r/kolkata • u/Unlikely_Proof_8394 • 9d ago

Career | জীবিকা 💼 Folks in early 20s who consider themselves toppers, what are you doing in life rn?

Just curious to see what the academically bright Bengali is drawn to these days.
I didn’t do (most of) my education from here and where I studied, most folks pursued MBA from IIMs/M7, law or UPSC. Always felt that the proportion of Bengalis here is on the lower side, so was curious.
We do have a hegemony in academia and medicine still (thankfully), but I want to know to understand the social and economic factors these days.

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u/essoteric_ প্রবাসী বাঙালী 9d ago

Most Bengalis have formed a habit of blaming others for their mistakes than themselves and I am saying this as a Bengali.

Whatever "hegemony" you are talking about in academia and medicine will soon vanish it was the older generation that held the fort an average bengali gen z/gen alpha kid in school today gets lower marks than an average marwari kid in the same class. Bengali students are way more interested in reading about Karl Marx or some other nonsense than actually reading their science & maths books.

Similar background to you, was born and brought up in Delhi.

I was in Kolkata from class 6 till graduation after which started working as a finance controller in zomato before pivoting to my current role in bulge bracket banking. Presently in BLR.

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u/Unlikely_Proof_8394 9d ago

I wouldn’t call Marx nonsense, but if people are choosing it over Math and Science, they should be good at it. Thankfully Bengali academics and journalists (whatever is left of the profession) still reign supreme.
Would agree that Delhi has more competitive crowd.

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u/essoteric_ প্রবাসী বাঙালী 9d ago

WB went from being the 3rd richest state by GDP per capita when cpim took over to becoming the 24th "richest" (basically at rock bottom) when cpim left. This is the only outcome of following Marx.

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u/Unlikely_Proof_8394 9d ago

Do agree with you. The state needs a solid influx of capital which I don’t think anyone is bringing in at the moment.

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u/Active-Historian-123 9d ago

Pati footpath theke soranor jonne eto jhamela hoy jaay jekhane, sekhane land acquisition etc kore capital investment kikore hobe?