Apropos the editorial "Copying nation" (March 22), two events highlighted the most this week must trouble us all deeper than what they portray. One that of the unabashed copying in school exams and the other, the brazen sale of rail tickets by touts. Clearly, the education system is in great disrepair because the teaching standards are so poor that students find exams an ordeal. Perhaps, many schools turn a blind eye to mass copying, so that poor pass results do not betray their lack of teaching standards and ability.
Dubious marketing in rail tickets was expected to come down drastically after computerisation. It has boomed instead. The government has soft pedalled the issue for too long, allowing the racket to take deep and professional roots. The best amenity for a rail passenger is a hassle-free and confirmed ticket.
It needs to be noted that touts, in any description, are a by-product of a neglected educational system that blocks avenues of normal employment. Systemic neglect in any area - be it social, educational, economic or administration - sets up a by-product.
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Dubious marketing in rail tickets was expected to come down drastically after computerisation. It has boomed instead. The government has soft pedalled the issue for too long, allowing the racket to take deep and professional roots. The best amenity for a rail passenger is a hassle-free and confirmed ticket.
It needs to be noted that touts, in any description, are a by-product of a neglected educational system that blocks avenues of normal employment. Systemic neglect in any area - be it social, educational, economic or administration - sets up a by-product.
R Narayanan Ghaziabad
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New Delhi 110 002
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