Thanks to the political climate and our educational and recruitment policies, the younger generation migrates to any country that keeps its doors open for education and, later, employment. Not all youngsters go abroad to flaunt degree certificates from fanciful foreign universities. They take a risk in a foreign land to equip themselves with suitable qualifications.
They do not exert pressure on the Indian government for their livelihood. They opt for courses which will fetch them earnings in the shortest possible time. Therefore, to fault them for choosing a course in hairstyling or facial — as done by External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna — is not fair.
A. Thirugnanasambantham,
Coimbatore
I subscribe to Mr. Krishna’s views. Most of our students go to Australia taking up courses that are neither economical nor well known. We must admit that our children run abroad in search of a life that is glamorous, hollow and risky, spending huge amounts of their parents’ hard-earned money.
Living in a foreign country — even if it entails doing mean jobs — has become a fashion. This tendency should be curbed.
J. Eden Alexander,
Thanjavur
