For our issue dated April 10, 2006 we received following feedback from our valuable readers:
Out of curiosity I checked out the Student entrepreneur's article below. Either this is a feeble attempt at BPO humor OR nobody is vetting this crap which is going out under the ITBHU banner. Seriously guys, is anybody free to publish any insane idea on this forum with a potential audience running into thousands?
Krishnamurthy Padmanabhan (April 18)
(Chemical 1993)
Chronicle replies:
Dear Krishnamurthy:
We appreciate your concern about the article on Raghav Wahi. It is the chronicle's aim to publish success stories of students/alumni in a variety of fields so that others can take the inspiration. The article was published as "Young Entrepreneur needs help" and not as BPO idea by Raghav Wahi.
We sincerely hope that our students and alumni should not shine only in the technological field, but should also become successful businessmen, venture capitalists, politicians, film producers, etc. We shall publish more off-beat news articles in future.
Chronicle Team
Please Note Sushil's feedback ran into one and a half pages. We have put up an abridged versions here. To read the complete feedback please click here.
Regarding Wi-Fi project: It’s a nice project and I wish it comes through nicely.
Regarding Reservation policy: I have primarily seen arguments put forward against the Reservation policy and some of which are mentioned there in the '' Pen Down' in IT-BHU against quota move' article (a one sided article with no scope for putting other point of view), please find my response for the same. The article said that 'interestingly the entire agitation was led by an OBC student’; let this response come from a general class candidate.
I have observed (at least in North India) that because of dalit's presence in the job upper caste people have started accepting them and there is less discrimination (at least overtly).
Its because of reservation the power equation (political parties that are administering the state) has changed hands in several states (recently in North Indian states, exception being Punjab, Haryana) and it is changing things at village level, now dalits have role models, are more able to resist upper caste atrocities (upper caste atrocities have declined at least at village level where dalits are not heavily outnumbered and where their vote counts).
Sushil Chauhan (April 18)
(IT BHU, CSE 96)
Chronicle replies:
Dear Sunil:
Thanks for your email. We appreciate your feedback.
The article in Chronicle about '’ Pen Down' in IT-BHU against quota move” was published ad verbatim from Hindustan Times, since it was connected with news about students' strike at our campus. Chronicle is a neutral magazine, and we are not for or against reservation or anti-reservation movement.
We appreciate divergent views from our readers.
Chronicle Team
Hi Chronicle team,
Another issue, another great job! Keep at it.
I am writing this email is to express my sadness at the way students have protested against the reservation issue, as per the article "Pen down' in IT-BHU against quota move".
I agree that the students have the right to express their feelings but I expect the ITBHU students to set examples in terms of peaceful protest, and not follow disruptive moves.
Not going to class is not a proper way of protest in my opinion. In fact, it becomes an excuse for many to sleep off in their hostel rooms. Alas, one realizes the importance of all those missed classes only after graduation. A candle light vigil, done after work hours, is a much better way of expressing one's opinions.
Wouldn't it be great if all students who were protesting made sure that they went to class, but chose to wear formal white shirts with black bands on them? The message from such an action is loud and clear - The students are concerned about their future, but at the same time concerned about the affect of reservations on it.
I hope that the students will use constructive techniques like above in the future to express their anguish, and set ITBHU apart in terms of the way we do things.
Best wishes to all,
Animesh Pathak (April 26)
(CSE 2003)