Vijit's Opinion

Teaching would be the career I would have opted for if money didn’t matter. Why teaching? The primary reason would be to learn more. I know this may seem odd. If you have to learn you got to be a student and not a teacher is what you would say to me. However, I strongly disagree with you. Only a good learner can be a great teacher. Also, knowledge is the only wealth that increases when you distribute it. As a child when anyone would ask me, what I would like to be? I would say, a doctor. However, today if someone would ask me that question, teaching would be my answer. You would be hard-pressed to learn and acquire knowledge in order to impart it. Students will shoot many questions at you. Questions you would not have asked yourself before. A multitude of view points will force you to think deep. One gets a great sense of accomplishment by imparting knowledge. I am not a great fan of our education system though. Whatever we are learning in schools today, how much of it are we implement...

Seven colors define a rainbow but black is the color of my shadow Light keeps it alive else into darkness it will dive It keeps changing shape but it's me that it always tries to ape As long as there is light it never goes out of sight With me it will walk but never will it talk Events in life may make me sad but an indifferent attitude is all it had

Vijitkumar Common Man, Thane city, India 08 th , August, 2009 To Dr. Manmohan Singh, The Prime Minister of India, New Delhi Subject: Invitation to take a bike ride with me from Thane to Mumbai and back Respected Prime Minister, I know you are one of the busiest men in India if not the world. A huge responsibility rests on your shoulder and it is not an easy job heading a nation like India. However, I hope that you will spare five minutes to read this letter of mine. I will try to keep it short and simple. This is to highlight the risk a common man goes through travelling on unsafe roads in India. I stay in Thane city, neighbouring the financial capital of India, Mumbai. My office is in Hiranandani, Powai. It is close to IIT Powai, one of the premier educational institutes in India. I ride my bike to office and it has become a risky affair these days. I travel on the Eastern Express Highway and then move on ...