Tuesday, April 26, 2011

Life As Usual

There is commotion in the corridor. It is full of youth. All talking in suppressed voices but the combined effect is absolutely perceptible. The students have arrived for their grand viva. Grand via is an idiosyncrasy imposed by UGC for final year graduation students. A country with three hundred universities with full autonomy can be reduced to be very ineffective by a few if they sit in UGC. But it is very heart warming to see the youth bustling outside the viva room. This is a pleasant contrast from those who start nosing around financial matters of the university rather than focusing on their studies-the prime object of their being in the university. When internet discussion groups keep giving one painful rumour after another, the rumours that mostly turn out to be true, then this scene of youth in action is straight out of Jannah. May Lord save this scene from evil glances.