I can see where you're coming from; My uncle went to IIT-Mumbai, my mom went to college in Pune, and my dad went to a state engineering college. Over there, the only way seems to be to cram your head off, do good in board exams, go to college, get a good job. Though the system is essentially the same over here, you have more options. I know my aunt, when going to college in the US, became very confused when the college gave her a sheet with the electives she could take. She called back home, talking for hours, because she had never heard of electives; previously, everything was assigned to her. In this way, your dad probably feels that you shouldn't take any other options, and just stay to the strict path.
My parents were the same when I suggested that I drop out of high school and be an autodidact, or maybe just get a high school degree from an online charter school. They didn't agree, for the same reasons as your dad. My solution was to mentally drop out of school, stop giving a damn about grades as long as it kept my parents off my back, and have some fun pissing off all the teachers I didn't like.
You're over eighteen. Obviously, you have a lot more freedom than I do to do what you want. So if you're living with your parents, plan to move out, because I doubt an Indian dad will be someone you want to be around after not allowing him to "rest in peace". Don't jump off the ship immediately, because if you decide to quit college and be an entrepreneur and make millions blogging, where are you going to stay while you build up? Its pretty hard to live out your life's purpose when you're hitting soup kitchens every night and living off a welfare check.
What is your purpose anyway?  |