It’s a common complaint nowadays heard from almost all ‘educated “class that Indian’s do not have a civic sense. It is at the same time expected that the youth of this country must contribute a lot in this matter.
I encountered a rather precarious situation while I was on my national duty and participating in a training programme in the Veterinary college of Goregaon. While the college had no doubt a sprawling and large campus, it could not be denied that the campus bored a dim look. Almost no plant planted was looked after, not even watered, no sign on cleanliness, almost all tiles having broken, water taps leaking, fans not situated where they could have been, and with one of the dirtiest canteen’s that I had seen, I could hardly expect sense of civic duty amongst its students.
Surprise came when of the participants spit on ground and a harsh voice came from behind, “hey plz keep our campus clean, don’t spit here, ap isko dirty kar rahe ho”. We turned back to find a group of 4 students hurrying towards us to argue. This at once made the situation there somewhat tense. The participant nearing them, said. ‘AM SORRY YAAR, I JUST HAD A COUGH COMING OUT, SO HAD TO SPIT”. Some heated words were exchanged and we tried to pacify the situation while a sturdy built student was trying to almost attack the colleague while his friends tried to pacify him. A girl student said ‘ CHODDO NA YAAR, THEY ARE NOT AT ALL WORTHY”
I WAS SHOCKED. WHILE India was going to vote, it is almost expected that the youth of today take a view better understood and that binds the nation. My campus- u r an outsider – don’t dare make it dirty! Got something in mind?
This is Mumbai, u r an outsider! This very fact for a while horrified me. Civic sense ki chinta se badkar kuch alag ho raha tha. The students were not unhappy rules of civic sense were being broken, but that there campus was being “intruded” by us, the outsiders, who had nothing to do with the campus as such. What’s on? COMMENT PLZ
I encountered a rather precarious situation while I was on my national duty and participating in a training programme in the Veterinary college of Goregaon. While the college had no doubt a sprawling and large campus, it could not be denied that the campus bored a dim look. Almost no plant planted was looked after, not even watered, no sign on cleanliness, almost all tiles having broken, water taps leaking, fans not situated where they could have been, and with one of the dirtiest canteen’s that I had seen, I could hardly expect sense of civic duty amongst its students.
Surprise came when of the participants spit on ground and a harsh voice came from behind, “hey plz keep our campus clean, don’t spit here, ap isko dirty kar rahe ho”. We turned back to find a group of 4 students hurrying towards us to argue. This at once made the situation there somewhat tense. The participant nearing them, said. ‘AM SORRY YAAR, I JUST HAD A COUGH COMING OUT, SO HAD TO SPIT”. Some heated words were exchanged and we tried to pacify the situation while a sturdy built student was trying to almost attack the colleague while his friends tried to pacify him. A girl student said ‘ CHODDO NA YAAR, THEY ARE NOT AT ALL WORTHY”
I WAS SHOCKED. WHILE India was going to vote, it is almost expected that the youth of today take a view better understood and that binds the nation. My campus- u r an outsider – don’t dare make it dirty! Got something in mind?
This is Mumbai, u r an outsider! This very fact for a while horrified me. Civic sense ki chinta se badkar kuch alag ho raha tha. The students were not unhappy rules of civic sense were being broken, but that there campus was being “intruded” by us, the outsiders, who had nothing to do with the campus as such. What’s on? COMMENT PLZ
