Doctor (G) and Doctor ( F)
I don't know whether anybody has done a census of Doctors all over
the world. If it's done, the numbers would run into the millions, with
a few hundred thousands swelling the ranks every day, especially in
India, South Africa, Nigeria etc. The printing houses have their hands
full, printing beautiful, colourful Doctorates, 24/7/365, with complicated
emblems, with a few Latin words, embellishing the coveted qualifications
which sell for a few thousand dollars. And ,of course, there are the stingy
Doctors, especially Indians, who are reluctant to spend money on worthless
things, and go it on their on, searching the web tirelessly to steal stuff
that had already been published and used. It's a sort of recycling process,
by which a new product is formed from rubbish, I mean fresh rubbish,
like fresh produce.
In a rush to publish the recycled rubbish, the Doctorate aspirants often
forget to make any changes to the original, because their grasp of the
subject is so abysmal. For example, if a change is made from direct
speech to indirect speech, it looks different from the original. But due
to lack of knowledge, they copy and dump the whole thing, and are easily caught sooner or later.
Fake Doctors, Professors etc have a field day in South Africa and India.
They are mostly in the field of herbalists, healers etc, who can find
solutions for all your problems, be it marital, financial, job-related, enemy-
related, love affairs, and above all, for erectile dysfunction, a weakness
that affects 44% of men in South Africa, due to excessive drinking. They have magic rings, love potions, magic mirrors, magic powders so on and
so forth. Their wealth is evident from the expensive advertisements they
publish in newspapers, TV, radio etc. One newspaper has a disclaimer:
" We haven't verified the titles Dr, Professor etc, and the readers are
advised to exercise caution.''
In Kerala, we have different groups in a political party, such as
Kerala Congress ( M), Kerala Congress (B), Kerala Congress ( T),
Janatha Dal ( S), Congress ( S) , RJD ( L) etc. Similarly,
Doctors can be broadly divided into Doctors ( G) ( Genuine) and
Doctors ( F) ( Fake ). Obviously, the latter outnumber the former.
Among the Doctors, there's a category called the 'have nots.' These are
former Doctors, whose claim to Doctorate was later found to be non-existent, ie no Doctorate at all. A former Cabinet Minister under Nelson
Mandela resigned as MP, because he had no Doctorate at all. I don't mention his name because he did an honourable thing by resigning.But
there are others in high positions, who have no Grade 12 pass, but cling
to their high positions, even fighting their cause in the courts, arguing
that a University Degree isn't necessary to head a Department or a
Corporation. When students are asked to work hard, they cite the example
of these people, and say:
" Why should I work hard? Look at Mr -----/Miss-------. They don't even
have Grade 12 Certificates. They are CEOs of big Corporations. Why
should I burn the midnight oil? For me social networks come first.''
Nowadays, there's a sort of pastime or treasure -hunt, in which adventurers embark on the hunt for holders of fake Doctorates. The
results are very shocking. Many wolves in sheep's clothing have been
identified and hunted down. Many wolves are in high positions such
as Vice Chancellors. Here' Vice' means the opposite of 'virtue.'
In South Africa, a new kind of Doctorate has been unearthed. An applicant
for a coveted post dreams about acquiring a Doctorate in the future, and
he/she puts it in his / her CV. As high posts are dished out on political/
pal basis, no verification is done. When this is discovered, the holders
of imaginary Doctorates argue that intention is enough to put a Doctorate
in the CV, and cling onto their positions unabashedly.
Long ago, I dreamed about acquiring a Doctorate, in the footsteps of
my eldest brother,
Dr N.K.Joseph, who authored Hindi- Malayalam-English Dictionary. Later, I abandoned the idea, because I couldn't find
an interesting topic. But my dreams are revived now. I have found a nice
topic- ' THE MUSHROOMING OF FAKE DOCTORATES IN KERALA AND SOUTH AFRICA.'
I don't know whether anybody has done a census of Doctors all over
the world. If it's done, the numbers would run into the millions, with
a few hundred thousands swelling the ranks every day, especially in
India, South Africa, Nigeria etc. The printing houses have their hands
full, printing beautiful, colourful Doctorates, 24/7/365, with complicated
emblems, with a few Latin words, embellishing the coveted qualifications
which sell for a few thousand dollars. And ,of course, there are the stingy
Doctors, especially Indians, who are reluctant to spend money on worthless
things, and go it on their on, searching the web tirelessly to steal stuff
that had already been published and used. It's a sort of recycling process,
by which a new product is formed from rubbish, I mean fresh rubbish,
like fresh produce.
In a rush to publish the recycled rubbish, the Doctorate aspirants often
forget to make any changes to the original, because their grasp of the
subject is so abysmal. For example, if a change is made from direct
speech to indirect speech, it looks different from the original. But due
to lack of knowledge, they copy and dump the whole thing, and are easily caught sooner or later.
Fake Doctors, Professors etc have a field day in South Africa and India.
They are mostly in the field of herbalists, healers etc, who can find
solutions for all your problems, be it marital, financial, job-related, enemy-
related, love affairs, and above all, for erectile dysfunction, a weakness
that affects 44% of men in South Africa, due to excessive drinking. They have magic rings, love potions, magic mirrors, magic powders so on and
so forth. Their wealth is evident from the expensive advertisements they
publish in newspapers, TV, radio etc. One newspaper has a disclaimer:
" We haven't verified the titles Dr, Professor etc, and the readers are
advised to exercise caution.''
In Kerala, we have different groups in a political party, such as
Kerala Congress ( M), Kerala Congress (B), Kerala Congress ( T),
Janatha Dal ( S), Congress ( S) , RJD ( L) etc. Similarly,
Doctors can be broadly divided into Doctors ( G) ( Genuine) and
Doctors ( F) ( Fake ). Obviously, the latter outnumber the former.
Among the Doctors, there's a category called the 'have nots.' These are
former Doctors, whose claim to Doctorate was later found to be non-existent, ie no Doctorate at all. A former Cabinet Minister under Nelson
Mandela resigned as MP, because he had no Doctorate at all. I don't mention his name because he did an honourable thing by resigning.But
there are others in high positions, who have no Grade 12 pass, but cling
to their high positions, even fighting their cause in the courts, arguing
that a University Degree isn't necessary to head a Department or a
Corporation. When students are asked to work hard, they cite the example
of these people, and say:
" Why should I work hard? Look at Mr -----/Miss-------. They don't even
have Grade 12 Certificates. They are CEOs of big Corporations. Why
should I burn the midnight oil? For me social networks come first.''
Nowadays, there's a sort of pastime or treasure -hunt, in which adventurers embark on the hunt for holders of fake Doctorates. The
results are very shocking. Many wolves in sheep's clothing have been
identified and hunted down. Many wolves are in high positions such
as Vice Chancellors. Here' Vice' means the opposite of 'virtue.'
In South Africa, a new kind of Doctorate has been unearthed. An applicant
for a coveted post dreams about acquiring a Doctorate in the future, and
he/she puts it in his / her CV. As high posts are dished out on political/
pal basis, no verification is done. When this is discovered, the holders
of imaginary Doctorates argue that intention is enough to put a Doctorate
in the CV, and cling onto their positions unabashedly.
Long ago, I dreamed about acquiring a Doctorate, in the footsteps of
my eldest brother,
an interesting topic. But my dreams are revived now. I have found a nice
topic- ' THE MUSHROOMING OF FAKE DOCTORATES IN KERALA AND SOUTH AFRICA.'
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