The girl beamed at her card. She was the first in the family to have it made.
Then, her eyes fell on them
And...her heart sank...
Name - Mahalakshmy Gopalswamy
Father's Name - Gopalswamy Mahalakshmy ???
DOB - xx/xx/1986 (Now, what does xx/xx mean?? The year was wrong too !)
Address - Ok, apart from the flat number...everything was wrong !
Phew, she thanked her stars that at least the picture was hers and she could still do her bit !!
But again, nothing, means nothing, was right about their cards. Thank God for the picture !
Her husband Anthony, was now rechristened as Enthunio.
They replied within a few days -
What??? So you wont give me a Voter's Card because I had applied for it earlier too???
Besharami ki bhi hadd hoti hai, or so he thought.
All they had wanted was to vote.
Most of us apply for Voter's Cards in English.
Now, our conscientiousGovernment, ever so concerned about its people, decided to create employment here.
So, our English Applications were translated into Marathi Applications using a translating software !
Ahh now, our Marathi Data Entry Operators, used their skills to re-type the converted information back to English.
Achha achha....So this is how Anthony became Enthunio ??
Ok. I get it.
No problem at all. Employment is a good thing really.
Never mind, if some of us get new names, addresses, birth dates and new daddies too.
Jai Maharashtra !
This is some very disheartening piece of news !
Despite our government's creative, sincere and committed efforts to cause heart burn and blood pressure, HC today brutally dumped the bright idea of dividing School Students on the basis of their Boards !
Kiska mooh dekh liya tha subah ko?
This might have been heart breaking for the Maharashtra Government.. tch tch...
Can you imagine how hard it might have toiled to come out with this "Eureka" like policy?
After all, normalization of scores is one hell of a tough job ! Who has the time, the energy and the will to overhaul the education system??
Might as well let the CBSE/ICSE brats pay for their stupidity of joining Central Boards !
Don't worry dear Government. Don't give up just yet.
Cheer Up. You will never go out of business !
You shall have many more chances to come up with even more childish/humorous/bone tickling/mind numbing policies and suggestions.
Till India is riddled with a stupid education system, illiteracy and insufficient opportunities, you shall continue to have many more field days.
Chalo then, ciao, till your next heart attack inducing suggestion.....
Jai Maharashtra !
Jai Hind !!
