DOCTORATE RAPS: For a positive society

This book consists of a collections of poems which can also be performed as a rap. After each of the poems, there is a section dedicated to discussion, which tries to clarify the rap verses. Rap songs are often written and sung by people who face significant hardships in their lives and stay in disarray, even though a select few do reach fame and status in the society. Therefore, in many higher class societies, higher in terms of wealth, professional capabilities or education, rap songs and their singers are held in a bad light. Many people, although not opposing them directly, harbour a feeling of contempt against rap songs. This book is about asking people to consider some things differently.This book has three wide themes. One is about pedagogy and teachers from the point of view of the students, and some evils/good associated with it. The second is about the life of the writer in school, where some aspects not related to studies are discussed. Te final poems are a tangent to the worldwide coronavirus outbreak, which came into being just as the book was about to be finished. Some aspects make this book unique. The author had some disabilities from childhood, but came from a white-collar professional family, and therefore studies were not that difficult for him. There was also this conflict of culture, a tug-of-war between globalized values and the community-first freedom-second culture of his native land. Additionally, the raps here are not about the very common themes of money, thug-lifestyle or conspicuous consumption. The writer feels that rap songs are a good medium to bring out frustrations which are difficult to portray through conventional means, especially in a very hierarchical society. Raised up in formal schooling (the writer is pursuing his doctorate), criticisms must come with a lot of detailed analysis and counter-analysis, where it loses its charm for wider audiences. The brief, ‘smacking’ sound of rap can alleviate this, while not making people who aren’t a part of the problem, but part of the cohort, feel very offended. Things are to be taken in good humour, and the writer hopes that positive developments can further be enhanced this way. Some of these developments, the writer says it in some of his verses, are already underway. This proves the emptiness of some strange, hollow traditions that used to plague societies. The pandemic themed verses of the last poems are different than the rest, and can provide a refreshing change of pace. It is to be found that, at the time of the publication of this book, most of the advices are in sync with most of the largest governments of the world, although that is not in any way unique as a source from this book.