It is easily the best part of my year - teaching Arts Management to the students of the Department of Dance, SN College, University of Hyderabad. It has been 10 years now perhaps and I still feel that it is fully worth my time and effort. And when the students do something special to recognise and acknowledge my effort, it feels like it was doubly worth it.
Last Monday being the last day of my course we would up early. I gave them all some individual feedback. After which, I got a plethora of wonderful gifts - Madhavi gave me a bookmark made by her young daughter Sahasra who is studying in her 7th class in Rishi Valley, Renu gave me a chocolate and the entire class wrote little notes of appreciation and feedback complete with smileys and funny faces. Aditi even made her note like a book - with comments on the blurb as well!
Here's the class of 2024. Minus a few absentees.
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Standing in foreground L to R - Vismaya, Madhavi, Brishti, Archiesmathy, Chandana, Pavithra, Aditi, Renu
Back row L to R - Anupama, Adhisha, Sagarika, Prof Anuradha, Me, Reshma, Anusree |
Here then are the gifts.
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The bookmark - Madhavi's daughter Sahasra
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| Renu and the chocolate |
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Madhavi handing me the folder with all the messages and two pens!
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The messages themselves
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| Pavithra |
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| Renu |
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| Anupama |
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| Archiesmathy |
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| Vismaya |
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| Brishti |
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| Reshma |
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| Adhirsha |
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| Chandana |
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| Madhavi |
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| Anusree |
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| Sagarika |
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Aditi
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And to top it all they took me out for a cup of chai and snacks at the Chemistry canteen. We chatted for a bit and then split.
And a pic with Brishti who has come all the way from Bangladesh!
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Me and Brishti
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Thank you everyone. For dressing up so well for the pic, for the thought behind the whole event, for the messages. It really will remain an unforgettable gesture from you all. And now, it will remain on this blog.
4 comments:
Thank you, sir it is actually lovely to see how you took the time to share each of our notes. This means a lot.😊
Pavithra
Thank you for sharing, Sir! Your course has been an enriching one :) I feel fortunate to have been your student :) Hope to stay in touch!
Aditi
Thanks Pavithra. It is a good way to remember such nice, heartfelt moments and gestures. Otherwise we tend to forget. Now it will be there on my blog for posterity.
Thanks Aditi. Learning-teaching is a two way street and if you all have learned 1x from me I have learned 15x from you all. You should stay in touch - both in the ups and downs. Keep me posted on your journey and you must certainly reach out if you need perspective on anything or any situation.
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