Category Archives: School is Fun

The Ice Cream Seller Who Was Paid Forty Years Late.

Posted on December 27, 2018 by Talkalittledo - For Life Is Funny.

Long ago, a little boy in school was distraught because his best friend Hameed (name changed) had been warned by his mother to keep away from him. Hameed’s mother had come to school and complained to the principal that she … Continue reading →

Posted in School is Fun, Tributes and Triumphs, Uncategorized, We Indians! | Tagged credit, debt, ice cream, India, Indians, school, stories, story | 4 Comments

She Saw The Genius In Him .

Posted on March 1, 2017 by Talkalittledo - For Life Is Funny.

When I was in college all those years ago, I would spend my Saturday afternoons in my best friend’s house. Her mother whom I called Kasturi aunty, was a teacher in a school in Chennai, where we lived. Kasturi aunty … Continue reading →

Posted in School is Fun, Uncategorized, We Indians! | Tagged genius, humility, India, Indian, music, oscar, prophecy, student, talent, teacher, wizards | 30 Comments

Why The Ex-President Of My Country Talked To Me

Posted on May 26, 2016 by Talkalittledo - For Life Is Funny.

When I think back on my school days one incident comes vividly to my mind. It was the time the ex-president of my country talked to me. The centenary celebrations of my school was being celebrated on a grand scale. … Continue reading →

Posted in Darndest Things Children Say, School is Fun, We Indians! | Tagged excitement, Mehandi, president, scared, school | 2 Comments

Monkeys Do Not Like Gold And Cash.

Posted on March 17, 2015 by Talkalittledo - For Life Is Funny.

Do monkeys like gold and cash? Apparently not! That proved lucky for one man and not so favourable for a few others. Hyroon’s father was a teacher in a village school. His village was set in the foothills of the Eastern Ghats … Continue reading →

Posted in School is Fun, Vintage, We Indians! | Tagged cash, Gold., India, monkeys | 3 Comments

Pots Of Money

Posted on October 31, 2014 by Talkalittledo - For Life Is Funny.

As a young boy, my brother was always up to some mischief or the other. I remember the numerous times when he was at the receiving end of my dad’s wallops. This incident is still fresh in my mind and … Continue reading →

Posted in Darndest Things Children Say, School is Fun, We Indians! | Tagged books, children, grammar, Indian, money, teacher | 9 Comments

You Don’t Always Kneel Down to Pray.

Posted on February 18, 2014 by Talkalittledo - For Life Is Funny.

Have you witnessed your favorite teacher’s wedding? I have. And in what a way! When I was nine years old, I was in the fourth standard in a village school in Killyanur in South India. My class master was Susai Maria … Continue reading →

Posted in Darndest Things Children Say, School is Fun, We Indians! | Tagged admiration, church, kneeling down., love, prayer, student, teacher, wedding | 16 Comments

Why He Cried His Heart Out During The Farewell Speech

Posted on September 21, 2013 by Talkalittledo - For Life Is Funny.

It was a tearful farewell for this primary school boy. Or was it? In the school where I studied some years ago, boys were allowed only up to the fifth standard. After that they had to leave our school and … Continue reading →

Posted in Darndest Things Children Say, School is Fun, We Indians! | Tagged Chennai, farewell, India, Indian, school, teachers | 8 Comments

Not Just A Mathematics Teacher.

Posted on September 5, 2013 by Talkalittledo - For Life Is Funny.

Hating a certain subject doesn’t entirely depend upon the contents. It also depends upon who’s teaching you and how you are taught. Usually people hate math. But I am not one of them. I love math. I shouldn’t really brag, … Continue reading →

Posted in Darndest Things Children Say, School is Fun | Tagged calculate, Mathematics, school, smart, teacher | 2 Comments

The Bravest Rabbit In Class.

Posted on March 10, 2013 by Talkalittledo - For Life Is Funny.

Children have a mind of their own. Even if they are just three year-old kindergarten kids. My nephew was taking part in his Kindergarten Parent’s Day Event. My sister was very excited about it. He was her only child, born … Continue reading →

Posted in Darndest Things Children Say, School is Fun, We Indians! | Tagged humour, Kids | 4 Comments

The Story Of The Angry Grandmother

Posted on February 12, 2013 by Talkalittledo - For Life Is Funny.

Hell hath no fury than a woman whose grandson was scorned. This happened to a girl I knew, some years ago, in a non-descriptive south Indian village. The girl, lets call her Amudha, was in the fifth standard. She was … Continue reading →