My Harvard Reunion

Re: # 77
If you were his student then you have to be a good Doctor. I miss him very much.

Re: # 40
He is dead now for the last 4 yrs. He joined Planning Commission as Additional Secretary Health Ministry then he joined WHO. He had some Liver complications.

Re: # 66
Generally speaking there are no dumb students at American Universities otherwise they wont make it to completion. Students are constantly graded with assignments and term papers. This system is still not very prevalent in Indian Universities.

There are some so called avg intelligence, not too rich people on Tutition Assistance programs that I saw at Harvard. For e.g from Private scholarships or endowments, sponsorships etc.

What is your point?
I always feel that you enjoy disproving others if they disagree with your reasoning.

As far as elitism of IIT/IAS is concerned, I observered it by meeting and interacting with them. There is no way to benchmark this statement India is known for Sahib-doms and elitism.

MR shobig AKA Khamkhwa:
Even if my English is bad, so who gives a flying ...k.
There are many students at Harvard whose English is not that good, does`nt mean that they will be kicked out or cannot be brilliant.

Your upbringing was probably in a society that has taught you that English is a upper strata language and in order to go to Harvard you have to know very good English. If that were the case Japaneese and South American students would never get good grades.

Do a reality check.

English is very important to know as the medium of instruction is English. Also, I am not going to write novels or be journalist.

Dillidost,
Very well-written and interesting article. I enjoyed your constant questioning of what you observe and how you attempt to provide rational answers.
I found the following very amusing:

{``You could still see some old timers hitting on young girl ushers who did not seem to mind the advances from old men. Frankly I never understood why they had 18 year old girls as ushers for every reunion tent.``}

Good job!

Salim Ahmed Chauhan

``Brazilians and Chilians``.. i see Brazilians everywhere..from basura cleaners to franchise sub-shop owners. But who are these chilians? Are you refering to Mexicans, who eat a lot of chiles?

Re: # 69 I agree with you Mr.Romair generally more you study more you become foolish. In Karachi and lahore many physic and Chemistry MSc are driving cabs and they have wasted so many years in going to college and burden on parents and then they blame parents. Too much education is not good as it creates mental impotency. He cries for job and blame parents and governments. Like if one is not educated then you can start driving cab as soon as you can make money and happy. Educated half employed or underemployed people have to work as uneducated but they have attitude problem they whine all time as they want to find fault with some body and not with himself. There was lahore college management MBA lamenting on TV for no job for him. I am sure also in our mirror country on downside has lots of unemployed whining PhD amd MBAs and IT grads amd IITIANs also driving cabs and lorries all over India in cities like bombay and delhi etc.
And normally passangers do not like whining drivers as they have -ve attitude so they do not get paid tip as they are not pleasant and do not rush and open door fast for passanger to come out. Lots MBAs from usa are Lafangas. They go to usa and do some MBA course of 4th rate co9llege compared to Lahore or Karachiand they work as managers in rental car agencies and night shift supervisors. And when they come to get married back to karachi ( locals can not be deceived) talk as if they are real managers as in pakistan who can hire and fire and rich. Poor boys and girls marry such half educated us people at great disadvantage. They have bad attitude as they only drink beer in Karachi saying water is bad and too much heat humidity while in Usa they drinkm simple tap water. They just want to harras and use other peoples money, they do not have to pay then drink beer under pretext of bad water.
Also I do not believe IIT can get 120,000 /12x60 =600,000 Pakistani dollars (rupees per months) its not possible is all hype. Otherwise all world boys and girls will line up at IIT. IIT is hype just like any thing. We need to IIT stuff and move to great education institutions through out our world. Every body can understand when I say our world means all ``stans``(central asia) and arab mainlands and far east really 54 members of IOC.
Generally getting tired of politics of criticism on this newspaper and all Indians then Iranians , afghans, chineses turks, Morrocans etc. Time has come to lots of Indian contribution like we have -ve list for Imports from India. Our others friends find no point in coming and contributing if all Indians are roaminhg here and critic as if there is no tomorrow and they find all indocentric. Editors should invite contribution from real friends and brother countris than our -ve image the Indians. Hope good articles on how to pick up good companies on KSE, gas pipe line, and all real no india centric stuff or we appear as fools.
Good luck everybody.

