IIM's under the media microscope

Currently the IIM campus placements are hot in the news. With some students grossing more than 1 crore paychecks abroad, most of the media is rife with the discussion of whether IIM students should stay in India and generate jobs or whether they should go abroad for the green money. I think the media should F*** O** and leave these guys alone.

What one has to do in life (whether its to earn money or start a business or do social service) is a personal issue. No external influence works here. Each person has a different dream and he should be able to live it. Supporting these students through IIM's does not mean that our country has any control over their future. These bright students would have found ways to complete their education one way or the other.

Now lets talk about the other people whom goverenment helps through their education. They are the economically backward and the students helped on by reservations. Does the country impose any restriction on their career paths? No!! So why go after IIMs?

Urban Legends

Everyone loves a good urban legend / gossip :
1) Will the earth be destroyed in 20 years?
2) Do mermaids exist in the sea?

Here is a bad news for all you guys..The Urban Legends Reference Pages, also known as www.snopes.com, is a website dedicated to determining the truth about many urban legends, Internet rumors, email forwards, and other such stories of uncertain or questionable origin. Snopes is run by Barbara and David Mikkelson, a couple from California who married after meeting on the newsgroup alt.folklore.urban. The couple also founded the San Fernando Valley Folklore Society, who were credited as the owners of the site until 2005. The site is organized according to topic and includes a messageboard where questionable stories and pictures may be posted.

For those which are not in there....there is always google.com