For the first time in Indian blogs…

So many channels, so many programmes… What is your favourite? I stopped watching TV during the weekdays as it is being spammed with serials. Thanks to Champions trophy now that I find myself sitting in front of the TV.
TV serials are not the only formula to glue people to the TV, but there is also special programmes like star interviews, music show,etc. One day with full of special shows is on a festival day. The usual package is star interviews, debate, movies.
I usually enjoy watching star interviews. The debate is very famous one for a festival. I hated it when I was a child. Six people argue over an useless topic and there is a judge to pass comments and to give the final judgement and there is the audience to applaud and laugh (What else to expect!). Usually, the judgement can be clearly guessed. It would be the one which will be accepted by the society or the one which the judge will find it approving.
Then there is this movie. “Indiya tholaikaatchigalil mudhal muraiyaaga…” (“For the first time in Indian television”). So what? I would have already guessed (very easy though) the movie they are going to telecast on TV (especially Sun TV). Seriously, watching a movie on TV (especially on festival days) is like reading a virus-infected mail inbox (The lesser the content, the more the spam). The movie will be dragged really long (because of ads) and then there is NEWS in the middle. What thrill is there?
Here are some of the records made by TV Channels…

1. RAJ TV holds the highest record for running the movie INDIAN (three hours long movie) for eight solid hours. And still people watched it!?

2. If you had missed watching Harry Potter on POGO, don’t worry, watch it the next day… missed it again? watch it the next next day… missed it again? don’t worry! Opportunities knock a lot of times in POGO.

3. Doordarshan holds the highest record in running the serial JUNOON for three or four years (I am not sure of this)

4. SUN TV holds the record for telecasting a movie which was yet to be released in theatres and also a movie which was running in its first week in theatres.

5. Jetix is the channel running on everyone’s television. Thanks to Power Rangers and Power Rangers only (man, how many PR serials are there?)

Not enough? There are many more… just stock not reachable. Will update if I get any… Feel free to post your comments…

Give me a break!

Indian Education System(IES) can be defined in a sentence. It is the system in which students (as they are called so) are made to undergo 19(+) years of torture. Being a college student, I would like to emphasise on various things that a student undergoes during school life.

Indian students need more practical way of learning. From the childhood, they are made to carry heavy loads on their shoulders. The objective of IES should be to impart knowledge loads on to the brain and not loads on their shoulders. Students get mental stress as well as tension (twenty years ago, tension was used only by businessmen and elder people).

At a very young age, students are put under pressure to study. For what? Again, survival of the fittest comes into play. The usual routine for a student goes like this (Breakfast – > school -> lunch->school -> tuition -> homework -> studies). Ok ofcourse the student gets bonus if they do all this work regularly, i.e to watch TV for an hour (What more they want?). This TV gives none other than stress.

Now my question is, when does the child get time for play? When can they interact with the neighbours? (Nowadays ‘neighbour’ is too strong a term, they should be called as rivals instead)
Later, after the child has grown up and is a teenager, there is no use sending the child to some personality development class. Self discipline should come automatically and not by teaching.

Profession is not only found in medicine and engineering fields but also in sports field and other activities. Some school do encourages students to take up sports. But some school doesn’t even have a ground. When the students are ready and the school is not ready to encourage them, India can never win a gold medal at Olympics.

These are what I believe will definitely be useful for students at school

1. Teaching students ABACUS. Mental mathematics is enough to encourage students to take interest in mathematics.

2. Conducting talent hunt. Students have various talents and they should not be wasted.

3. Having atleast three sports period in a week. Conducting sports talent hunt would also be necssary.

4. Usage of interactive learning and teaching using educational aids.

5. Visit to a studies related industry atleast once in a month.

6. Awarding grades rather than ranks to avoid discrimination among the students.

I believe that one day, the rules and system will change. Technology is improving, it is not alone necessary if we just move in same pace with the technology, but also to look around and feel the society and the culture.

I would like to hear all your comments. Feel free to do so!