Studies in the U.S. demystified

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Consumerist approach to education was one of the downsides of American system of education, said Sreenath Sreenivasan, Dean of Students of Columbia Journalism School. ………………….
"Education in the U.S. is an expensive affair. Your child's one year in kindergarten can set you back by a cool Rs. 10 lakhs," said Mr. Sreenivasan who was named one of the 20 most influential South Asians in America by `Newsweek Magazine.' ………
"There is a great interest in American colleges to recruit Indian students," said Mr. Sreenivasan who criticised the Bollywood for presenting a distorted image about Indians in the U.S. "Indians are either super-rich or extremely poor. There is no middle class." [View Full Article]