Another fine day in my life, uneasy hectic schedule in college but another good dawn said me I could be aside my cool pals today. A guy entered my classroom and sat amidst our gaggle, felt as if I could add one more name to my friend’s list. A Quaker beside me asked the new comer his name, he was quite unaware and took his hand near his ears and signaled something, we could not get him at the first glance but within a blitz we realized that this young lad was hearing and speech impaired (it’s not courtesy to address such people as deaf and dumb). We were amazed and at the same time felt very bad ,the day’s discussion went on with the same topic .How could this boy cope up with the tough engineering syllabus ran around in everyone’s mind.

Hope the first day in college would have really been a nightmare to him, his only way of communication was writing and a different sort of introduction took place with the pen and papers. He said (wrote…) that he did his diploma in Mysore in a college for the physically disabled persons. During the lunch break I went up to him and conversed with the sign language which the hearing impaired persons generally used (great that I had learnt a little bit of it in my past), I could see a glint of smile on his face. But later I could make out that this form of communication was obsolete as it used both the hands or it is used for capital letters. Later many of us managed to learn the common sign language and communication became much better than before. Was this boy right in joining in such a curriculum? Won’t he feel that he is being discriminated during lectures and discussions?

During my schooling I had a vision impaired boy as my class mate. This guy was really talented and I hope he never struggled in studies. He was par excellence in this aspect and even topped in some of the subjects. I would account this to shear hard work and he had a lot of other talents too. How do we expect such persons to pursue professional education? Hope there are no special professional colleges for the differently abled persons?
How about the fate of the bright disabled students?

Another fine day in my life, uneasy hectic schedule in college but another good dawn said me I could be aside my cool pals today. A guy entered my classroom and sat amidst our gaggle, felt as if I could add one more name to my friend’s list. A Quaker beside me asked the new comer his name, he was quite unaware and took his hand near his ears and signaled something, we could not get him at the first glance but within a blitz we realized that this young lad was hearing and speech impaired (it’s not courtesy to address such people as deaf and dumb). We were amazed and at the same time felt very bad ,the day’s discussion went on with the same topic .How could this boy cope up with the tough engineering syllabus ran around in everyone’s mind.

Hope the first day in college would have really been a nightmare to him, his only way of communication was writing and a different sort of introduction took place with the pen and papers. He said (wrote…) that he did his diploma in Mysore in a college for the physically disabled persons. During the lunch break I went up to him and conversed with the sign language which the hearing impaired persons generally used (great that I had learnt a little bit of it in my past), I could see a glint of smile on his face. But later I could make out that this form of communication was obsolete as it used both the hands or it is used for capital letters. Later many of us managed to learn the common sign language and communication became much better than before. Was this boy right in joining in such a curriculum? Won’t he feel that he is being discriminated during lectures and discussions?

During my schooling I had a vision impaired boy as my class mate. This guy was really talented and I hope he never struggled in studies. He was par excellence in this aspect and even topped in some of the subjects. I would account this to shear hard work and he had a lot of other talents too. How do we expect such persons to pursue professional education? Hope there are no special professional colleges for the differently abled persons?
How about the fate of the bright disabled students?

Rush up…., it’s gonna become 7.45, a few guys can be seen hurrying on the roads with neatly pressed, full sleeves, trousers and reflecting polished shoes. Are they executives, IT professionals ….? Definitely not, they are students of some private engineering colleges in the city. When you pass out of the schools, you feel somewhat relieved of your uniform which you have been wearing for the past 12 years for an entire week.

Guys entering top-notch colleges do not feel the grudge. Students of some private engineering colleges are forced on to be in formal wear, there are also some colleges which stress the students to wear neck-ties in colleges saying that it is PROFESSIONALISM, seems really funny. College days are to be enjoyed and dressing according to one’s own wish forms a vital part of it. Students are even denied the opportunity of wearing even jeans as they have to attend the college for almost six days a week and on the rest day, they almost rest on the shorts and Bermudas.

Students studying at institutes like IITs and BITS do not have a dress code and don’t these institutes fare better in all aspects than these local colleges. Adding fuel to the fire, in the recent years which has been introduced in almost all colleges is an Identity card with a strap to be worn around the neck. It looks funky like a dog-collar! Students are also fined for not wearing them in some colleges.One day, these students are going to pact with software giants and MNCs where this kind of attire seems necessary. Even there, they are allowed to be in business casuals once in a week. But can’t they be choosers for these 4 years? I being a student of one such college also feel the grudge!

Hope this is definitely not PROFESSIONALISM …..

Rush up…., it’s gonna become 7.45, a few guys can be seen hurrying on the roads with neatly pressed, full sleeves, trousers and reflecting polished shoes. Are they executives, IT professionals ….? Definitely not, they are students of some private engineering colleges in the city. When you pass out of the schools, you feel somewhat relieved of your uniform which you have been wearing for the past 12 years for an entire week.

Guys entering top-notch colleges do not feel the grudge. Students of some private engineering colleges are forced on to be in formal wear, there are also some colleges which stress the students to wear neck-ties in colleges saying that it is PROFESSIONALISM, seems really funny. College days are to be enjoyed and dressing according to one’s own wish forms a vital part of it. Students are even denied the opportunity of wearing even jeans as they have to attend the college for almost six days a week and on the rest day, they almost rest on the shorts and Bermudas.

Students studying at institutes like IITs and BITS do not have a dress code and don’t these institutes fare better in all aspects than these local colleges. Adding fuel to the fire, in the recent years which has been introduced in almost all colleges is an Identity card with a strap to be worn around the neck. It looks funky like a dog-collar! Students are also fined for not wearing them in some colleges.One day, these students are going to pact with software giants and MNCs where this kind of attire seems necessary. Even there, they are allowed to be in business casuals once in a week. But can’t they be choosers for these 4 years? I being a student of one such college also feel the grudge!

Hope this is definitely not PROFESSIONALISM …..