I am glad I studied Psychology. No other subject is helping me understand and run the school as much as the knowledge to understand and comprehend human psyche and development. To know each student well and know their mental development, I gave each one a book with blank white sheets and colors to draw, scribble […]
Monthly Archives: December 2009
Winter’s here.
I finally get to experience true winter. All these years, Mumbai was never cold enough even for an overcoat. But the season in UP is fast changing and I get to use all the sweaters and gloves I have got. But it is still far from the winter my uncles and brother in Washington are […]
Remaining Dissatisfied.
Through the years I’ve read how the path to achieve great happiness, lasting peace begins with being content. Accepting things as they are, being satisfied with what one has, shunning all desires… But try as I might, I continued to “want”. I continued to question- What next? How? When? And thus, put myself in the […]
Your Time Starts, Now!
Note-This post is a sincere and humble dedication to Amma- My mom’s mom. I have yet to meet another who is so perfect an embodiment of grace and selfless love. Look at the world with your eyes Stop borrowing thoughts from other minds Dreams the dreams that are born free Be the self your heart […]
A Meeting of Sorts.
After teaching for about three months, and right before the mid term exam, I scheduled a mother teacher meeting at school. I sent out notices, and got phone calls from almost all the parents, asking if all was okay!! Turns out, they were not aware that formal meeting was a thing that happened at schools […]
Building a Rapport
The first step in any meeting, any communication is building a rapport. If you begin right, there is a high chance you will succeed in achieving your goals or at least, begin with the ball in your court. I was to meet 30 or more women from the village and had to engage them in […]
For Myself, All by Myself.
That friend you needed now, is gone too far away And all you have is me And the green fields and the trees. And all that you can do, is see me all anew Cuz times a passing by, And every whispered sigh, Escapes the earth for high. Watch rainbows in the sky, Or birds […]
The fun has arrived!!!
The first admission I gave to a little boy from the village– When he entered my office, I was sitting at the table with the forms all neatly arranged in front of me, my excel sheet open for entering the data, and I smiled as warmly as I could. I had expected the kids would […]
Observations from some background study.
Take a ride across Azamgarh U.P, go through all its little villages, small market places, the two things you will definitely find are- Shops selling cheap country liquor and Schools. Schools, with and without – rooftops, tables and chairs, proper lighting, teaching staff, etc. But yes, they have students. Everyone is sending their children to […]
How it all started.
I gave my last exam of BA on the 30th of May, 2009, hoping and praying that it would be my final encounter with the University of Mumbai. I am still continuing with those prayers. Well, so my college was done with, and I had to think of, what next? And then came the long […]