I have taken a long gap...but now i have come back to write about my inspiration - My Tamizh teacher.I studied in sankara(pammal) till my 5th class and our family got shifted to chrompet where i was put in Robert school frm my 6th std...the subjects were all boring but the teachers were strict...they kept weekly tests,monthly tests,mid terms,quarterly....aiyo misereable!!!!!!!!i was just mugging up things and vomiting out.....was an average student...
During my 7th class i have heard from my tamizh mam(Brinda) that none of us in this class performs well and all of us are going to get slap on our 8th class from an other tamizh mam(sumathi)...we all had a opinion that she would be a terror..and all our future tamizh classes of 8th is gonna be horrible!...7th class annual xams were over...we were on our vacation....i enjoyed a lot with my sis(all time fighting)and my grandma took us to our cousin place where we had an awesome time!!!...then came back to my home on june 3rd(hope so)...the next day was the 8th class reopening day....
our prayer started..i just turned around to see any of my friends are in my section...yep!my friends were all in the same class again!it gave a good mood for the day!our chats went on asking one another about their visits n purchases......new class teacher came inside....asked us to write an essay entitled"our vacation"(this happens on every other reopening day....i often write for half a page saying that i was at home....doing holiday homeworks,eventhough i would have visited so many places,i had a opininon like its really a horrible thing to write and describe about the places we have visited.
And our periods/sessions passed on...new timetables were given....books/notebooks were given....all my friends (including me) were keen in seeing wen was our tamizh class for the day...it was on the first session after our lunch break...it was our hot topic on our lunch session ...like how we need to sit on her tamizh class...one of my friends said she heard from her friend of other section that Sumathi miss would send out if she sees us talking/laughing inside her class.....oops!we were all frightened like anything....ready for the tamizh class....
I took my note and was erect (my inner mind was giving caution reports -"Booma dont ever talk /laugh ,be attentive or else u will be thrown out,u will get beatings from her...this n that....aiyo i was horrified like anything)...the session started...bell rang...Sumathi mam came inside..we all stood up...there was a pin drop silence in our class(which i havent experienced in my lifetime in my class).
The moment we saw her we wished her...her looks were giving me a terror appearence ,there was no hair on her head,it was completely shaved...it gave a women villain gesture)...she walked through and came in front and asked us to sit...her voice was in a perfect note...all her words were clear and commandable....she said that from the next day, all of us should be with tamizh books without fail and if not they would be sent out.....by hearing that all of us nodded our heads giving a positive response....
she said she is gonna start the class from that moment,she was having 8th class book and quite a few students had ..she asked to share...she started the class with Thirukurral.....she took 10 of them and explained them....
the way she read and explained was really admirable for me,the moment she finished the first kural all my bad n terrific opinions ran from my mind and frm that moment i started listening to her voluntarily with utmost enjoyment....i was amazed like how 45 min went just like 5min in her class...i couldnt come out of her class...i was asking myself how come she can attract this much on the first day.....her way of teaching has started lighting a fire inside me for the tamizh language...
The first day of my 8th class got over,i rushed to my home and said to mom that the tamizh class was awesome,i remember speaking to my mom about Sumathi mam for quite a lot of time that day....the same day i took my tamizh book and covered it with brown laminated sheet and labelled and kept inside my bag....
the next day morning i saw my time table and checked for tamizh session(wow!i was really happy-it was on the first hour)...started to school...Mam came inside and my days with her were filled with joy from then....
I dont know whether she came to know that i enjoyed her teaching or not...but my class mates started saying that she is giving importance to me as she says me to stand and read the pages for which she would explain...this has bocome routine...i felt i was blessed....i wanted to say she is my inspiration,but i havent said that till date....
I was the top scorrer in tamizh always and in all the exams,i gave incredible performance in inter school tamizh exams,she asked me to participate in all the competitions,she motivated me to be a part of tamizh oratorical,essay writings,poetry writings and story writings....i never expected that i would speak infront of 100s of students so boldly....she made me to do that....i grabbed prizes for all the tamizh related competitions at my school...i saw a different Booma inside me after her arrival in my life....
i have asked my dad that i would pursue tamil literature after my twelfth...but some how it didnt work out.....
