A Requiem
for Education
It was time
for reason to flee
When Jaggu
took over UGC,
For his
well-timed exit from JNU
Saved him
from the falling debris,
Of that now- scrunched up university.
Everyone’s
heart was in their mouth,
Knowing
twas DU’s time to go south
That is when
in stepped HERA Pheri
Plus other
practices jo Jaggu ne en route gheri!
Promoting
questionable exams, benefitting neither meri nor teri !
Those were tiny
shoes he had to fill,
Vacated by previous VCs who had made DU ill
One had
even opined that a little plagiarism was good,
This Jaggu at UGC speedily understood.
Hence Michigan’s protocols have now become
DU’s staple food
Our
university years have lengthened,
And our
specialized syllabi have shrunk!
"No, don’t get into a funk,"
Jaggu declares,
much strengthened:
"In the new economy student fees will form a
huge chunk."
We asked :” What about ethics and equality and
research standards?”
He replied :” On such overloads, why must energy be squandered?”
“We promise ease of reduced teaching and guarantee
pleasure
Over four
years you will be granted much more leisure.
Why does such immanence worry you in undue
measure?”
“ Our leaders, they are our national treasure,
We must not subject them to any more pressure,
At all times, the university, student and
teacher
In the
leader’s diminishment must not feature
The ill educated
leader is now an iconic creature.”
So everyone
go pedal your bike,
let us whip
up the froth and fluff
let no one dare to call our bluff,
Less must be in fact, much much more than enough.”
Thus will
NEP trip, nip and rip education,
Pushing students onto an overpriced vacation
Under this
new policy of Ignorance,
Education
will forever be in a trance.
See how our politicians jump up and prance.
Meanwhile
let us iterate as we so heavily fall
Know this: The
anguished writing on the wall
Higher education
was not built by chance
All those of you continuing to look askance
At innocent minds
speared through mischance.
Will you not end, this relentless, macabre dance?
