Comments on: Madrasas In Chennai? http://marcvz.net/blog/2008/02/23/madrasas-in-chennai/ Valar Dohaeris! Mon, 08 Mar 2010 09:26:15 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Marc http://marcvz.net/blog/2008/02/23/madrasas-in-chennai/comment-page-1/#comment-16388 Marc Wed, 14 May 2008 14:16:23 +0000 http://marcvz.net/blog/2008/02/23/madrasas-in-chennai/#comment-16388 That would be an insult to schools everywhere. That would be an insult to schools everywhere.

]]> By: Ashwin http://marcvz.net/blog/2008/02/23/madrasas-in-chennai/comment-page-1/#comment-16379 Ashwin Tue, 13 May 2008 10:11:56 +0000 http://marcvz.net/blog/2008/02/23/madrasas-in-chennai/#comment-16379 Well, this article has helped me understand and prove one thing. Getting into any of the colleges which that Jeppiar guy owns will only get me into Jail. Its about time they re-named these so-called engineering kalajes to "schools".. Well, this article has helped me understand and prove one thing.

Getting into any of the colleges which that Jeppiar guy owns will only get me into Jail.

Its about time they re-named these so-called engineering kalajes to “schools”..

]]> By: George http://marcvz.net/blog/2008/02/23/madrasas-in-chennai/comment-page-1/#comment-15364 George Mon, 03 Mar 2008 17:41:49 +0000 http://marcvz.net/blog/2008/02/23/madrasas-in-chennai/#comment-15364 Ha ha, Marc, nice try, but in context the alternative <em>was</em> being miserable and rich. In any case, if you were happy, that's enough. I wouldn't mind being happy. I'd like it very much. Ha ha, Marc, nice try, but in context the alternative was being miserable and rich. In any case, if you were happy, that’s enough. I wouldn’t mind being happy. I’d like it very much.

]]> By: Marc http://marcvz.net/blog/2008/02/23/madrasas-in-chennai/comment-page-1/#comment-15345 Marc Mon, 03 Mar 2008 11:59:35 +0000 http://marcvz.net/blog/2008/02/23/madrasas-in-chennai/#comment-15345 Dhanya is that reporter? (Right, it's in the article.) Nice. Thanks for calling attention to 'education' in Tamil Nadu. How did you find my blog, by the way? Alumni. Ha! Ridiculous. I don't want to have anything to do with my 'college' after I'm done. I even try to avoid travelling past it, preferring to take the ECR instead. Dhanya is that reporter? (Right, it’s in the article.) Nice. Thanks for calling attention to ‘education’ in Tamil Nadu. How did you find my blog, by the way?

Alumni. Ha! Ridiculous. I don’t want to have anything to do with my ‘college’ after I’m done. I even try to avoid travelling past it, preferring to take the ECR instead.

]]> By: rachel http://marcvz.net/blog/2008/02/23/madrasas-in-chennai/comment-page-1/#comment-15336 rachel Sun, 02 Mar 2008 16:24:41 +0000 http://marcvz.net/blog/2008/02/23/madrasas-in-chennai/#comment-15336 @Marc, please dude don't remind of strikes in our college once our dept had. Remember i was the only one left out with nobody to support me. I can never forget that, thankfully i escaped coz my parents weren't called & treated like shit as Karthik had said. @Karthik, who the hell are going to join the Alumin? If they, then they must be Insane man. @Marc, please dude don’t remind of strikes in our college once our dept had. Remember i was the only one left out with nobody to support me. I can never forget that, thankfully i escaped coz my parents weren’t called & treated like shit as Karthik had said.

@Karthik, who the hell are going to join the Alumin? If they, then they must be Insane man.

]]> By: Karthik http://marcvz.net/blog/2008/02/23/madrasas-in-chennai/comment-page-1/#comment-15328 Karthik Sun, 02 Mar 2008 12:06:34 +0000 http://marcvz.net/blog/2008/02/23/madrasas-in-chennai/#comment-15328 @Marc, Manual Labour ? In our college ? @Dhanya, Oh, so you are the reporter from Times Now. :) Pleased that you did the story. We guys actually think of the media as our last chance when we are in a spot. Something as small as commenting on an issue on an Orkut community leads to Expulsions and threats in colleges. It's a sad state of affairs. We have everything to lose. I am in my final year and I have landed a job. Now why would I want to go on strike, knowing perfectly well that they might disallow me from writing the exams and thereby jeopardising my Career ? (They have this pretext of lack of attendance going for them.) We had liberal rules till I was in the 3rd year. (Not all that liberal, but atleast no threats and all that nonsense.) Then we had a strike for some reason. People who participated in the strike were expelled from college. Thier parents were called to college and treated like shit and abused. You have just touched the tip of the iceberg. And if you notice, most of the Engg colleges down south are owned and/or backed by politicians. Whoa, last thing you want to do is take on them. My advice to people in such colleges - Boycott the college once you pass out. Don't ever join the Alumni or come back to college. @Marc,

Manual Labour ? In our college ?

@Dhanya,

Oh, so you are the reporter from Times Now. :) Pleased that you did the story. We guys actually think of the media as our last chance when we are in a spot. Something as small as commenting on an issue on an Orkut community leads to Expulsions and threats in colleges. It’s a sad state of affairs. We have everything to lose. I am in my final year and I have landed a job. Now why would I want to go on strike, knowing perfectly well that they might disallow me from writing the exams and thereby jeopardising my Career ? (They have this pretext of lack of attendance going for them.)

