THE INVITE TO CHAIT IIT GLOBAL MEET AT IITKGP ON 18TH AUGUST 2021 AT IIT KGP
Sunday 13th June 2021,
Ram Da,
Would like you to be the Chair of IIT Global 2021 (online on Zoom) - had been longing to curate this forum for a long time...but as the cosmos has brought us together once more, want to host it under your tutelage...
the distinctive philosophy of yours behind the IIT Global Forums need to be enunciated and taken forward...
It would be on 18th of august - the IIT KGP foundation day also known as foundation day of the IIT system in the country....
the theme would be Intense Inner Transformation....
Would like to felicitate some 108 IITians for their lifetime striving into Intense Inner Transformation who made it big in their chosen fields...
Over to you...
Shall ping you from my whatsapp shortly....
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My post to my whatsapp IIT Network
23rd June 2021
Last week I shared with you an Invitation asking me to Chair IIT Global 2021 which I declined straight away.
Many of you have asked why Not Ram ? and I appreciate the faith some of you have in me. Thank You for that I salute you all. I am sharing with you here the Text of my response to the IITians who invited me... 👇👇
MY ORIGINAL RESPONSE: "You flatter me, to be honest. I am just a foot soldier who follows his gut feel about everything in life. I am definitely a sucker for work and have the endurance for a long haul but definitely a very shy person and am not a person of many words either.
Plus, put it this way PanIITian Founders don't like me, IIT Fraternity don't like me either as I host the "Suicides in IITs Blog" to raise Awareness of the issue, as until I started the Blog Administrators were sweeping the issue under the carpet and student suicides in IITs were totally ignored.
Also whatever I did from year 2000 to 2017 in creating IIT Global Yahoo Groups etc is Water under the Bridge.
In 2021, Don't believe I am the right candidate.
Having said that, I have always been an IDEAS man and will back you in your efforts behind the scenes. I still hold close to my heart an idea of how IIT entrance exams can be modified to kill off Kota Coaching schools and allow kids from poor and disadvantaged families an equal opportunity to qualify on their own without parents taking out huge mortgages to pay for Kota.
With my system IITs can, get rid of Reservation, so no one is discriminated against by Faculty or Fellow students for Caste and Entitlement Reasons I also am aware that many IIT Faculty members and even members of the HRD Ministry and AICTE have their hands in the Kota TILL ( Kapil Sibal did have his fingers in the Pie)
One thing I can do, is "Promote your IIT Global Meeting to my IIT Contacts".
Tell me more about what this entity is and how it came about and how it co exists with PanIIT etc as I am totally in the dark right now as we speak. It is almost 5 years since I cut of contact with IITians except for my close buddies I am in touch with through Whatapp
Earlier this year I started on my Second Book Titled "Repairing India". Just ran out of fuel and is now sitting on the back burner.
Cheers
Ramda
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23rd June 2021
Early Morning Dream:
I had another early morning dream urging me to complete what I started "Smash Repairs to FIX India". I dreamt that not even all the Gods of all Religions Combined could Fix India's Problems and India will for ever be a "Chalti Ka Naam Ghadi like Indias Old Ambassador car". That is Indias Karma so to speak.
The Ambassador kept going and no one could really kill the Ambassador car. India is also like a Paper boat in a Turbulent Ocean right now with Divisive Politics with Covid on its back.
My dream was a suggestion to step back and not reach for the skies as failure is inevitable but to do what is feasible, given my age and my deteriorating health. No Point taking my Dreams with me to the Grave as it benefits no body.
That out of the Blue Invite was in fact a Nudge to pull me out of my deep slumber, pull my socks and do something that is within my Reach; which is to create a White Paper on "Revamping IITs for the Next century"
Out of a few hundred IIT alumni who I shared the news with about IIT Global Zoom meet at IIT Kgp on 18th August 2021, I have hand picked ten buddies who share my thoughts and ambition.
If you are receiving this, You are one of them.
I am not going to ask you to co author the Book so do not worry. My plan is that I share my thoughts as I go along and I want you all to wear a "Hat of a Consultant" and be an ardent Critic and find holes in my ideas so I can plug them.
In my life I have always saluted my Critics most as they help me fix (especially my six sisters) the flaws. You can also help me with deeper research for information that I cannot find if you wish. No Compulsion. Do what you can and when you can let us call this " Revamping IITs" for the next century" The Plan is to complete the white paper by end July 2021.
Wish me Luck.
Rambo
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Comments Received:
Congrats. Great. A laudable initiative. first crowd source ideas, in a 2 stage structure. 1st stage 10 topics from each of these chosen 10. It would range from 10 to 100. From this shortlist 10. stage 2 ask their views on the shortlisted 10. Write it up after discussion
My Reply:I already have My ideas and is what I want to develop not crowd sourced ideas. You can start one in parallel and we can exchange notes
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Good luck, and thanks for identifying me as a fierce and honest critic.
India's problems need some serious out of the box thinking. Thick headed fascists can't even get to square one, that's when they begin screaming, destroying, and bullying like spoiled children.
The smart liberals are also lost in what has seemingly worked elsewhere, and are unable to notice that only a handful of very small and rich countries have begun to overcome yesterday's prejudices, and unfortunately new kinds of problems are emerging now that that burden is lifted
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Gr8! Famous Rambo - who is this guy? If u had accepted you could have been an influencer.
(Me: I AM GOING TO BE AN INFLUENCER WITH NO CHAIR)
Fair enough n I tend to agree with the sentiments expressed by u: - work horse, sincere, forthright, blunt and will step on toes, if needed ....
You can b a gr8 catalyst to promote this newbie group n contribute your knowledge! 👌👍🙌👊🙏
Valid reasons very true and acceptable.
