Mr. Laapataa

Often, overreliance on so-called objective measures robs us of our own power of judgement.  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  Dear friends of Mr. Laapataa. As many of you know, Mr. Laapataa cartoon strips are currently published in Confluence -- An editorially moderated discussion forum from Indian Academy of Sciences. You can find the strips published so far here: http://confluence.ias.ac.in/cartoon-series-one-among-us/ We try to publish the strips in as many Indian languages as possible. The translation quality is important, both for the delivery of humour, as well as to ensure that they are linguistically correct and are not accidentally offensive. We depend on our personal network and benevolent contributors to get the translations done. If you follow Mr. Laapataa's comics regularly, and think you could contribute to the translation efforts in future, please send a personal message to Mr. Laapataa's page (through Facebook messenger) or WhatsApp me directly. Please mention the language(s) you would be able to translate to. We will get in touch with you with more details. Mr. Laapataa's Facebo

 

      A decision to go for higher studies is generally met with incredulity, surprise, consternation and even strong opposition in our country. Generally, for men, opting higher studies is considered equivalent to not joining the workforce. For women, it's considered a delay in getting married and reducing the set of eligible grooms. Needless to say, we eagerly wait for the day when these thoughts become a matter of the past. I know a large number of women who have survived this hurdle and gone on to earn a Ph.D. Further, they are making significant contributions to the world -- as scientists, teachers, entrepreneurs, authors, managers, leaders, social workers, artists, mothers ... as themselves. Frankly, I don't understand what more than this the world needs to realise their potential and give them their due place in making this world a better place.

During those days at the end of every semester and the beginning of so-called vacations ...