June 29, 2013

“Dear Amma,

I got committed just 7 months back. I’m in a long distance relationship. My GF lives in my hometown and my college is far away from there so we meet only during college holidays.

My GF is quite shy but I still manage to do some ‘sexting’ with her. We haven’t done anything yet other than hugging; I asked her if we could do anything more so she replied that she can’t do anything more than a kiss. I want to something more but on the other hand I’m also quite shy and don’t know how to ask her for a kiss in front of her.

Please give me some advice so that I could try to be more open with her without making her uncomfortable.”

Amma can’t tell you how good it was to read some of your eye popping questions after such a long time. And amidst that, this young macchi, who posed his question in such a nice way, thangkyu da! Yennyway, cracking my knuckles here I am, Amma’s home my chirpy little crickets!

First of all Amma would like to pat your and your Gurlfriend’s back for overcoming the problem of long distance by adding sum oomph to your texting. Now you know why Amma hates keypads that require 2 hand operation? Tracking back, it is yolso great to see how you have openly talked about how far you want to go physically. Now the problem has arisen because the 2 partners are coming from varying sexual needs. While one wants to rock the boat a little more the other one wants to yennjoi the scenery. THE ANSWER is that give her some time. If the openness in your relationship continues then there will come a time when she will show the same amount of interest in physical commitment as you are showing.

In conclusion, it is nice how you want to be careful where you tread, Amma suggests that you add the spice in limited quantity first, bring her up to the boil and save some spice for when she is steamy and bubbly for it.

LASTLY macchis, you know how much Amma likes to be the trending subject everywhere, that has lead her to create a Twitter handle too, so follow @sex_amma!

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The University of Delhi has always been innovating and experimenting with the courses it offers. This time, however, the change is even more radical and in spite of millions of speculations, protests and uncertainty the University has carried out its four year undergraduate plan, which on the face of it, seems entirely different from all previous attempts.

Almost all the courses are divided into Discipline course, Foundation course and Integrating Mind, Body and Heart course. B.Com (Hons) likewise has eight semesters altogether with first two years dedicated to Diploma, 3 years offers bachelor degree and fourth year bachelor with honours degree.

Difference in topics
The syllabus includes the commerce component business laws, financial accounting and auditing, business mathematics and statistics, human resource management and financial management in Discipline 1. While new papers like corporate governance and social responsibility, industrial law and foreign exchange management have been introduced, papers like indirect tax have been dropped.Discipline 2, which comprises six papers, includes setting up a business, marketing for beginners, financial reporting and analysis, personal tax planning, investing in stock market and insurance and risk management. However, the optional papers like financial market, institutions and financial services, compensation management, corporate tax planning and business data processing found no place in the new structure.

Diluted or Enriched
A section of teachers has alleged dilution of the B.Com (H) course as full-fledged papers on indirect tax (VAT and service tax) and international business have been dropped. However, the mix of different subjects in Foundation and Discipline course seems quite promising in giving a more intensive touch to Commerce as a whole.

Knowledge- Theory or practical
The four year course, definitely, has more practical side than the previous three year system. With subjects like Setting up a Business, Marketing for Beginners, Financial Reporting & Analysis, Personal Tax Planning, Investing in Stock Market, Insurance & Risk Management in discipline 2 the students are expected to have more exposure to actual business and market condition.

(Commerce 2013 cut-offs)

Work Load- swell up?
The first year has 11 foundation subjects which the students have to take. There is no other way out. Naturally the work load has increased. However, the pressure on students will fluctuate with every semester. In addition the Foundation course offers subjects like Science and Life which a commerce student might not be interested in, which in turn increases the work load.

Co- curricular activities
With increased workload and diverse subjects, focus on extracurricular activities will demand greater effort and time. The students might face difficulty in coping up with these. In the second, third and fourth year however, one cultural activity has been made compulsory.

Multiple exit points
Many professors feel that multiple exit points will encourage dropping out and actually lead to greater inequity among students. If a student leaves after two years, it will be of little help to him as far as employment is concerned. With multiple exit points it is unclear how students will be accommodated in other colleges outside Delhi.

Final Verdict
Although the FYUP offers more choices and greater diversity, if we look closely, a student has little choice to make and most of foundation subjects might not prove to be worth it. However, if a student completes all the four year he/ she will have a better employment prospect. The study is in depth if we ignore the subjects which have been dropped.

(For analysis of other courses click here)

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