Yesterday, I came to know about something interesting. My university has an exchange program in management discipline with LUMS (Lahore University of Managment Studies)!
These four guys were cheering the Pakistani team in their 20-20 match with India last night in the hostel mess cum TV room, and that's when the entire audience over here in the campus came to know about them, or rather, their nationality. Till that point, not many were aware of them. At least the first year students had no idea.
A little more enquiry and I came to know that none from IIM Bangalore had opted for LUMS in this exchange program while all the four seats available in IIMB were taken up by LUMS students.
So much for talks of Indians being more tolerant and broad-minded than the neighbours. Or maybe, we are not analyzing things from a proper perspective (?)
These four guys were cheering the Pakistani team in their 20-20 match with India last night in the hostel mess cum TV room, and that's when the entire audience over here in the campus came to know about them, or rather, their nationality. Till that point, not many were aware of them. At least the first year students had no idea.
A little more enquiry and I came to know that none from IIM Bangalore had opted for LUMS in this exchange program while all the four seats available in IIMB were taken up by LUMS students.
So much for talks of Indians being more tolerant and broad-minded than the neighbours. Or maybe, we are not analyzing things from a proper perspective (?)
3 comments:
The only way we can preach pluralism is by practicing. Ask the students of FMS who came to LUMS just for a week. ..We made some good friends and are still in touch...
- Zen
Pakistan
Although I do appreciate the idea that you are trying to convey, I am trying to give the benefit of doubt to our guys.
It could just be that our students donot go to LUMS because it may not be ranked that high or it is not so famous ... given an option, I am not sure if a LUMS student would pick IIM B over Insead....would he?
highly interesting, intriguing and such alikes! :)
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