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She Saw The Genius In Him .
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
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Why The Ex-President Of My Country Talked To Me
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
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Monkeys Do Not Like Gold And Cash.
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
Pots Of Money
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
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Tagged books, children, grammar, Indian, money, teacher
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You Don’t Always Kneel Down to Pray.
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
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Tagged admiration, church, kneeling down., love, prayer, student, teacher, wedding
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Why He Cried His Heart Out During The Farewell Speech
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
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Tagged Chennai, farewell, India, Indian, school, teachers
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Not Just A Mathematics Teacher.
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
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Tagged calculate, Mathematics, school, smart, teacher
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The Bravest Rabbit In Class.
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
The Story Of The Angry Grandmother
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
