Education in our rural communities, most unfortunately, continues to be “discretionary”. Even more so, the
education of girls. Boys get preference in education.
Girls primary schools in Chettinad villages are not many. Even where they exist, they could certainly use
additional funds. I strongly advocate that NSNA consider funding girls education in our villages.
Some research on the current status of girls’ primary education in Chettinad villages is necessary: Which
villages have schools? Which don’t? How are the facilities and teachers? How are they funded? Can we
help with the purchase of books, notebooks, perhaps, computers? How good are the libraries? How can
NSNA funds be best deployed in promoting our girls’ primary education in the rural areas? I am focusing
on the villages based on the assumption that our city-dwelling brethren generally do not lack the aspiration
or the means to educate their girls. Also, I am only focusing on “primary” education, again with the idea of
getting the greatest benefit with the limited resource.
As our members visit home, we can collect some of this research information. We can also approach our
sister associations in Tiruchy, Madurai etc. for help with getting this information.
Many of my friends in Chicago and Texas area know of my single-minded f ocus on education of our
people. I wish every penny that we’re able to collect as assistance fund would go to educating our children
in Chettinad, especially our girls in the villages.
( Ram Ramanathan, Saudi Arabia )
Definitions heard on the street…
Opportunists:
One who starts having a bath when he/she accidentally falls in a river .
Absent Minded Person:
One who stands in front of the mirror for hours trying to remember where he had seen the person
before
Cigarette:
A pinch of tobacco rolled in paper with fire at one end & a fool on the other.
Lecture:
An art of transferring information from the notes of the lecturer to the notes of the students
without passing through "the minds of either".
Conference:
The confusion of one man multiplied by the number present.
Compromise:
The art of dividing a cake in such a way that everybody believes he got the biggest piece.
Love affairs:
Something like cricket where one-day internationals are more popular than a five-day test.
Tears:
The hydraulic force by which masculine will power is defeated by feminine waterpower.
Dictionary:
A place where divorce comes before marriage.
Conference Room:
A place where everybody talks, nobody listens & everybody disagrees later on.
(Dr. N. Nachiappan, Dayton, NJ)
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