A few days back I came across an article in the Hindu editorials on a similar topic. The article got me thinking and hence this post. (I post only after I think- I want you to note that!)
In a society that worships degrees and qualifications it is quite surprising that the quality of teachers is quite ordinary to say the least. And, to a certain extent, this lack of quality in teaching percolates in to the quality of students we are producing each year. So despite churning out the highest number of doctors and engineers year after year what we find is that there is hardly any ‘quality’ material that is coming out.
I’m going to describe ‘quality’ as I mean it in the sentence above. By ‘quality’ I mean kids with original ideas, passion, courage, emotional intelligence and capability. I’m sorry but in most places I go to I hardly see any of the above. And the situation is only getting worse by the day.
Much has been said and written about India’s population dividend. Today most analysts argue that population is our strength and not our weakness as it was once made out to be. While the stupendous economic growth of the last few years may lead us all to believe that, there is one assumption being made that might not necessarily hold fort. As in all things in life it is not always that ‘quantity’ matters as much as ‘quality’. Unless we train ourselves to be the best we are not going to get there- simple as that.
It is not just in our educational system- society in general doesn’t give much thought to training. We are trained to ‘pick-up’ things as we go along. While learning by experience is always the best way, one often finds that a lack of proper structured training inhibits growth and productivity. If one is given some sort of training then at least one knows what to look for and how to go about it. In the current system every newbie has to re-discover the wheel and drive really fast at the same time. Most are not able to cope and remain on the fringes. This is a loss of precious man-hours and a complete waste of time, resources and productivity.
Why this lack of patience to train the next gen? Most corporates believe that training is an unnecessary expense. Only recently have Indian companies (especially IT) been taking their training seriously and spending the required time and resources. But the norm still is to get the boys on the ground hard and fast. We need to fix this mentality. Human resource should not be treated as an unlimited one.
While the counter argument could be that spending too much on training when there is such a high-level of attrition is counter- productive. This is a point. But, as we are seeing already, salaries in India are growing and maybe within the next decade salaries are going to be standardized across the globe. India is then going to lose its charm of ‘cheap labor’. It will have to differentiate itself by the quality of its manpower. This is of course equally true of companies who are right now in business only by playing the meager wage payer game.
Companies/ Organizations/ Societies of the future will have to build standards and processes. They will have to nurture and cherish talent. And to retain talent they will have to get everyone to believe in the over-all vision of the group. Those that adapt will survive, and the others will perish. As in all things it is for us to decide.
Monday, February 20, 2012
Saturday, February 4, 2012
On Marriage!
Statutory Warning: Explicit and misogynistic content.
Below is a conversation between 3 guys. Yes, I’m one of them and the other 2 will figure themselves when they read this. Basically when the 3 of us get together we talk about either ‘sex’ or ‘money’. Read on to know more.
A: Why the fuck do you have a sour face like you’ve just been raped or something?
R: Machan, nothing da.
V: Like hell nothing! Fuckin what is it?
R: Nothing re, wahi poorani shaadi ka lafda.
V: You idiot, you bloody deserve it.
R: Matlab?
V: Why do you want to self-rape yourself? No sane person will want to get married.
Why the fuck are you bringing it on yourself?
R: See, I can’t explain it to you 2 immature bastards. When your time comes you’ll understand.
V: Like hell!
A: Explain yourself whore-slut.
R: Fuck off!
V: Life ka sabse bada self-goal mar raha hai tu! There’s still time to recover. Tu ab bol… I’ll book tickets to Thailand and show you what life is about.
R: What’s there in Thailand?
V: Machan… it’s awesome… like hell!
R: Fuck off! I’m not interested in getting massages from prostitutes.
A: Machan V, there’s no hope for this boy!
V: See, I can understand it if your parents are compelling you to get married, if they’ve arranged a girl for you. At least you’re getting paid for your barbadi in the form of dowry! What use is there in going and doing love-marriage? You’re bringing barbadi on yourself muft mein!
A: Ya, I went to this wedding recently where the guy got an Audi Q5. Now- that somewhat lessens the pain of getting married.
R: I’ve never driven a car in my life… so there’s no use.
A: You’ve never fucked a woman in your life also… you still want to get married!
V: Like hell!
R: Marriage is not equal to fucking!
V: Like hell it’s not!
A: Look… I don’t care what you say… marriage is just a stamp of approval from society to go ahead and fuck.
V: Like hell!
R: Shut the fuck-up! The both of you!
A: But machan V, we to have salute R’s initiative da.
V: What machan?
A: See we generally sugar- coat the whole thing. But basically in an arranged marriage it’s your folks telling you- “Son- this is the girl you’ll have to have fuck for the rest of your life!” In a love- marriage you’re telling your folks- “Mom, Dad- this is the girl I’m going to fuck for the rest of my life.” Our boy R’s taken the initiative machan!
V: Like hell!
R: Fuck off!
Below is a conversation between 3 guys. Yes, I’m one of them and the other 2 will figure themselves when they read this. Basically when the 3 of us get together we talk about either ‘sex’ or ‘money’. Read on to know more.
A: Why the fuck do you have a sour face like you’ve just been raped or something?
R: Machan, nothing da.
V: Like hell nothing! Fuckin what is it?
R: Nothing re, wahi poorani shaadi ka lafda.
V: You idiot, you bloody deserve it.
R: Matlab?
V: Why do you want to self-rape yourself? No sane person will want to get married.
Why the fuck are you bringing it on yourself?
R: See, I can’t explain it to you 2 immature bastards. When your time comes you’ll understand.
V: Like hell!
A: Explain yourself whore-slut.
R: Fuck off!
V: Life ka sabse bada self-goal mar raha hai tu! There’s still time to recover. Tu ab bol… I’ll book tickets to Thailand and show you what life is about.
R: What’s there in Thailand?
V: Machan… it’s awesome… like hell!
R: Fuck off! I’m not interested in getting massages from prostitutes.
A: Machan V, there’s no hope for this boy!
V: See, I can understand it if your parents are compelling you to get married, if they’ve arranged a girl for you. At least you’re getting paid for your barbadi in the form of dowry! What use is there in going and doing love-marriage? You’re bringing barbadi on yourself muft mein!
A: Ya, I went to this wedding recently where the guy got an Audi Q5. Now- that somewhat lessens the pain of getting married.
R: I’ve never driven a car in my life… so there’s no use.
A: You’ve never fucked a woman in your life also… you still want to get married!
V: Like hell!
R: Marriage is not equal to fucking!
V: Like hell it’s not!
A: Look… I don’t care what you say… marriage is just a stamp of approval from society to go ahead and fuck.
V: Like hell!
R: Shut the fuck-up! The both of you!
A: But machan V, we to have salute R’s initiative da.
V: What machan?
A: See we generally sugar- coat the whole thing. But basically in an arranged marriage it’s your folks telling you- “Son- this is the girl you’ll have to have fuck for the rest of your life!” In a love- marriage you’re telling your folks- “Mom, Dad- this is the girl I’m going to fuck for the rest of my life.” Our boy R’s taken the initiative machan!
V: Like hell!
R: Fuck off!
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