The SHIT philosophy...

The SHIT philosophy goes like this....

1. Nothing happens on its own in life. EXCEPT SHIT.
2. Just sit there and SHIT will happen.
3. SHIT will happen. You deal with it.
4. When SHIT happens, it is your SHIT. Clean it up.
5. You will never be comfortable with SHIT, but you may get used to it.

Now substitute SHIT with PROBLEMS in the above matter
and the whole thing will make sense.

MY SCHOOLING...

I studied in VANI VIDYALAYA school
J.N. Road, Mulund (West), Mumbai -400 080

I have vague memories of the early times
mom had taken me to the school for admissions.
I was already 6 years of age...
so I was admitted direclty into First Standard.

I also remember I got 100 out of 100 in Maths that year.
That was also the only time I ever got such marks in Maths
or in any subject.
I distinctly remember, the teacher asking
Who was teaching me....
I told her that my mom taught me at home.

Eleven years later, Maths was also the only subject
that I failed and lost the year in College.

I have some good memories of the 10 long years that
I spent in the school...
Interestingly I have no contacts with my school friends.
so much for the seriousness we pay to the relations that
are actually only associates.
Most of them may be gone within next 2-3 years.
Only indistinct memories remain.
That too takes efforts.
Names are forgotten in most cases.
More about school, some time later.

21st year of teaching...

It has been 21 years now...
It all started in 1989.
Seems like another life, another time.

Those initial years were magical...
There was hardly any difference in the age
between me and the students...

Plenty of growing took place in those initial years.
The initial years at DORAI's was indeed worth it...
But the real 'graduation' took place at Mahesh Tutorials.

MT was such a significant part of my life.
It was all like family.
But then destiny is another thing.

Everything happens for the good....
but at that time I did not know.
Now I am on my way.
Retiring soon...
Working hard to break off three 'legs'.
Three then I will be free.
will never ever work for any one then.

About 'LETTING PEOPLE DOWN'

Once in my counselling session... with DAN... he gave me such a beautiful insight into life... That month, I had failed to do my 15 plans... I fell short by 2 plans... Dan beautifully put a though into my mind that had a deep impact on me... He said, "Babu, if I would be you, I would never let my team down..." Now, this applies to all parts of life...
To think again, What it means to LET PEOPLE DOWN...
This is what I understand...
There are people around me...
Family, Friends, Associates, Students and others.
When I am working on a project and delaying the success of the same, I am sending wrong signals to very same people.
If some of them are looking up to me just to see if things work,
then a lot is at stake...
for them, and for me...
and I take full responsibility for everything.
The Onus is on me to succeed.
I can't let them down.
In this context, Dan's statement make a deeper sense.
:-)

My very first Students...

My very first students...
The few that I remember...
MADHURI SASTRI.... KAVITA.... SWATI MURTHY... UJWAL MOHIT... GOPALAKRISHNAN...
the next year... there was this batch of ARUNDHATI BHOSALE... HRISHIKESH BHOSALE... GUL ADVANI...

Why Social Studies...?

Sometimes people ask me...
Why did you choose to teach Social Studies....?
Because I love History...
Because I did not think when I started teaching the financial packages nor the significance of teaching maths...
But mostly, I guess it was situational...
At Dorai's he was starting a new subject .. SS.. for that years Tenth batch...
because it was the only opening available.
After so many years, I did not do bad, I guess.

Best parts of my life...

Definitely the family...
a couple of aquaintences....
the biz partners...
the books...
the biz...
the future...
the memories...
the values...
the belief systems...