Personnally i feel that the person is lucky if he/she gets a perfect guru who shows the right path,a appropriate direction at the correct time..in that way i am the luckiest person and i thank god for showing me the most admirable lady'Sumathi' in my life....after my 10th class ,she went to coimbatore and i too changed my school...afterwhich i didnt see her....
but her memories are still evergreen.....thanks a lot mam!thanks a lot!Without u i would not have got self confidence,u made me to speak in front of a crowd,u taught me to put in correct thoughts and actions....once again thanks mam!Long Live!
Thanks a lot sis!
ReplyDeleteThanks to mom too!she has spent her quality times in preparing for my speeches often...all credits goes to mom and mam!ya u r right,God favoured me in this aspect,lucky in tons!
planning to publish posts regularly....thanks reading dude!
i just went through the old posts...they appear even more good than b4..hmm..pleasant memories are the sweet things ,when they become old they are the sweetest!!..keep writinnnnng....
ReplyDeleteafter soooo long tym a wonderful post.....i never can't forget the speeches u n mom prepared for ur competitions ..it would be for 3 to 4 pages n with such inspirational verses n thoughts...n regarding your oration,ur voice would reach higher chords in a perfect way n ur pronunciations ,ur memory retainability n in every way u were FLAWLESS..
ReplyDeleteif u got to be perfect its necessary to find inspiring people...lucky tat u got it around....n u r the one urself.....
Hey Dear!!! This is my first comment that I am putting out in your blog and I am very happy for it. This post is just mind blowing. It was very interesting while reading through. Sumathi miss and Booma rocks here. From my point of view, it’s very rare to see a person who loves tamil teacher and I haven’t seen such kind of person in my life. It shows how much you love tamil and also your teacher. But how did you get interest in tamil suddenly just after your teacher read out that too thirukural. Aiyo Aiyo. How your fear, tensions and all just fly away from your mind from the moment she started taking the class. Apadi enna booma pannanga unga teacher. Tamil unnoda uyir, tamil unnoda moochu during your school days….correct ah….kalakara po. Don’t worry that you didn’t get opportunity to pursue tamil literature. I will get application form from MADRAS University. Please enroll for the course and start studying. Ok va.
ReplyDeleteYou were sincere during your school days. There would be always a student with whom teacher will also show great interest and will have in their mind that they want to bring that student to higher level. Adhu unnoda moonji la nalla therinjuruku. I even don’t remember any teacher’s name in my school days. Atleast I remember some interesting moments happened with some other subject teacher, but nothing in tamil. It was a very hard time for me to study agananooru, purananooru, silappadhikaram…chi chi….goes on…
Just kidding above. There would be definitely a teacher like this in everyone’s life if we can rewind back our school life. They are the one who might have brought us interest on something or the other. I understand completely that Sumathi miss had shown you a great path in your life and given you a good direction. She has boosted you to participate in tamil oratorical competitions, essay writing and so on. Because of her, you were topper in all tamil exams and events. Superb booma. It’s was just an awesome. If your tamil miss read your post now, she would be in hell a lot of happiness. Lets hope some or the other day she will read your post!!!
Keep writing interesting post....Please do let me know who is your third legend in your life. I think i will also get a place in your blog next time.
Thanks a lot dear for ur looong comment!!!!!!!!!!!
ReplyDeleteya let us hope that she reads my post on one or the other day.....
definetly will write about u but not in this list....will put u in the other list.....wait n watch!!!!!!!!!!!
Hey, back to blog after a long time. You are a great writter and i am not seeing you writing blog nowadays. What happened??? Hope you were busy in studying for the Govt sector exams.... BTW, many many congratulations for getting through in Indian Bank. WOW:-):-) Mind Blowing....It's not that easy to get through, it all proves your dedication and sincere effort. I knew that you will get selected in Bank at the time when you joined in CSB because i know that you will succeed in whatever new initiative that you take. You will definitely become a great person and attain a very big position in your life where no one can touch the same, i am sure.
DeleteI would love to see your blog writing some interesting things. Waiting to watch out.