Respected Brother
Sadar Pranam
We announce that we in India are not going to restrict ourselves to just the tale of two cities - of Bombay and Delhi. It is just time that the USIS concept is thrown open to the public. USIS friends is a novel idea to congregate the subcontinent into United States of Indian Subcontinent. to be pronounced youSIS, or whatever way one likes.
Oh! I had this idea boiling in my head for several years I only wanted some strong character to weave it into a movie to unify the 50 cities into one unit. That character has finally been found and I reassure every one of you, that the character fundamentally comprises of the 50 cities that I actually like to call them residencies. I don't know why, may be it sounds better that way. This character, my hero, is not only going to visit these 50 cities but also takes up issues to promote peace, harmony and brotherhood in and among these 50 residencies of USIS.
Well, well! I shall let the cat out of the bag, as to who is on my mind to be that unifying soldier of USIS, actually he would be as humble as humble can be, as honest as honest ought to be and as forgiving as the need of the hour be!
Before telling the central character of the movie I would over some five to 10 days try to relate to you those excellent centres of USIS which are going to be shot over 50 days! So you know it is not a movie! It could still be a movie if those 50 days could all be edited into 3 hours slot. So it could even be a movie.
What is the subject, what is the story line, where is it going to be shot, who all are going to take part in it and above all when do we get to see it!
First the concept. I would love to reunify the subcontinent into one entity not necessarily at the governmental level, though if that could be achieved as an end product I would not be averse to that idea at all!
The subcontinent is to comprise of top 10 cities and another 40 major cities or I forgot I wanted to call them residencies. So here is a list of my top 10 Residencies- The description and details would keep following in subsequent plots!
1. Delhi 2. Bombay 3. Madras 4. Calcutta 5. Bangalore 6. Lahore 7. Colombo 8. Hyderabad 9. Jaipur and 10. Lucknow
These top residencies could then be considered as major Residencies and the rest of the 40 residencies which I would elaborate at a later date or maybe as and when I am able to do my research on how best to regroup them! Should these be associated to the major ones or have an identity of their own - I invite people to find and identify these other 40 residencies.
Some that immediately come to mind could make the second tier of importance or may as well be granted their independencies - The ones that I would like for the remaining 40 are Kanpur, Karachi, Indore, Ahmedabad, Dhaka, Agra, Mysore, Trivandrum, Cochin, Pune, Gwalior, Darjeeling, Shimla, Amritsar, Chandigarh, Allahabad, Vizag, Mussooorie, Meerut, Patna, Ranchi, Cuttack, Puri, Hardwar, Dehradun, Udaipur, Jodhpur, Ajmer, Ambala, Panipat, Guwahati, Shillong, Gangtok, Banaras, Srinagar, Dharmashala, Islamabad, Jamshedpur, Kathmandu and Rangoon (Please do not assume any importance by some residencies being listed before the others) There is also no very specific logic of restricting the numbers to Fifty, I just thought that it is a manageable figure.
What I wish here that These 50 residencies of USIS would have common currencies, common development pattern, common minimum educational policies, common governance policies and most importantly one common language in English.
In a nutshell these would have something to unite them! Each residency will have a fair representation in the USIS government at the centre. I have no big respect for large number of representatives - the major residencies could each have 3 members and the minor ones 2 members per residency. Thus it should ideally make a house of slightly over 100 representatives at the centre - a 110 to be exact as per my calculations.
These have to be the elected as per the general rules applicable to USIS governance. The economy could have to be dealt from the centre among uniform civil laws that should be fair and not rigid or fastidious in nature. A person could be allowed to practice any religion he or she chooses for himself, could also express himself using any language he wants to adopt and select any profession that he finds to his liking - yet in case of any controversies the rules of the USIS central agency in such matters shall be adhered to in solving the matter amicably and in the shortest possible time!