We had liberal rules till I was in the 3rd year. (Not all that liberal, but atleast no threats and all that nonsense.) Then we had a strike for some reason. People who participated in the strike were expelled from college. Thier parents were called to college and treated like shit and abused.

You have just touched the tip of the iceberg. And if you notice, most of the Engg colleges down south are owned and/or backed by politicians. Whoa, last thing you want to do is take on them. My advice to people in such colleges – Boycott the college once you pass out. Don’t ever join the Alumni or come back to college.

]]> By: Marc http://marcvz.net/blog/2008/02/23/madrasas-in-chennai/comment-page-1/#comment-15327 Marc Sun, 02 Mar 2008 10:18:08 +0000 http://marcvz.net/blog/2008/02/23/madrasas-in-chennai/#comment-15327 dhanya, if there is any sign of rebellion students are expelled or suspended. Otherwise they will reduce internal marks or sabotage our answer sheets in the exams. Since our parents think whatever the college does is right they will not stand by us. They expect us to take any sort of abuse just to finish the course. There are no unions in engineering colleges. Even student groups of any kind are rare. There is an unnatural emphasis on 'studying'. There are no strikes, no boycotts... nothing. I would like to emphasise that affiliated colleges are also run in similar ways. They are out of control and do what they please, placating Anna University with hefty fines. Don't even get me started on capitation fees. dhanya, if there is any sign of rebellion students are expelled or suspended. Otherwise they will reduce internal marks or sabotage our answer sheets in the exams. Since our parents think whatever the college does is right they will not stand by us. They expect us to take any sort of abuse just to finish the course.

There are no unions in engineering colleges. Even student groups of any kind are rare. There is an unnatural emphasis on ’studying’. There are no strikes, no boycotts… nothing.

I would like to emphasise that affiliated colleges are also run in similar ways. They are out of control and do what they please, placating Anna University with hefty fines. Don’t even get me started on capitation fees.

]]> By: dhanya http://marcvz.net/blog/2008/02/23/madrasas-in-chennai/comment-page-1/#comment-15318 dhanya Sat, 01 Mar 2008 17:58:11 +0000 http://marcvz.net/blog/2008/02/23/madrasas-in-chennai/#comment-15318 hmmm... well, i agree with you. But then if there is so much problem, how come students are not rebelling? I studied in Kerala, where politics is an integral part of our campus... now when i look back, i feel that it was good to have politics ingrained... it gave us a better sense of freedom and the spirit to fight.. and these are not just nice phrases... but reality.. sometimes the strikes and boycotts would get out if hand, but at least we had an organised system by which we could retaliate... sometimes i wonder why students even put up with this. As far as doing the story about deemed universities was concerned, it was also intentional... as i thought it was necessary to break a myth... that people who run deemed universities are like GOds... they can make or break... even the media is discouraged from doing stories about them as they are "dangerous"... and these guys have no rules binding them.. no accountability.. hmmm… well, i agree with you. But then if there is so much problem, how come students are not rebelling? I studied in Kerala, where politics is an integral part of our campus… now when i look back, i feel that it was good to have politics ingrained… it gave us a better sense of freedom and the spirit to fight.. and these are not just nice phrases… but reality.. sometimes the strikes and boycotts would get out if hand, but at least we had an organised system by which we could retaliate… sometimes i wonder why students even put up with this. As far as doing the story about deemed universities was concerned, it was also intentional… as i thought it was necessary to break a myth… that people who run deemed universities are like GOds… they can make or break… even the media is discouraged from doing stories about them as they are “dangerous”… and these guys have no rules binding them.. no accountability..

]]> By: Marc http://marcvz.net/blog/2008/02/23/madrasas-in-chennai/comment-page-1/#comment-15303 Marc Sat, 01 Mar 2008 09:39:25 +0000 http://marcvz.net/blog/2008/02/23/madrasas-in-chennai/#comment-15303 dhanya, you think other colleges are run any better? There are cases of people being beaten up, expelled, suspended, forced to do manual labour, humiliated and mentally abused. Do you know that the U.S. is planning to close down Guantanamo Bay and send suspected terrorists here to engineering colleges? dhanya, you think other colleges are run any better? There are cases of people being beaten up, expelled, suspended, forced to do manual labour, humiliated and mentally abused. Do you know that the U.S. is planning to close down Guantanamo Bay and send suspected terrorists here to engineering colleges?

]]> By: Karthik http://marcvz.net/blog/2008/02/23/madrasas-in-chennai/comment-page-1/#comment-15298 Karthik Sat, 01 Mar 2008 05:28:56 +0000 http://marcvz.net/blog/2008/02/23/madrasas-in-chennai/#comment-15298 @Dhanya, A friend of mine was suspended from college for having commented on one of the blogs and its not a deemed university either. I cannot divulge the details of the college, but it's owned by the same people who run two other colleges on the same road. (maybe one more) @Dhanya,

A friend of mine was suspended from college for having commented on one of the blogs and its not a deemed university either. I cannot divulge the details of the college, but it’s owned by the same people who run two other colleges on the same road. (maybe one more)

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