Those are parents who are ruining childhood for a few marks more!

Published: July 11, 2007, 5:51 am

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Those are parents who are ruining childhood for a few marks more! Prof. Arindam Chaudhuri Hony. Dean, Centre For Economic Research and Advanced Studies, IIPM [July, 2007] The obsession of Indian parents with high marks and high percentage in boards is legendary. More legendary is their obsession with their progenies joining IT, taking science streams and doing engineering. I remember that after I cleared my tenth boards, I had thought that that was the time to watch good movies and play cricket. One morning, with much enthusiasm in my mind, I went to call out one of my friends, only to unbelievably find him taking tuitions! Perplexed, upon enquiring, I found out that his IIT preparations had already started. I actually asked him that evening why he wanted to go to IIT. His standard reply was, Because my Papa wants me to! Upon enquiring further, I realised his ‘Papa’ wanted him to go to IIT because their neighbour’s son was also in IIT. Thankfully, my dad during

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