The major crux of the USIS would be to enhance adaptability amongst its people towards the surrounding regions and the USIS as a whole. In the educational system - a compulsory education at the primary level (Fifth standard Board exam) and a secondary level certification at the end of 10 years of education (High School) for those who wish to continue for higher studies. The higher education would be available to only a selected percentage of students at the high school level - depending on the needs and requirements of the USIS. The rest of the high school students should be absorbed into some suitable joy or helped to promote self-employment or suitable amount of weekly allowance from the residency to which they belong to live a peaceful and decent living!
It should be possible to implement exactly common program at the fifth board examination in entire USIS which should incorporate reading, writing, comprehending and basic mathematical skills. There should ideally be one language that has to be learned at this stage and given the international significance it has to be English. (Though students if they desire could learn other languages also as an additional subject).
Besides the language, General Awareness and mathematics should comprise the other two major subjects that one has to study at the primary level. Thus the first Board exam (Primary level) would ideally have three subjects each carrying 100 marks. The assessment should be such that a child scoring less than 50 marks in any one subject will need to reappear to secure the desired proficiency. More importance should be attached on learning of concepts than the philosophy to remember lot of things by heart!
A person scoring more than 50 percent marks in each subject qualifies for High school level entrance. A student should not be less than 10 years of age at the time of his first board examination results. The board examinations could be conducted once every year in the month of March-April.
The parents could send their wards to any schools of their liking as long as they are prepared suitably to be able to write their first board examination which should be common for every school affiliated to the USIS. These should be governed by the central house of representative's educational Council !
The Primary Board examination besides the three compulsory subjects would offer an additional langauge examination for those who may wish to attain additional proficiency. Thus five or six language courses could be offered in different residencies depending upon the regional languages prevalent there. Hindi, Urdu, Bangla, Tamil/ Telugu/ Kanaada/ Malayalam, Marathi/Punjabi/Gujarati. However, no student would be allowed any additional advantage by way of his knowledge of these additional language for entrance to high school.
Any further development in the skills in these language would have to be obtained at personal interest and expenses. The High school Board would not pay any heed to your proficiency at a regional language, there would be no examination in the High school board to test your skills in the regional languages. The High School Board should ideally have Five subjects for which a student could be evaluated on national basis- English, Science, Maths, Social Sciences and General Knowledge. Here each subject having two papers of 100 marks should be conducted to evaluate the understanding of the students.
This way we would have laid down strong foundations towards learning in our students. The High School should immediately follow a five year graduate program in one of the several disciplines depending on individual’s interest, availability of a seat and on the basis of ranking in the high school. Some courses could also conduct separate entrance examinations for an admission. Graduation courses should come under the purview of a particular university! There should be no regional or religional restriction of any kind to get admission into any university of USIS.
Oh I think I have emabarked a lot of USIS philosophy in one day! I do not know if i will have more issues to be addressed in future, though I am certain, I would necessarily have to do more research work and if some like minded people could come forward and speak their heart and head on the concept it is going to make it a bigger success! Embrace English as the Internaytional language to be the most primary mode of teaching. I do not say that forget the regional languages completely - you may continue to use any langauage at home. work or any other place as long as you do not antagonise your co-worker/co-habitat by such usage.
The man who would be the first president of the USIS or atleast in the TV serial/movie would be none other than the most magnificient, super intelligent and highly humanistic in his approach - the one and only - the most powerful living legend of the region of USIS - Mr. Amitabh Bachchan. Mr. Bachcan may please stand up and take upon the role of an anchor of ‘The Celebrity’ make visits to the 50 residencies and pick up 100 odd likely representatives to form the first Central House for governance of the USIS.
If it appears too fictional, I would rather like to disbelieve such a feeling! If this region could really be helped around it is not to happen by the use of Arms or the force of terror strikes, it has to be designed with love and compassion, with emotions and understandings and above all by use of peace and harmony so as to be able to to ensure real brotherhood!
Amitabh Bachchan ki (Vi) jay Ho!
I would rather be expecting comments on this particular piece not for the sake of emotional relief at getting a response, but to get an answer on your preparedness to take up such a challenging role in real and reel life! You got to say a Yes or a No - Either Yes we can do it or No, I don't think so! (The we and I have great significance here!).
