On professional education..

Parents have forever been worried about the choices kids make for their education, and I am often asked for suggestions. India is a changing economy and many professions have lost their charm ( and need) and many new have sprung up. Media , Animation, RJ, Airhostess academies have all sprung up and are doing brisk business due to inherent demand in the economy for new professions. One feels that the purpose of education, is to make better human beings out of all of us, which has always been the case - but in this accelerating economy it makes a lot of sense to acquire skills which have some ready use, and can instantly be converted to cash. The generalist world is giving way to specific jobs - and people now look for advanced skill sets - which can only be gathered if one has spent time in professional education - so the choice of courses should have this as a determining factor.