:00.000+05:302006-02-01T19:06:00.000+05:30Thank you all for your comments.Veena: I too find ...Thank you all for your comments.<BR/><BR/>Veena: I too find it amazing that people find such places great, particularly in the absence of academically relevant information.<BR/><BR/>Raj: The VC's job has become so badly politicised that it would actually be very difficult to get good people to take it up! I am not the one saying this stuff; it's from none other than the former Delhi University's VC, Deepak Nayyar!<BR/><BR/>Vita: I like the phrase 'moral hooliganism'! I should remember to use it sometime. My colleague was not being just funny (that he certainly was), but also sarcastic. <BR/><BR/>Vivhyd: I always knew teenagers would find a way around any crazy rule you throw at them. What makes me mad is that they are made to worry about rules; instead, I would much rather have them dream, and dream big.Abihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06790560045313883673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9818962.post-1138743060145525422006-02-01T03:01:00.000+05:302006-02-01T03:01:00.000+05:30Well I graduated from Sathyabam 4 yrs back and it ...Well I graduated from Sathyabam 4 yrs back and it was tough but hey we did find our way to go around the so called rules.. but I do hear that it is become even more strict after I left,.. but when I was there it was strict enough - cant get out of hostel, the rope separating girls and boys, girl-boy no talking crap, and u wont believe - some of the bus drivers too act like some undercover agents if at all some guy jumped over the rope soetimes.. though after 2 or so yrs travel by same bus u get to know them.. but for the 1st and 2nd year its very tough but its chill during 3rd and 4th yrs provided u stay within limits.. the so called "RULES" Thing is sometimes overblown.. given that we have our share of fun but ya it did exist a bit too much like it felt like we r being choked..Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13441809988487585009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9818962.post-1138736707161873542006-02-01T01:15:00.000+05:302006-02-01T01:15:00.000+05:30I guess I've not been keeping up with current even...I guess I've not been keeping up with current events in TN for a while now. I nearly choked to read that D.Vishwanathan (DV) was the vice chancellor of Anna Univ. How was such an imcompetent bigot made the vice chancellor?<BR/><BR/>I graduated from Anna Univ (architecture) about 6 years ago and had the pleasure(!) of being taught by DV for one semester for a course. The very first class, he showed up and yelled at us, because the boys and girls did not sit separately. The School of Architecture was one of the few oases in the Univ, where guys and girls interacted freely and unselfconsciously. I am grateful for having studied in such an atmosphere and am definitely no worse off for it. <BR/><BR/>He did not show up for subsequent classes. SO we knew NOTHING about Mechanical systems in buildings and we were supposed to write an exam on it! We protested to our HOD who assured us that we would all pass. Ok, but what about learning the subject? Years later I still feel bitter towards certain professors who were complete failures in teaching and DV is among the top of my list..mainly for being incompetent (The moral hooliganism is merely icing on the cake).<BR/><BR/>Needless to say, I don't agree with your colleague about the liberting aspect of outlawing interaction between sexes, even if he had said that in humour.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13441809988487585009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9818962.post-1138723699790261632006-01-31T21:38:00.000+05:302006-01-31T21:38:00.000+05:30There was a time when Vice Chancellors of Universi...There was a time when Vice Chancellors of Universities were appointed on the strength of their academic record, the quality of papers they had published, the number of books they had authored, their mentoring of Phd students, etc. They commanded respect and did not need to resort to gimmicks to attract attention and to leave an impression. VCs like DV of Anna University have no academic record to speak of,no creditworthy reputation as a teacher, no noteworthy papers published, no other distinction except that they had access to political powers. What else can you except from people of this ilk ? How else can they gain visibility? Unless some minimum criteria is laid down and the process of selection is transparent and monitored by a panel of eminent academicians, such low-calibre people will continue to rule the roost.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9818962.post-1138723233724824552006-01-31T21:30:00.000+05:302006-01-31T21:30:00.000+05:30More Sathyabama stories - Apparently, in the colle...More Sathyabama stories - Apparently, in the college bus, they have a rope that separates the male section from the femal e one. And if you touch the rope, you could be hauled before the goondas who are responsible for enforcing "discipline". What I don't understand is why any sensible parent would send his/her son/daughter to such schools!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13441809988487585009noreply@blogger.com