Abhaya Sharma, USIS, February 26/27 2009 1:14 AM IST
Sadar Pranam
We announce that we in India are not going to restrict ourselves to just the tale of two cities - of Bombay and Delhi. It is just time that the USIS concept is thrown open to the public. USIS friends is a novel idea to congregate the subcontinent into United States of Indian Subcontinent. to be pronounced youSIS, or whatever way one likes.
Oh! I had this idea boiling in my head for several years I only wanted some strong character to weave it into a movie to unify the 50 cities into one unit. That character has finally been found and I reassure every one of you, that the character fundamentally comprises of the 50 cities that I actually like to call them residencies. I don't know why, may be it sounds better that way. This character, my hero, is not only going to visit these 50 cities but also takes up issues to promote peace, harmony and brotherhood in and among these 50 residencies of USIS.
Well, well! I shall let the cat out of the bag, as to who is on my mind to be that unifying soldier of USIS, actually he would be as humble as humble can be, as honest as honest ought to be and as forgiving as the need of the hour be!
Before telling the central character of the movie I would over some five to 10 days try to relate to you those excellent centres of USIS which are going to be shot over 50 days! So you know it is not a movie! It could still be a movie if those 50 days could all be edited into 3 hours slot. So it could even be a movie.
What is the subject, what is the story line, where is it going to be shot, who all are going to take part in it and above all when do we get to see it!
First the concept. I would love to reunify the subcontinent into one entity not necessarily at the governmental level, though if that could be achieved as an end product I would not be averse to that idea at all!
The subcontinent is to comprise of top 10 cities and another 40 major cities or I forgot I wanted to call them residencies. So here is a list of my top 10 Residencies- The description and details would keep following in subsequent plots!
1. Delhi 2. Bombay 3. Madras 4. Calcutta 5. Bangalore 6. Lahore 7. Colombo 8. Hyderabad 9. Jaipur and 10. Lucknow
These top residencies could then be considered as major Residencies and the rest of the 40 residencies which I would elaborate at a later date or maybe as and when I am able to do my research on how best to regroup them! Should these be associated to the major ones or have an identity of their own - I invite people to find and identify these other 40 residencies.
Some that immediately come to mind could make the second tier of importance or may as well be granted their independencies - The ones that I would like for the remaining 40 are Kanpur, Karachi, Indore, Ahmedabad, Dhaka, Agra, Mysore, Trivandrum, Cochin, Pune, Gwalior, Darjeeling, Shimla, Amritsar, Chandigarh, Allahabad, Vizag, Mussooorie, Meerut, Patna, Ranchi, Cuttack, Puri, Hardwar, Dehradun, Udaipur, Jodhpur, Ajmer, Ambala, Panipat, Guwahati, Shillong, Gangtok, Banaras, Srinagar, Dharmashala, Islamabad, Jamshedpur, Kathmandu and Rangoon (Please do not assume any importance by some residencies being listed before the others) There is also no very specific logic of restricting the numbers to Fifty, I just thought that it is a manageable figure.
What I wish here that These 50 residencies of USIS would have common currencies, common development pattern, common minimum educational policies, common governance policies and most importantly one common language in English.
In a nutshell these would have something to unite them! Each residency will have a fair representation in the USIS government at the centre. I have no big respect for large number of representatives - the major residencies could each have 3 members and the minor ones 2 members per residency. Thus it should ideally make a house of slightly over 100 representatives at the centre - a 110 to be exact as per my calculations.
These have to be the elected as per the general rules applicable to USIS governance. The economy could have to be dealt from the centre among uniform civil laws that should be fair and not rigid or fastidious in nature. A person could be allowed to practice any religion he or she chooses for himself, could also express himself using any language he wants to adopt and select any profession that he finds to his liking - yet in case of any controversies the rules of the USIS central agency in such matters shall be adhered to in solving the matter amicably and in the shortest possible time!