All the best Ram! I shall read what you send and see if I can contribute at all. Am more of a 'stay at home' and unsocial animal - as you will know.
(stay at home unsocial animals are also knows as creative artists and authors)
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Pity, I would have liked to hear you speak
Also very thoughtful response . You have good values
(Yes Yes felt flattered and proud but not interested. These shows are for billionaires and millionaires to strut the stage and show off not me. Ten years ago I had the passion to transform IITs may be but disillusioned today with Modis rule and Saffronisation of India. Having turned the offer down I am thinking now as I write this is I can write a paper on Renovating The IIT concept that will eliminate Kota Coaching schools, reduce Suicides and give dignity to Dalits of India eliminating Reservations. My life is Run by my Inner Conscience which is my God Too)
I'm honored. Hope I can meet your expectations.
(No Expectations at all as I know you are always truthful and that is all I want good honest and thought out Opinion)
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Great honour. We feel as proud as you are.
You have put it across very well. Clearly brought out your willingness to help wherever needed. Your desire to give out ideas to refine the selection system into IIT to make it a better place to study to many deserving students should be utilised by the concerned. Valuable.
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Very well deserved offer, Ram - so proud of you 👍👍🙏
(Yes Flattered but not interested. These shows are for billionaires and millionaires to strut the stage and show of not me)
Agree with you, Ram - I dropped out of one Whatsapp group where we were supposed to be sharing old memories - but it appeared to be all about people bragging about themselves - gave me the shits 😊
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Great honour indeed! You deserve a lot of credit for transforming the association to an alumni run institution from an institute/ faculty run association.
(Made a lot of enemies in the process too and got used by many too and dumped. Never mind A Man has got to do what a Man has got to do. Yes Flattered but not interested. These shows are for billionaires and millionaires to strutt the stage and show off not me)
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I did glance over it, but did not understand it fully.What does that event do?
(Have no clue, I have not found out. You know what zoom sessions are like recently I attended a Public zoom session on Rajiv Gandhis Assassination. Two Hosts a man and a woman, my Friend Sri Kumar who was IG Police Karnataka and apprehended the baddies in a Bangalore Motel was Chief Guest and a lady journalist who accompanied the Gandhis in the car and was in the process of getting out and walking around from behind the car probably a van and the bomb exploded. Most people were waiting for Sri Kumar to explain the police investigation and why Karnataka police cracked it and not Madras police. Unfortunately the Journalist woman would not shut up and babbled on and on and I could see the frustration on Srikumars Face. There was another reason why I was very keen. One of my good friends Padhmanaban who is a Retd Deputy Superintendent of Police. We reconnected on Whatsapp may be in 2019 or so and he told me things which were different to what the news papers published. A few years back there was something called a TELGI stamp scam which he solved and tracked. when the heat was on, the crook fled to Bangalore out of Tamilnadus jurisdiction .so he informed the Karnataka police who apprehended the crook and took all the credit and no mention of TN Polices efforts. Same happened with Rajiv bomb blast TN Police did all the dirty work and blamed Rajiv security arrangements that were taken out of TN police control and managed by Rajivs Body guard team. TN Team informed Karnataka Police who promptly went and arrested the baddies and took all the credit. Moral of the story is in India people will do any thing to take credit for other peoples efforts. This Padhu is a TamBram and we crossed swords on BJP Rule and we do not talk any more. Mithu just asked me why on earth did you decline the invitation and I said the last thing I wanted was to clash with Modi bhakts and I am not the m,ost popular wioth IIT administrators or the HRD as I maintain a Blog on Suicides in IITs..
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I saw it, but could predict what your reaction would be.
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I was wondering who is the person who sent this to you? And when To forward it to the group.
(If You remember I formed the IIT Global Groups in year 2002 when I was in UK only to find out Later that Dave Singh had starte huis InterIIT Group a few months before me. Soon after Monishi saw the progress and did his best to block IIT Global Groups. He argued that I did not have the authorisation from the Directors of IITs ( he was then sucking up to all IIT Directors to get the best IIT candidates for his body shopping business. He threatened to close my groups down legally and tell yahoo blah blah blah. I told him to go fuck himself. It was then he came up with the Idea of Pan IIT and even asked batch mates to donate big and I still remember KK told him suck my dick. IIT GlobalGroups grew and had about 5000 members in 2017 when I quit and handed over the reins to a few others. All IIT Global Yahoo Groups are Dead Now as you know. One young man was an IIT Global member is now involved in this new event at IIT Kgp to be held in Aug 2021. I received the invite out of the Blue. He was all excited but I declined as I am not the right candidate. No no need to forward it to the Group as Monishi Sanyal will have a heart attack and die. Once he wrote a tonne of vulgar things about me and I said Monishi I am not going to stop to your low standards but am going to hit nyiu well below thge belt where it hurts and you will shut your trap for good. I told him I was going to forward the rubbish he wrote to me, to IITM Director Prof Anant. That very night I received a Phone call. Monishis wife had phoned Dave to say Monishi was having chest pain and he was fuming about some Rambo. So Daljit phoned me at home saying Monishi was in bad shape and wanted to talk to me. I. said no way and hung up. phone rang soon after. I guessed it might be Monishi himself so asked Mithu to pick it up she told me. it was Monishi and he tried to butter her up talking in Bangla As yiu and I know he did have serious heart problems in recent years. Pan IIT is as good as dead and there is a bit split between PanIIT Usa and Pan IIT India..I walked away from IIT issues from 2013. was Taking up oo much time of mine But must confess it was good fun and I made some life long friends)
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Ram, I just got back from a 3-week road trip in the American West with some of our mates
Your response was a good one.
At this stage in life, one needs to be in an advisory role and let younger people do the heavy lifting.
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