My Experiences @ IRMA - By Kapil Agarwal, PRM 27
I continue this from the point I left off in My Fieldwork Experiences, Network Vol. 10 Issue 4 of having to get back to the drawing board and re-look at development from a new context.
The few days after fieldwork were really torturous, here I was with all these questions, yearning to talk to someone to discuss my experiences, open up my heart but again I found myself to be alone. Most of the other PRM 27 participants were playing the game of VR and Theme paper submission. The world started and ended there. I am sure there were many like me who were tremendously impacted and confused, but just like me, I perceive the majority were afraid to open up and did not share their real feelings (at least I did not). Or maybe a few might have decided to stop the dissonance and simply push it under the carpet and move to the next stage in life. Whatever the case I feel this was the best opportunity to have someone like Prof. Biswas conduct sessions were we could openly express ourselves, someone who would listen to our emotions and facilitate their channelling in a positive direction and learning. That I feel is seriously missing at IRMA: a counsellor.