The major crux of the USIS would be to enhance adaptability amongst its people towards the surrounding regions and the USIS as a whole. In the educational system - a compulsory education at the primary level (Fifth standard Board exam) and a secondary level certification at the end of 10 years of education (High School) for those who wish to continue for higher studies. The higher education would be available to only a selected percentage of students at the high school level - depending on the needs and requirements of the USIS. The rest of the high school students should be absorbed into some suitable joy or helped to promote self-employment or suitable amount of weekly allowance from the residency to which they belong to live a peaceful and decent living!
It should be possible to implement exactly common program at the fifth board examination in entire USIS which should incorporate reading, writing, comprehending and basic mathematical skills. There should ideally be one language that has to be learned at this stage and given the international significance it has to be English. (Though students if they desire could learn other languages also as an additional subject).
Besides the language, General Awareness and mathematics should comprise the other two major subjects that one has to study at the primary level. Thus the first Board exam (Primary level) would ideally have three subjects each carrying 100 marks. The assessment should be such that a child scoring less than 50 marks in any one subject will need to reappear to secure the desired proficiency. More importance should be attached on learning of concepts than the philosophy to remember lot of things by heart!
A person scoring more than 50 percent marks in each subject qualifies for High school level entrance. A student should not be less than 10 years of age at the time of his first board examination results. The board examinations could be conducted once every year in the month of March-April.
The parents could send their wards to any schools of their liking as long as they are prepared suitably to be able to write their first board examination which should be common for every school affiliated to the USIS. These should be governed by the central house of representative's educational Council !
The Primary Board examination besides the three compulsory subjects would offer an additional langauge examination for those who may wish to attain additional proficiency. Thus five or six language courses could be offered in different residencies depending upon the regional languages prevalent there. Hindi, Urdu, Bangla, Tamil/ Telugu/ Kanaada/ Malayalam, Marathi/Punjabi/Gujarati. However, no student would be allowed any additional advantage by way of his knowledge of these additional language for entrance to high school.
Any further development in the skills in these language would have to be obtained at personal interest and expenses. The High school Board would not pay any heed to your proficiency at a regional language, there would be no examination in the High school board to test your skills in the regional languages. The High School Board should ideally have Five subjects for which a student could be evaluated on national basis- English, Science, Maths, Social Sciences and General Knowledge. Here each subject having two papers of 100 marks should be conducted to evaluate the understanding of the students.
This way we would have laid down strong foundations towards learning in our students. The High School should immediately follow a five year graduate program in one of the several disciplines depending on individual’s interest, availability of a seat and on the basis of ranking in the high school. Some courses could also conduct separate entrance examinations for an admission. Graduation courses should come under the purview of a particular university! There should be no regional or religional restriction of any kind to get admission into any university of USIS.
Oh I think I have emabarked a lot of USIS philosophy in one day! I do not know if i will have more issues to be addressed in future, though I am certain, I would necessarily have to do more research work and if some like minded people could come forward and speak their heart and head on the concept it is going to make it a bigger success! Embrace English as the Internaytional language to be the most primary mode of teaching. I do not say that forget the regional languages completely - you may continue to use any langauage at home. work or any other place as long as you do not antagonise your co-worker/co-habitat by such usage.
The man who would be the first president of the USIS or atleast in the TV serial/movie would be none other than the most magnificient, super intelligent and highly humanistic in his approach - the one and only - the most powerful living legend of the region of USIS - Mr. Amitabh Bachchan. Mr. Bachcan may please stand up and take upon the role of an anchor of ‘The Celebrity’ make visits to the 50 residencies and pick up 100 odd likely representatives to form the first Central House for governance of the USIS.
If it appears too fictional, I would rather like to disbelieve such a feeling! If this region could really be helped around it is not to happen by the use of Arms or the force of terror strikes, it has to be designed with love and compassion, with emotions and understandings and above all by use of peace and harmony so as to be able to to ensure real brotherhood!
Amitabh Bachchan ki (Vi) jay Ho!
I would rather be expecting comments on this particular piece not for the sake of emotional relief at getting a response, but to get an answer on your preparedness to take up such a challenging role in real and reel life! You got to say a Yes or a No - Either Yes we can do it or No, I don't think so! (The we and I have great significance here!).
Abhaya Sharma, USIS, February 26/27 2009 1:14 AM IST
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