Here is a piece of unsolicited advice to the NIT, Srinagar students from an ex NITian - in the context of the ongoing agitations by the students, after they were allegedly beaten by the local police.
Most of the students enter the institute as teenagers with adrenaline rushing through their body and fickle minds, which is ruled more by emotions than logic. Many of us have done things then which we regret later and wish to go back on a time machine to get it undone.
In NIT, Rourkela we had our issues with local law enforcement authorities and Lathi charged (a remnant of British time crowd control procedure, when the police lashes the public with thick sticks, like they are dealing with marauding cattles).
But NIT Srinagar is not like any other NIT of India. Instead of Lathi, you might face bullets from the hostile locals who hardly consider themselves a part of India and clearly see those from the Mainland as outsiders.
Though the battle hardened Indian security forces are doing a tremendous job, no security ever is full proof. No parents would like to see their dreams die down early with their kids, for factors beyond their comprehension, though well within apprehension.
Remember - NIT is not JNU. It is an elite institute, a class of its own, only next to IITs (I would say to 25% of NITians are no less than IIT graduates) where a selected few are selected by elimination process through an entrance examination.
You won't find any 28 year Kanhaiya Kumar in NIT aiming for a platform to further his political career. For many of you from the coveted institute, your career doesn't end after NIT getting into a job. Many go for higher studies in Ivy League Schools, do MBA in premier institutes (in facts no less than 50% of most IIMs and Xaviers are Engineers). Some get into Civil Services too and much more.
Agree, Kashmir is an integral part of India. But it is not another normal state, with Article 370 tied to it. Srinagar is not your normal NIT locations of Rourkela, Allahabad or Trichy, where thousands of soldiers are needed to maintain law and order.
It might sound patriotic and fashionable to shout "Bharat Mata Ki Jai" (Long live Mother India). But wish raising such slogans would solve the volatile issue of Kashmir, which is a political issue of complex dimension, not a fluid dynamics equation which can be solved in minutes.
It which needs a political solution. So, it's better for you guys and girls to go back to study tables and prepare for your futures. Let the politicians struggle with the Kashmiri issue, when you follow your academics and get out of it in 4 years to further your dreams.
Most of the students enter the institute as teenagers with adrenaline rushing through their body and fickle minds, which is ruled more by emotions than logic. Many of us have done things then which we regret later and wish to go back on a time machine to get it undone.
In NIT, Rourkela we had our issues with local law enforcement authorities and Lathi charged (a remnant of British time crowd control procedure, when the police lashes the public with thick sticks, like they are dealing with marauding cattles).
But NIT Srinagar is not like any other NIT of India. Instead of Lathi, you might face bullets from the hostile locals who hardly consider themselves a part of India and clearly see those from the Mainland as outsiders.
Though the battle hardened Indian security forces are doing a tremendous job, no security ever is full proof. No parents would like to see their dreams die down early with their kids, for factors beyond their comprehension, though well within apprehension.
Remember - NIT is not JNU. It is an elite institute, a class of its own, only next to IITs (I would say to 25% of NITians are no less than IIT graduates) where a selected few are selected by elimination process through an entrance examination.
You won't find any 28 year Kanhaiya Kumar in NIT aiming for a platform to further his political career. For many of you from the coveted institute, your career doesn't end after NIT getting into a job. Many go for higher studies in Ivy League Schools, do MBA in premier institutes (in facts no less than 50% of most IIMs and Xaviers are Engineers). Some get into Civil Services too and much more.
Agree, Kashmir is an integral part of India. But it is not another normal state, with Article 370 tied to it. Srinagar is not your normal NIT locations of Rourkela, Allahabad or Trichy, where thousands of soldiers are needed to maintain law and order.
It might sound patriotic and fashionable to shout "Bharat Mata Ki Jai" (Long live Mother India). But wish raising such slogans would solve the volatile issue of Kashmir, which is a political issue of complex dimension, not a fluid dynamics equation which can be solved in minutes.
It which needs a political solution. So, it's better for you guys and girls to go back to study tables and prepare for your futures. Let the politicians struggle with the Kashmiri issue, when you follow your academics and get out of it in 4 years to further your dreams.
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