THE “I” IN “ME”

It raised many an eyebrow  when the father celebrated the  birth of his fifth girl child,  with all its pomp and splendour ,naming her Bhagyalakshmy, a synonym  for LUCK. That is ME and the  long journey from there to this Day has been ,true to my father’s speculation  AND  his blessings--------a very rewarding one!!!!!

I had the best possible basic education provided to me as against the “then” existing norms and conditions in and out of the community. I salute, thee, my father ---the soul that had visualized the Gandhian ideology ,the place of women  in the post Independent India.

My  undergraduation, graduation and postgraduation went off successfully in a row  with the extra-curricular,co-curricular activities drawing my attention in between----------------  I  wish I could have made it a little more brighter had I combined  Hardwork and Luck in the required  proportion!!

    

I was given the career  option of serving the people---as a medical doctor or a teacher----------- at one point of time I could prove that my  EQ  overpowered my  IQ and it was then  the privilege of enjoying Shakespeare, Keats, Wordsworth and the like was bestowed upon me instead  of counting the number of bones  in an anatomy  Lab :)- !!!!!!   When the idea of entering the teaching profession dawned on me, I equipped myself with a training  ..And thus I stepped  into the Noblest of noble  professions(they say???????)  which, sadly though,   earns more respect  than money, unlike a doctor…..

Well,I have no regrets……I am surrounded by people who love me---a dutiful husband,a son and a daughter who are my pride and delight!!!!!

My experience as a teacher ,for nearly two decades,in a Public School of International   fame ,in The Nilgiris is my  identity .The holistic environment in which the children were educated influenced me as well----- ----  The youthful spirit of the  children engulfs you so much that one never feels the passage of Time  till one gets an order from the office reminding you of your grey hair.

I was no  exception to this and so here I am settled at the foothills of The Queen of Hills ,yet with a serving attitude to the society.

Though I am signing off now revealing a part of the “I in Me” through the  above lines,I will come back to   you  with the many facets it has………… If you have the time,I have the sands  to fill it with!!!!!!!!