Blindfolded.....
Yes. I couldn’t really realise what was right and what was wrong.
There is a fair chance of someone getting carried away by misconceptions about anything to which he/she is new.
I was new on campus and so initially even i like most other southies at bits, was very much into this feeling that we weren’t given the right representation in departments and clubs at bits.
But ....
I forgot something ..
Clubs do not really need to take in members looking at the statistics of the communities on the campus.
Anyone who really deserves to be in and appears to follow the code of conduct of the club is taken in.(at least in most of the cases).
Before finding fault at them we should think twice....
How can we expect clubs to take in someone who’s uncomfortable with English or resistant to socialising?
Hindi isn’t a global language and neither is Telugu. Both these languages are like north and south poles that are no way close or similar to each other. In such case English (the only global language acc to me) can be used extensively for all informal activities. It is a wonderful chance to exploit and use this beautiful language. Frankly speaking everyone knows that proficiency in English in general boosts up a person’s confidence level and also helps induce his career in this corporate world.
To my surprise I’ve encountered many people who not just decline this opportunity of exploiting this resource (English implementation in day to day life and socialising) but instead make a mockery of those who try to socialise. It is a matter of sadness to people like me because the former outnumber the latter among Bitsian Andhrites . And the few socialising Andhrites (including me hopefully) have to bear the grunt as people ( which includes Bitsian junta ) are ever ready to generalise anything. And this is the very reason why many deserving Bitsian Andhrites aren’t able to make it to most departments.
So unless and until we come out of those boundaries that we set for ourselves and embrace all, we cannot expect something better out of others... till then we will be the odd ones out....
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