Hey Delhiwala,
I attended my graduation ceremony on Saturday, so, this feels so apt at the moment :)
Only real annoying part was the guest speaker who spoke on `trade liberalisation-multilateralism V. regionalism`, soo strange!! I missed the shit school speeches where everyone would tell us what strong ladies we could be :)

Romair,

Indeed. :)

Saminashah #: “Community college students KNOW the difference b/n ``there`` and ``their``...lets not drag them into Delheewallah`s atrocious grammar....”

“If you want to work for Steve Jobs, go to college. If you want to be Steve Jobs, drop out.”

“Stanford University graduates were hit with an unlikely commencement message on Sunday. Jobs, founder of both Apple Computer and Pixar Studios, told the nearly 5,000 graduates that dropping out of college was one of his best decisions ever. Jobs said dropping out gave him more time to take courses in things like calligraphy. And to make a bazillion dollars.”

If one carries out a quick analysis of some of the biggest business leaders in the world, one could almost make an argument that the true qualification that is required is to either quit college or go to a community college. There is an interesting book called the Millionaire next door, which highlights some interesting facts about Millionaires, and how many of them are only high-school grads……….

Bill Gates never completed his degree at Harvard. Michael Dell didn’t complete his in Texas. Steve Ballmer dropped out of Stanford Business School. Larry Ellison of Oracle used to be a bum, with no college degree. Steve Jobs dropped out of Reed College…………Ted Turner was expelled from Brown University. Collen Powell, failed in one academic program after another.

Prince Waleed-bin-Talaal, rated the second best investor in the world, and fifth richest man in the world, by Fortune, is a graduate of a community college in San Jose. An Indian entrepreneur, I am subcontracting for right now, has around 50 people deployed on a project. Each one of us is significantly more academically qualified than him. He has a community college degree, yet pays all our salaries !!

Why so many people so jealous of poor Mr.Delhiwala ? I know he is from Harvard. But he is a human too. I mean...why so much hatred and anger in this world ? Can`t we all just get along ? The Harvardwallahs as well as the ghatiwallahs.......let us all hold hands and sing >>

We are the world, we are the children
We are the ones who make a brighter day
So lets start giving
Theres a choice we`re making
We`re saving our own lives
its true we`ll make a better day
Just you and me

There comes a time when we hear a certain call
When the world must come together as one
There are people dying
and its time to lend a hand to life
There greatest gift of all

We cant go on pretending day by day
That someone, somewhere will soon make a change
We are all a part of Gods great big family
And the truth, you know,
Love is all we need

[Chorus:]
We are the world, we are the children
We are the ones who make a brighter day
So lets start giving
Theres a choice we`re making
We`re saving our own lives
its true we`ll make a better day
Just you and me

Send them your heart so they`ll know that someone cares
And their lives will be stronger and free
As God has shown us by turning stones to bread
So we all must lend a helping hand

[Chorus:]
We are the world, we are the children
We are the ones who make a brighter day
So lets start giving
Theres a choice we`re making
We`re saving our own lives
its true we`ll make a better day
Just you and me

When you`re down and out, there seems no hope at all
But if you just believe theres no way we can fall
Let us realize that a change can only come
When we stand together as one

[Chorus:]
We are the world, we are the children
We are the ones who make a brighter day
So lets start giving
Theres a choice we`re making
We`re saving our own lives
its true we`ll make a better day
Just you and me

What is this? A kangaroo court? Delhiwala has a right to say what he believes in. You may not agree with him, but that does not mean attacking him for saying his piece in his own style.Mr. Delhiwala, please keep writing. Practice makes perfect.

Re: # 63
Delhiwala, I am talking about non-brilliant, non-rich people. Not super rich dumasses. Keeping that in mind, can you elaborate more on your claim that IITs are more `elitist` than Harvard et al?

#57 by delhiwala on July 4, 2005 7:54am PT

you`re wasting your time with capt clueless...he`ll run his usual i`m a super-duper IT guy spiel..fact of the matter is, he doesn`t know java from a latte...

Khams,

Community college students KNOW the difference b/n ``there`` and ``their``...lets not drag them into Delheewallah`s atrocious grammar....

Re: # 61
probably none.
Like I said before, if you are mediocre like me then you can make it there.