FYUP row: The drama that we did not need

      There are things in a student’s life that are always sort of hits-and-misses. Things not happening the way he/she wants them to, or sometimes situations going out of control through no fault of their own. FYUP became a scary cocktail of all these. The whole FYUP rollback thing has not only awoken the worst fears in our minds but also shot down any hope we had left.

It became clear that our voice has no takers; that we don’t get a say in what is to happen to us- to our future. Is our society that scared of change? People are inclined to blame the Vice Chancellor, I don’t.

He did what anyone in his place would have done, if not more. It’s the UGC I am pissed at. Where the hell were they a year ago? Sleeping? Are we nothing but bureaucratic puppets?

For parties like BJP, whose sole purpose was to diminish whatever little work the other party did before them, I’d like to ask – why do we have to be the victims of your political vendetta?

For associations such as DUTA, who’d much rather see the future of children suffer than teach regularly, I’d like to ask – are your vacations that important?

For “student parties” such as ABVP, whose sole motive is political gains through appeasement, I’d like to ask – are your politically-motivated rants and protests worth our future?

For students, who couldn't handle FYUP, I’d simply say - I feel sorry for you. Not because you don’t agree with me, but because you’re in here to study, not learn.

Was FYUP perfect? No. But did we at least give it a chance?

Everyone started complaining about lack of implementation. Half the laws in our constitution are not implemented properly – does that mean we scrap them too?

Even our dear Mr. PM asked for a “honeymoon period”, Was FYUP not eligible for that?

Whilst still in its infantile stage, FYUP was uprooted. Are we that averse to treading on fresh avenues?

We voted, decisively, for development. But how are we supposed to develop if we’re not ready to make amends.

Why not FYUP, I ask? Because it taught you the basics of many subjects and yet made you concentrate on your main subjects? Because we didn’t experience as much stress as you should have? Because we experienced things that’s not taught in a general curriculum? Because we actually had to work? To learn?

These are the questions that arose in my mind, an explosion of thoughts. I know they will go unanswered and I know nothing is going to change. But what I do know is that these things should not go unseen. For there is no bigger crime than condoning one.

As a student of FYUP, I’d say it should have been given a chance- to grow and to help us grow.