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Strategies & Market Trends : India Coffee House
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To: Mohan Marette who wrote (3567)1/26/1999 2:05:00 PM
From: ratan lal  Read Replies (1) of 12475
 
Mohan

I think it is the general lawlessness in the country due to the unstable govts. and no stability in the foreseeable future.

I went to Catholic School in Bombay. Had to use influence and money to get admitted.

The padres there were very nasty. I quit and went to a vernacular school against the very strong objections of all my family and friends.

There were 3 problems that I hated.

1. Sending your class teachers to your house to collect donations during final exams. Of course all parents felt threatened and donated.

2. Promoting Catholicism actively. And forcing ALL students to do the cross. I avoided it for many years and guess the teachers noticed it. So they came up with the idea of ONE student doing the cross each morning. When my turn came I refused and had to KNEEL down in front of the class throughout the day. That was the starw that broke the camels back.

3. Forcing conversions. Any teachers that were in infraction of even a very minor nature were threatened with 'rustication' (so they could not get a job anywhere) unless they converted.

Of course regular beatings with ruler for any infraction, even stupid rules, didnt help matters. So I changed schools and did very well in the new shool.

BTW I am not at all relegious although my parents were extremely relegious and my father used to sing in the temple. My father and I along with all my brothers used to discuss God and relegion freely although neither side was able to persaude the other. I always loved going to the temple since they had this huge hall totally marble floor and we got to play and enjoy ourselves while our parents joined other devotees. And I love 'Bhajans'. They just seem to have the right combination of words and tune to put you in a meditative state.

Sorry, I guess I got carried away.......
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