Welcoming Change

When I joined BALLB, I was apprehensive about what awaited me. I was not very sure if I was making a right choice, as there were more opinions than experiences; more suggesters than well-wishers. From then on, I always thought of one thing, 'lets try and be among the few who are different.' I am not sure if I have been able to be so, but I do know that I have sincerely tried to be different.

The one barrier that I always faced was appreciation of being different. I am not sure if all my readers will agree with me, but uniqueness is not always welcomed. Most of the time, redundancy is celebrated because it is safe, not because it is good. A system in place from ages quivers to adopt to change, just because that system is so used to an old dogmatic ancient practice, that change is a word missing from its dictionary.

I am sure if my reader is a science student, then he will disagree, but what about humanities? Since I am an illiterate as far as science goes, I will not venture into the unknown. However, I am not sure how humanities have become so behind in the race to change.

In the study of law, one best example is 'legal language.' Not today, but maybe from a few decades, everyone has been saying, and they keep on saying that legal language is so complicated. I disagree when they comment about acts and statutes, because the complex language is necessity and not choice. However, I do not understand when it comes to pleadings or conveyancing documents. I do not understand why an old ancient form of language is adopted till date in these matters, when the rest of the world in most other fields has moved on.

Change is something that should not only be encouraged, but also made compulsory. the most important reason behind it is that the one and only thing that is ever constant in this world in change, and hence if one faces away from it, they are the biggest fools...

3 Ididots

Well, if my reader is expecting a film review, it will be very disappointing. I am not going to write a review. I only wish to highlight two things.

1. Run behind excellence, success will follow
2. The present education system

I wonder how practical it is. Is the Indian Education System really ready for this revolution? I am a student of law. I know people have this perception that law is rules and regulations, but I would like to emphasize that it is not so. Jurisprudence is something that is beyond rules and books. Interpretation is the root of law, and it is not books and rules, its application of mind. It is beyond the common read and vomit strategy. It is more about how you read a law and use it. The question is how many institutes imbibes this capability in the students, where as the reality is that without this capacity, a lawyer is backbone less!!!

My only doubt is whether we are really ready for the shift of education from books and exams to application and practicality. At least in fields of engineering like shown in the movie, it is possible, but what about law? What about humanities? What about encouraging student to take up something weird and allowing to experiment, even in law, or any humanities? I am sure there is no subject in the world that does not have scope for experimentation. The question is, are we ready?

A huge hue and cry is in place when Minister Sibbal announced that he wants to invite foreign universities to come and open their institutes here. the competition was too much, so it was felt. And thus, the solution that was thought fit was to advance our system, and not allow them to come. Funny, how a little competition in our own land shook the trustees and managements of Indian institutes. An look at me, here I am talking about a total shift in the education system.

The question is, as asked in the movie, DO WE WANT TO BE WELL TRAINED OR WELL EDUCATED???