An honor it is !

For last few days I have been finding a reason to publish a blog. True that a lot of things have happened recently. Things like, finding new friends, fighting with older ones, leaving my job in Noida, and also the friends there, socializing with relatives at home; but none had inspired me to publish a blog. But it happened today !

Today, after more than 9 years, I happened to visit my school for forms attestation. I have always wished for this visit, but never took the initiative till today.

Jankidas Kapur Public School, the building of the school is as great as it has always been..., the red tiled bricks, beautiful gardens, ample space in the play ground, statues of 3 goddesses in the prayer hall and the school corridors... whole of my childhood came alive in front of my eyes. How just being there had shaped my life as it is today. How the classes we attended, the games we played, the experiments we did in labs, the audio visual sessions we attended, the library books we issued, the talks we had with teachers, the teachers we respected, the friends we made, the care we got... all these things were preparing us for the real life, and we didn't even realize it till late. And when we do realize, the childhood had gone, all good things captured in memories. But, that's life. I met with our new Principal Sir. I remember being in Principal's Room thrice during my school days. The trophies and the posters used to mesmerize me and his table used to stretch till horizon for my small eyes that time. But today, it was different, it was a meeting of two grownups, a meeting where I agreed with him when he said 'schooling is important and more significant than outside coaching'. And my agreement twinkled in his eyes like his success. Sir were more than happy to know about my IIM Calcutta joining. He invited me to address school students in my next visit home. Some thing I always dreamt of and today, felt how big an honour it would be !! A pleasant surprise was when I ran into my Ph. edu. teacher, Mr Vijay Sharma Sir, who took zero seconds to recall my name 'Shelly, kuch khaane ko nahi milta??', Of course he was referring to my slim trim health :P How much I owe my success to him, only I can tell. All the sports certificates I was carrying in my hand, were because he had always taken an initiative on school's behalf to go on tournaments. He was as charming as he had always been, only a hint of grey hair had come.

Even the road to school carries memories, of the spilt ice creams, walks to home drenched in rain..!!, falling off from bicycle a couple of times....., but now it is just a road less travelled, though I have miles to go...!

Proud to be a JDPKS student !

Shelly Jain

JDKPS Class of 2000