tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-538874342968130652.post5144909225873605005..comments2024-03-27T10:36:39.504+05:30Comments on tantu-jaal: ObsessionSunil Mukhihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05155823169161030174noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-538874342968130652.post-79597592809913520012010-06-08T23:43:20.536+05:302010-06-08T23:43:20.536+05:30Hilarious post (though that doesn't detract fr...Hilarious post (though that doesn't detract from the seriousness of the issue). I was aware of the 1976 IITM story. The man ("Prof. R") was, to put it mildly, a disgrace to his designation and profession. The story has a little epilogue. In 1981, shortly after I joined IITM, along came a new batch of NTS scholars on a summer visit. The gray eminence once again laid down the law to the kids. Among other things, I learnt that he admonished them for having asked me to give them a talk. I gave the talk anyway, in my office, so he couldn't do much about it, but he threatened to withhold their NTS stipends. After a couple of such provocations, I was wondering what to do, when I ran into a senior physicist in the corridor outside my office. I described the goings-on to him, expecting him to have a good laugh and forget about it. But it turned out that he had actually been sent by NCERT to find out what was going on! My report was duly corroborated by him and promptly conveyed to Delhi. And that was the very last time Prof R. got to deal with NTS scholars.vbalkihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16190962127952161679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-538874342968130652.post-51221463838793597912010-05-31T12:03:14.830+05:302010-05-31T12:03:14.830+05:30That just reminds me of this post from Chennai Met...That just reminds me of <a href="http://chennai.metblogs.com/2008/03/15/extreme-segregation/" rel="nofollow">this</a> post from Chennai Metblogs long time back. Do read.<br /><br />Also, on a lighter side - http://krishashok.files.wordpress.com/2007/05/rucking-fules.jpg (also from above post)Vivek Malewarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12688693985401835081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-538874342968130652.post-27989306956000236782010-05-30T23:52:37.788+05:302010-05-30T23:52:37.788+05:30Rahul: Can't answer 1 - the person did not com...Rahul: Can't answer 1 - the person did not come across as totally sane. About 2, you are perfectly right, but as I recall she offered to have me talk to her parents and I was happy to accept the offer since it could, and did, decisively clear up everything. But had the parents been hostile, I (unlike the great Indian police force, khap panchayats, Naveen Jindal etc) would have fully supported her rights as a plain simple adult human being.Sunil Mukhihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05155823169161030174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-538874342968130652.post-76137435830973837452010-05-30T20:49:22.718+05:302010-05-30T20:49:22.718+05:30Good post. I generally associated this boys-stay-a...Good post. I generally associated this boys-stay-away-from-girls attitude with <a href="http://krishashok.wordpress.com/2007/05/07/rucking-fules/" rel="nofollow">the Jeppiaar colleges</a> but it seems they're not unique. About your story, two things struck me: <br /><br />1. Did the girl's "family friend" really think he'd get very far by referring to students at one of India's premier science institutes as "bad company"?<br /><br />2. Did you really "have" to call her parents? Once you figured that it's all above board, both of them are adults, and no institute rules were broken, surely the matter ends there. Whether the families approve or not is not really your concern. Of course, I realise that India is more complicated than that, so it probably was a good idea to call her parents, since she was comfortable with it.Rahul Siddharthanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04809667965184094636noreply@blogger.com