tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30819742.post5487071429597715153..comments2024-03-17T19:34:10.920+05:30Comments on Suvro Chatterjee bemused: A little bit of self-defence...Suvro Chatterjeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01027202980259279420noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30819742.post-55660318489660484592007-12-28T14:12:00.000+05:302007-12-28T14:12:00.000+05:30I would like to mention a small conversation i was...I would like to mention a small conversation i was dragged into by a IIT'an.<BR/>The person had been quite intrigued by me for the past two days.Finally he approached me trying to strike up a conversation on some "I know" topics.<BR/>The first sentence he said was<BR/>" Suppose i am an interviewer and i am asking you these questions, so please answer me as if you are answering an interviewer" (Such a diplomatic way to start)<BR/>Anyways, i replied " Ok if you want me to"<BR/>He then asked me the golden question " What do you want to do in your life" <BR/>(ha,ha,ha, i coud not help laughing within)<BR/>I replied " Nothing "<BR/>"So you do not want to do anything in your life for how long?"<BR/>"i do not know"<BR/>" one month, two month, three month....one year?"<BR/>" i said, and am repeating again, i do not want to do anything in my life. i am waiting for my calling as patiently as i can, within my own limitations."<BR/>" so you are using a different terminology, that's it"<BR/>"No the phrase which you were using is quite different from the word i have used."<BR/>Looks on with a straight face " So whose call are you waiting for?"<BR/><BR/>Dumb!Dumb!Dumb!<BR/>And this person teaches physics.God help the kids who are goign to study under him.<BR/><BR/>I give up then and there, as i had run out of patience.<BR/>i thought that it's really better to talk with the book-seller,karim, in Nehru Place who does not pretend to be an Intellectual.Anshu Singhhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12889144031363214842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30819742.post-37542170435691287192007-12-16T07:12:00.000+05:302007-12-16T07:12:00.000+05:30Many thanks, Sayantani. Yes, indeed, I'd probably ...Many thanks, Sayantani. Yes, indeed, I'd probably have made friends easily with your father if we got to know each other well. I hope I shall get to know you a little better over time. You are Sudipto's friend, aren't you? I don't think we have met. This is what I find both surprising and galling: that people like you should find time to write and say nice things though they haven't yet met me in person, whereas there are so many who <I>have</I> known me and ought to have good memories, but just cannot bother to keep in touch!Suvro Chatterjeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01027202980259279420noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30819742.post-48732834854983591822007-12-15T14:43:00.000+05:302007-12-15T14:43:00.000+05:30Dear Sir,I’ve thought this often enough while read...Dear Sir,<BR/><BR/>I’ve thought this often enough while reading through your posts that you strangely resemble my father. Love for books, philosophy, ideology, romanticism, interest in communicating with children and youth, being a fond father to a daughter and many other things actually. And my recent most discovery is that there is a cute child in your matured self (this post shows it :-)). I often (or rather most of the times) shower my motherly affections on my father rather than daughterly. Baba is my li’l cute baby! I suppose you two could become great friends if you met each other :-).<BR/><BR/>Coming to your teacher self, you remind me of a very important person in my life: Sabu Sir. He is a simple school teacher in a remote NTPC colony in Orissa. I had been his student for three years – classes 8, 9 and10. He taught us History, Civics and Economics. His methods and techniques were unique. He used to enter the class free-handed and would start telling us stories, oops, start teaching us History. With a twinkle in his eyes, he would tell us all of it in amazing accuracy. He never sought to beating to control his class: he would point out the fault of a student with such intensity and earnestness (peering down like Dumbledore) that he didn’t have to repeat himself twice. He taught us rationalism and renaissance with so much magnificence that I discovered a new self in me. It was his teaching that inspired me towards Economics so much so that even now I’m considering to take it up as a subject after plus two. I send him letters and greeting cards even now and life seems to be sometimes blind-founded without his enlightening company. Precisely, my second father… <BR/><BR/>I can’t think of a good reason why your girl-students aren’t in touch with a wonderful teacher like you. But to assure you about the daughter you are growing up with so much care, I must let you know that I’m still in touch with my Sanskrit and English teachers of my previous school in addition to Sabu Sir. They write me back and sometimes even call me. I told you about Sabu sir because I thought you’d like to know about him. He said us that he never expected anything from his students in matters of regards and remembrances because he was tired of expecting while getting nothing in return. I’m too young to advice you, but may be, you have realised by now that humanity is an exception in the present time. And the exceptions are still in contact with you…<BR/><BR/>Sayantani<BR/><BR/>P.S.:- Thanks for your inspiration at Sudipto’s blog! I was overwhelmed!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30819742.post-60215090669296938312007-12-10T12:39:00.000+05:302007-12-10T12:39:00.000+05:30Sir,Your blog clearly tells us how ungrateful and ...Sir,<BR/>Your blog clearly tells us how ungrateful and mean people can be. You are not cold or rude to anyone. To tell the truth you treat people their way. Infact you are a teacher who is really caring about his students. It was really a great experience spending those twenty months with you. And as far as I am concerned it has always been a joy, talking to you.<BR/> With Warm RegardsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30819742.post-68497365506780231262007-12-07T22:41:00.000+05:302007-12-07T22:41:00.000+05:30Sir,Whatever you have written in this post is true...Sir,<BR/>Whatever you have written in this post is true to the core. I would have done the same thing if i were in your shoes.I just dont understand why some of your ex-students(even some of my friends for that matter) feel "afraid" to talk to you.Only god knows what makes them feel this way.<BR/><BR/>Personally, i feel that this post was not required from your side. The fact that you wrote it speaks a lot about you and i certainly hope that few of those, who hesitate to come forward, will break their wrong notions and move a step towards you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com