Proud to be Indian - Lets prove it

India is getting richer and Indian economy is one of the most developing economy’s in the world. It is the third largest economy in the world, in terms of purchasing power, is going to touch new heights in coming years. Speaking about Indian history we have many great things to say.

There are
3.22 Million Indians in America.
38% of Doctors in America are Indians.
12% of Scientists in America are Indians.
36% of NASA employees are Indians.
34% of MICROSOFT employees are Indians.
28% of IBM employees are Indians.
17% of INTEL employees are Indians.
13% of XEROX employees are Indians

In spite of having all these great qualities and positive attributes the behaviour of Indian students abroad is a major concern today. Unruly and abusive behaviour of some newly arrived overseas Indian students, mostly from Punjab, is causing much concern among the Australian-Indian community and this was published in all the leading newspapers all over the world recently. Indians students have been accused of creating an unpleasant environment by shouting, arrogant behaviour, abusing each other, playing loud music on mobile phones, putting their feet up on seats in local trains and public places; and driving recklessly. The Australian department of Immigration has identified shams and fraud with Indian student’s applications. Recently UK has announced a ban on Indian students from North India, the main issue was that they identified was fraud, doggy institutes and fraud misleading financial papers from majority of the applicants from India. Strict additional checks have being done on all student applications. Fake loan certificates and financial documents prepared by agents and doggy institutes in UK also plays a major role in this ban. Indians in Australia kill another fellow Indian and we call it Racism. To claim insurance amount one Indian tries to burn his car and in return burns himself and we call it Racism.


As an education agent in India I think I fully endorse this and my role is guiding students with the right course, look into their welfare, career counselling and also bridging the gap between the foreign Institute and the students in India. In the recent years there has been a growing trend of Indian students going abroad for education. Whether it is America, the United Kingdom or Australia, the number of Indian students going to study overseas has risen tremendously, so much so that in 2008-2009, maximum students going to the United States for further studies were Indians. I strongly believe that foreign universities help to transform young talented students from India to world class skilled professionals. In addition to this students have several other benefits. There is an emphasis on practical learning, as opposed to theoretical learning, thus conceptual clarity is the key in any course abroad.


But it very sad that today this student recruitment industry has turned into an industry of shams and scams. Education agents are involved with thriving black market in sham marriages, forged English language exams, bogus courses and preparation of fake bank certificates. In fact the foreign education counselling industry is full of these sorts of people.

We need to tell our youth and people to wake up. We all need to fight against the fraud system, the loopholes in our own law and also educate our young youth not to fall a prey to doggy agents or doggy institutes. We must educate our education agents not to use the excellent student visa system to transport people and human trackffing. We must get rid of these shameful things we do to go abroad and protect our image in front of the whole world. We must all be truly proud of India and being an Indian not engaging in any of the above shameful acts.

The government of India also definitely has a role to play in all this, overseas education industry needs to be regulated. But more important is that all citizens of India have a major role to play much bigger than the government. Education agents must act more cautiously and ethically and not involve themselves in any unethical trade. They should guide students in the right pathway and must warn them not to use any fraud documents in their visa applications.