Today’s topic is about schools and the first labels that we get. Troublemaker. Quiet. Gifted. Whatever those labels are. When I think about schools, there are people who spend their entire school life in one school. Then there are others whose parents are transferred often, whose jobs take them from one place to another, and they end up studying in multiple schools. I fall into … Continue reading Schools and the First Labels
We always hear people talk about their childhoods or the childhood of others. They say the person was shy, always spent time with books, was very naughty, and all these things. When I look back at my life growing up in the seventies, I had nothing to do with books. I was always into movies. I did read a lot of Amar Chitra Katha and … Continue reading Childhood Joys and Escapes
When we think about the people who shape us, the first category that comes to mind is parents — father and mother. There is an interesting story I often tell people. When I was young, I went to my dad and asked him a question. I said there are two kinds of work: one is easy and you like to do it, and the other … Continue reading People who shape us and their influence in our Life
Today we’ll talk about home — that idea of home. When I first had that feeling of home, what it was about safety, fear, and that sense of belonging. I grew up in Kozhikode in Kerala. I don’t really remember the first house we stayed in. I think much of my memories from that time, the early seventies, are probably from pictures and stories that … Continue reading Memories of Home, Safety, Fear & Belonging
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