tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7795920124734881705.post4191649620714290246..comments2024-03-18T02:27:15.748+05:30Comments on Song of the waves - Parayil A. Tharakan Blog: Autobiography of a SchoolAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13391953993560698130noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7795920124734881705.post-34709296102881350472009-06-13T13:25:09.889+05:302009-06-13T13:25:09.889+05:30sir,
im lasar shine.im the ghostwriter of this aut...sir,<br />im lasar shine.im the ghostwriter of this autobiography.<br />my id: lasarshine@gmail.com<br /><br />thanks for ur commentsലാസര് ഷൈന്https://www.blogger.com/profile/04773370946237029589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7795920124734881705.post-63164004527680386202007-07-20T16:46:00.000+05:302007-07-20T16:46:00.000+05:30Latha Vidyaranya, thank you.The closure of a schoo...Latha Vidyaranya, thank you.<BR/><BR/>The closure of a school is really tragic. This is a threat that many government schools are facing in Kerala. The reasons are two: (1) the birthrate in the State has dropped considerably and as a consequence, there are not enough children to fill the schools, and (2) the parents want their kids to attend better schools; with lesser number of children they can afford the extra expense.<BR/><BR/>The answer is to improve the quality of the rural schools, government or otherwise. My siblings and I studied in local schools, but then, those were the days of committed teachers and more enlightened policies.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13391953993560698130noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7795920124734881705.post-57159898112281911922007-07-20T16:29:00.000+05:302007-07-20T16:29:00.000+05:30Thank you, Lakshmi Bharadwaj. The book is in Malay...Thank you, Lakshmi Bharadwaj. The book is in Malayalam, but efforts are on to translate it into English. When that is done, I'll give the details.<BR/><BR/>I totally agree with you - it would be very nice if each school writes its autobiography. This is a brilliant idea that is worth promoting.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13391953993560698130noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7795920124734881705.post-54026102281373748542007-07-20T16:20:00.000+05:302007-07-20T16:20:00.000+05:30Dr. y.n.i., I am grateful for your comment. People...Dr. y.n.i., I am grateful for your comment. People would be interested in reading about your schools, experiences and Army life. Writing is simple - it's just a matter of sitting down and getting on with it.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13391953993560698130noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7795920124734881705.post-37205530302537431872007-07-20T16:15:00.000+05:302007-07-20T16:15:00.000+05:30Thank you, Bhamy V. Shenoy.It must be quite a fasc...Thank you, Bhamy V. Shenoy.<BR/><BR/>It must be quite a fascinating experience going back to the home town after 45 years! Please do write about it. If you don't it will all be lost. <BR/><BR/>Readers are interested in places, people and experiences that are different from their own. <BR/><BR/>I started my Blog as a record for the younger generation. It has grown into something more.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13391953993560698130noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7795920124734881705.post-56582303420599298972007-07-20T13:54:00.000+05:302007-07-20T13:54:00.000+05:30Death is always sad. Death of young is sadder. Dea...Death is always sad. Death of young is sadder. Death of a school that was just 46 is saddest.......<BR/><BR/>A school is always a hub of activity, of friends, of teachers, of head masters. Not only the people. It is also a sentimental collection of class rooms in which so many lessons are taught, so many lunch boxes shared, a collection of benches that are a witness to the blossoming of so many close friendships and breaking up of equal number of friendships! and so many students writing exams to make their future secure, of the play ground where National Flag was hoisted proudly on so many occasions and sweets distributed, so many life skills learnt � of decision making, problem solving, diplomacy, inter personal relationships etc. Behind the school is that founder who dreamt big, who inspired hundreds of students to dream big and together they made their dreams come true����<BR/><BR/>And one day, after many many years, perhaps after two-three generations of families have passed out of that school, it has to be closed! Why? - because there are no sufficient number of students wanting to join this school. It has become obsolete. Its walls are crumbling, its colours are fading, it has no English medium of instruction, it can not boast of computer labs, it does not possess �an international school� tag and nobody wants it any more. Very soon labourers come (in the form of �yama dhutas�) to demolish the building and soon a concrete and glass structure is erupted there, giving the village a tag of �progress�!<BR/><BR/>If this is progress, I would rather be a fossil lying low peacefully :))<BR/><BR/>namaste,<BR/><BR/>latha vidyaranyalatha vidyaranyahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13839572496214191106noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7795920124734881705.post-10006794810184485902007-07-18T19:34:00.000+05:302007-07-18T19:34:00.000+05:30Is that book written in Malayalam or English? If i...Is that book written in Malayalam or English? If it is in englsih, I would like to buy it from a bookstore. Found it really interesting. I love the concept of a school's biography...I think every school should have one.Lakshmi Bharadwajhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03212991591359341995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7795920124734881705.post-43591829845968016192007-07-18T14:45:00.000+05:302007-07-18T14:45:00.000+05:30Reminds me of my childhood days and the schools wh...Reminds me of my childhood days and the schools where I studied. I wish I could write something about my schools too.Dr YNI Anandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15028703397119751497noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7795920124734881705.post-46241157655615115612007-07-18T07:51:00.000+05:302007-07-18T07:51:00.000+05:30This autobiography may act as a catalyst for me to...This autobiography may act as a catalyst for me to write an autobigraphy of my rural town where I am staying for a long period of two months after being away for 45 years. There are some superfluous things like few buildings have changed. But there are many things which are frozen in time especially interaction between different communities. There is an interesting dynamics of unity in diversity among six different communities divided by religion and language. Unfortunately the ill winds of electoral politics has started to change this equilibrium and difficult to guess what it will be within the next 50 years.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7795920124734881705.post-61587683520782618842007-05-22T14:46:00.000+05:302007-05-22T14:46:00.000+05:30Glad you found the post interesting. Abraham.Glad you found the post interesting. <BR/>Abraham.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13391953993560698130noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7795920124734881705.post-88385772470244417672007-05-22T07:24:00.000+05:302007-05-22T07:24:00.000+05:30interesting,wish i could read this book too!interesting,wish i could read this book too!Meera's Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06210653619669129430noreply@blogger.com