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Racism & Ragging (Vis-a-vis attacks in Australia)

DISCLAIMER: Like most of my posts, this is being written from the top of my head. Readers understanding sought.

“tell me how many balls can you see,” the senior said pointing a Hingis poster on the wall. She swung her racket and the tennis ball appeared three times in the poster.
“one,” I responded.
“Trying to be smart,” he said motioning me to move aside.
The next came and he replied, “three.”
“its five, isn’t it?” the senior asked, “look carefully.”
“Anyway we welcome you all to this hostel. Stay well, be on time and be proud of your hostel (read house) at all times.” The senior said shaking hands.

Another day

“where did you go today?” a hairy senior asked, caressing his sculpted belly. Obvious indication that he hadn’t escaped hardships of an SSGian’s life.
“PWD da”
“who did you ask?”
“No one da”
“You got wings already?” the senior said sending his arms flying to the junior’s cheek.
The junior ran away the following night with a broken ear drum.
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Last evening I was talking to a friend of mine, as we waited at the crowded BRT signal in Delhi. It started as a passing comment on the racist attacks on Indian students in Australia. I added my inputs from an article that said how Delhi was equally racist in treating students (as well as employed men) from the Northeast in no known ways of moderateness and understanding. My friend said, Delhi does it because no one has a sense of belongingness to this city. Buy or grab land, build house, get a car and there you go…just rent them. And this city is more yours than those who come seeking for your house on rent!

Respect for others come from your sense of belongingness (community) she said. I curled my eyebrows in slight disagreement and she quickly added,
“when you are in a community, there is an elder guiding you.”

The traffic signals in BRT Delhi is notoriously slow during peak hours and I turned off the ignition of my car. She continued, “racism is much like ragging, you never know where to stop it. And when the fun turns into racism and violence.”

I muttered something and the light ahead turned green. Ragging in Sainik School Goalpara is a debatable issue. Its undoubtedly wrong many a times. But I am afraid if I am going to criticize it until I can come up with an useful alternate. An alternate that can uphold the very spirit of being an SSGian. I take a further step and feel compelled to divulge that ‘ragging’ in sainik school Goalpara is different from the ragging that we read in newspapers. Many will agree, many will not. I wasn’t sure if I could make sense trying to put them into words, and explain it to her. Like most other experiences of being an SSGian.

Welcome Speech..!!!

Hi,

This is my first post to this blog. At the very onset, I extend my regards to all the seniors, fellow batch mates, juniors and readers. :)

Well did I make it sound like the typical welcome speech given before any event in our school. :)

I think the welcome speech was the only thing that was constant (read never-changed) during my (our) stay at SSG. There was a single script which has been repeated by almost everyone standing at the podium welcoming the audience for any occasion, be it debate, recitation, elocution.. etc etc. The only changes were in the names of Principal, Headmaster, Registrar and sometimes the senior master too..!!

I still remember the phrase from that never-changed speech…

“….I would be failing in my duty if I don’t welcome the students without whom it would be like staging the Hamlet without the Prince of Denmark…”


Well apart from welcome speech there were two other things which never changed in any of the competitions.

Yes, one is the person in the role of the time keeper..!!! Some of us might have guessed it by now.. Its none other than NA..! :)

And the other person…

All of us remember the catch phrase we used to scream in harmony :) when there was a power cut…

“OOOOOIIIIIII SARKARRRRRRRR…”

We actually waited for the power cut for this. :)

Yes, I am taking about Sarkar Da, I think almost all the batches have seen him there for all the competitions and events, morning assemblies during their stay at school…!


I would wind up for now, and it feels like school again..!!!

Deep