| Description | Interview with Jai Tireth Ram, a student in Madras.
Track 1: he recites poems entitled 'Conversation' and 'Whispers', and talks to Dilip Hiro about beginning to write poetry 2.31 mins
Jai Tireth Ram discusses his interest in English language and literature and his enjoyment of English and History at school. He thinks that social pressure has influenced his choice of studies. He explains how he managed to avoid studying engineering and discusses gaining a place at the Indian Institute of Technology and refusing this place. He goes on to talk about the popularity of engineering in Indian universities because of the belief that qualified engineers would be able to get a highly paid job, and the rising levels of unemployment amongst qualified engineers. He thinks that commercial professions and medicine are currently more popular. He thinks that girls have a wider choice in education and can study any subject, because having a degree gives them social status and will increase the chances of getting a highly educated husband rather than give them qualifications for a career. He discusses his relationship with his family, his impression that there are many other young people like him who want to rebel against accepted patterns of behaviour, and the likely arguments that his parents would propose in support of arranged marriage, concerning the importance of common interests and common background, and his feelings about their point of view (tracks 1-5).
Total: 13.44 mins
Dubber's reference number: PLA KF549C0130380 |