Bombay Diaries 4: Trip to Pune

Bombay has been fun but I got a chance to get away from Bombay. This chance came when Radhika invited me to her aunt’s place in Pune where she was going to stay for the weekend. I had never been to Pune before and knowing the kind of inquisitor that I am, I wanted to see that place. We had to leave on Sunday morning and get back on Monday morning. The journey was a comfortable one and the Mumbai-Pune highway is one exception to the otherwise badly maintained Maharashtra highways. 

Poor English

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The other day I was in a CST bound local train. It was a Saturday, so the train wasnt too crowded. A gujju man, probably a garment trader (I overheard him talking to his suppliers on the phone), was complaining to his wife, about their daughter's poor English skills. I gathered (using my limited understanding of Gujarati) that he was returning from a Parent-Teachers Meeting. 

Parent -Child relationship

In the modern world of disintegrating families, parent-child relationship has become an important matter. Parents bring the child into the world and then it is their duty to take care of the child in every possible way; first in the matter of health and diet and later in the matter of education and getting established in life. It is true that most of the parents do their best to bring up their children in the best possible manner and if anything is found lacking , it is not often because of any negligence or lack of will on their part but because of their lack of knowledge or resources or both.

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Cities and their lives

And my story today, has become similar to many of those frustrated beings the world holds today. I am inspired by buildings, which are erected in a day or two, and by those which might take ages to be built. Yet the government goes on promising the basics of livelihood to thousands every day/ month/ year..

I like discussing about how cities are, and were always had the perfect stories in all its pathways. I have walked down several roads now... where I may or may not get the patterns of the cobblestone matching themselves..

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The Best Profession Ever

Come the days of high school and every single soul gets to the maddening search of finding out the most coveted profession in the industry. Besides, everyone has an opinion about the further course of action. 

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The New Course

Thumbs Down to DU’s Four year degree:

Being an ardent newspaper reader, I have been continuously going through the latest Delhi University’s buzz about introduction of four-year degree program with flexible exit options.

DU is the top educational destination for students hailing from Asia and other countries of world. Teaching methodologies adopted here are the best. A downside, however, is the infrastructure, but the authorities keep working on the same with continued access of funds from Government.