MGP move to attract youth

Date: Aug 11, 2006

MGP move to attract youth

Date: Aug 12, 2006

Mr GVK,

I do appeciate what you are hinting at when you say 'MGP focus is on youngsters working in IT sector, and students , particularly those pursuing MBA and courses on social work, law and commerce. I don't suppose this rules out interested students from engineering, ecology and varied other disciplines'

I do understand why students in numbers go to study IT , MBA.and similar professional courses keeping job prospects in view. But would a focus on a narrow subject area, take IT for example, produce a ' well rounded person' from out of a raw youngster? It is easy for a person of my vintage to indulge in such platitudes as 'during my university days' etc.. But at least in my engineering college days, we developed interests in arts and literature by mingling with our friends who were studying what we call in the West as 'liberal arts' courses. We immensely benefitted with these interactions. Without this, I feel in my ripe old age that I would have missed out appreciation of Kannada literature, Carnatic and hindusthani music ( obviously classic), philosophies of East and West etc..

If MGP with its good initiatives opens its doors for students studying a wide spectrum of courses and subjects, they will be helping to shape 'well rounded personalities' out of entnusiastic young crowds.

Date: Aug 12, 2006

MGP was not excluding any one. All are obviously welcome.

The reason for mentioing students doing MBA, Law, Social work etc, is beacuse they are expected to do some term paper or they have to do some internship etc. In the past there have been students from these streams who have spent some time with MGP.

Now regarding IT professionals. Here also some have come of their own and joined recently as members. As one knows there is a great pool of IT professionals in the city and to get their attention we had mentioned them.

As GVK pointed out MGP has failed in the past to attract the youth. MGP does not know why it is so. perhaps some of you who know MGP can give valuable suggestions.

There is no hierarchy in MGP. Every one is a convener and free to take up a project. MGP is involved in every topic that affects civic life of Mysore and thus there are ample opportunities for those who want to make a difference. There is total transparency. Funds are available if needed. Highest ethical standards are upheld. There is regular change in the office bearers. Accounts are presented regularly and any member is free to examine them.

Date: Aug 26, 2006

Hellow Barmy,

Here you go again chiming in agreement with anything GVK writes- the twiddledom and twiddledee syndrome. MGP is not the organisation that you think it is and wish it to be. It is typically India very narrow in its outlook.

Could we have some enlightened debate?

Date: Aug 27, 2006

Hi Nataraj,

I will be guided by your wisdom. Being from a small village I am not exposed much to intellectual debate like you. Please teach how to have one by giving some useful hints. We need sages like you.

thanks for starting a new debate.

Date: Aug 27, 2006

Barmy,

Again you go, in the opposite direction ( from 'chips up the shoulder' to 'chips down the shoulder') claiming humbler origins. Could we start a debate by looking at the following statement, and invite some comments for and against this idealized view. Unlike the practice that I have seen in MyMysore.com, I do not want the hog the debate, indulge in verbose ping pongs, and certainly is not looking forward to other twidledees who frequently chime in-the Sathyas,Raos, Sathyanarayan's and Murthys:

"here is no hierarchy in MGP. Every one is a convener and free to take up a project. MGP is involved in every topic that affects civic life of Mysore and thus there are ample opportunities for those who want to make a difference. There is total transparency".

Date: Aug 27, 2006

"here is no hierarchy in MGP. Every one is a convener and free to take up a project. MGP is involved in every topic that affects civic life of Mysore and thus there are ample opportunities for those who want to make a difference. There is total transparency".

Yes what I have written above is true. Can you please tell what is that you want to debate about. MGP is involved in every topic affecting civic life of Mysore.

Any one who wants to make a difference, a ready platform is available without having to report to higher ups.

There is total transparency. We have a news paper Garhaka Patrike in which we try to report our activities. Any one can come and browse through all the files. We hold annual AGMs as required and we go much beyond what is needed.

I do not know what debate you have in mind.

Date: Aug 27, 2006

As I said in my previous posting, I invited comments from others besides you and the others I mentioned. Reading the following discussion topics that you opened up :

“Does Mysore University Deserve Five Star?” “Quota System: Beginning of the End for IITs, IIMs, AIIMS etc”

Except Prof Bharadwaj who mentioned an interesting clandestine quota system, all others seemed to agree with you and one even went further to question the integrity of Prof Bharadaj. The debate was minimal. I get the feeling just as your harangue there against Prof Bharadwaj (about whom I have heard through my friends who were his students. They say that he was a highly regarded professor, know what he was talking about), we would see similar one here and you would be soon be demanding proofs from me and others who have the temerity to put forward our experiences with the MGP which are at variance with yours. This is the problem with the so called blogs and its authors in MyMysore.com. Not many available save the narrow bunch of 'noddies' to challenge and put forward their experiences. No wonder that MyMysore.com is not going anywhere. I am waiting.