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Story Of An Average College Student – Passing Out With Good Marks Without Studying At All

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It was 7pm on the day before my university exams were to begin. I rushed to the market near the college waiting to buy the “Guess papers”, or “Question Banks”, 50-70 pages of which are supposed to contain the entire syllabus of a particular subject.  Since I didn’t have time to study myself, I chose the well trodden path of going with the “Question Banks”. As I started … [Read more...]

The Story Of Every Indian Student – Prepare For Engg Or Medical, Or Become A Useless Student.

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“Engineering or medical?” texted an old friend. “Er. Verma Sir. The best Chemistry tutor in the city.” Read out a pamphlet. “What I’ll teach you next has got nothing to do with your CBSE syllabus, but it will help you to crack your competition exams”, said the school mathematics teacher. “The new batch for IIT preparations starts from Monday”, said a pre-recorded voice … [Read more...]

Isn’t Our Education System A Form Of Child Abuse? Here’s How It Is!

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Indian Education System defines CHILD ABUSE. Now this is something we need to talk about! And, this is something most of us did face. You have to understand something that Child Abuse is not always ‘Physical’. Mental and Emotional Child Abuse is something we must expose. In an education system like this, most of us are victims, no actually, all of us face “you have to get a … [Read more...]

What This Girl Achieved While Working As Maid At 9 Places & Supporting Her Family Is Remarkable!

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We often complain about how our education system spares no free time for us. And it’s almost impossible to do anything apart from studies if you want to score good marks. Then how come Shalini A from Mariyappanapalya managed to do so? The 17 year old girl scored a brilliant 84.8 percent marks in science stream in her 12th board exams. If you are wondering, what’s so … [Read more...]

She Was Sexually Harassed At School, And The School Responded In A Way That Ended Her Life!

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Kamalika Das was just another teenager who went to school, had her friends, did her work, and every other thing about her life was regular. But, only until she turned 13. In September 2010, she was sexually harassed by a boy from her school, older than her, during the school hours. This isn’t the worse part of the story, there is more to come. Initially left dumbstruck, … [Read more...]