Succession of knowledge
A literary fest of great magnitude was going on in the city and it seemed as if the venue was “the” hub to be in for intellectuals.
A lot was going on besides the various author conversations and panel discussions. Workshops for children and adults were being conducted, literary and other societies had their counters, and members of an environmental campaign were taking surveys and creating awareness about garbage disposal.
The book stalls were teeming with book lovers browsing through the latest bestselling titles and trying to combat the internal war of having to decide on the best buys. And of course, there was the food court where tired souls headed to fill themselves with food that was not thought.
My husband and I too were attending the fest, he as a volunteer for photography and I to soak in the brilliance of ideas, opinions and criticism that all the interactions would generate, and also to promote the book of poems I had written and published.
We ran into quite a lot of friends with whom we exchanged pleasantries and clicked selfies. We also made a lot of new friends with whom we exchanged contact details.
But what I did not expect was meeting this lady who used to be my English teacher when I was in Grade 5 and 6, which is about 30 years ago. That I could still recall her from back then itself shows what a fine testimony of the teaching fraternity she is.
Of course, I ran up to her, introduced myself and briefed her on what I had become and what I had achieved – my years as an English teacher and my book. I had done her proud and she had found completeness through my achievement.
What a beautiful tradition succession of knowledge is!
Vidya Shankar
Published in The Gulf Today / Short Take, dt Jan 19, 2019
http://gulftoday.ae/portal/2ef1d3bb-f0b8-4316-9b2e-17c590c0dcea.aspx
#TheQuintessentialWord #FlautistofBrindaranyam #HinduLitForLife
My teacher and I with my book 'The Flautist of Brindaranyam' at The Hindu Lit For Life.
Here's my first book! An ensemble of poetry and photographs.
Click the link below to watch a 30-second promo video.
https://youtu.be/5BhbjMaIwpk
You can buy it at this link:
https://notionpress.com/read/the-flautist-of-brindaranyamwww.facebook.com
A lot was going on besides the various author conversations and panel discussions. Workshops for children and adults were being conducted, literary and other societies had their counters, and members of an environmental campaign were taking surveys and creating awareness about garbage disposal.
The book stalls were teeming with book lovers browsing through the latest bestselling titles and trying to combat the internal war of having to decide on the best buys. And of course, there was the food court where tired souls headed to fill themselves with food that was not thought.
My husband and I too were attending the fest, he as a volunteer for photography and I to soak in the brilliance of ideas, opinions and criticism that all the interactions would generate, and also to promote the book of poems I had written and published.
We ran into quite a lot of friends with whom we exchanged pleasantries and clicked selfies. We also made a lot of new friends with whom we exchanged contact details.
But what I did not expect was meeting this lady who used to be my English teacher when I was in Grade 5 and 6, which is about 30 years ago. That I could still recall her from back then itself shows what a fine testimony of the teaching fraternity she is.
Of course, I ran up to her, introduced myself and briefed her on what I had become and what I had achieved – my years as an English teacher and my book. I had done her proud and she had found completeness through my achievement.
What a beautiful tradition succession of knowledge is!
Vidya Shankar
Published in The Gulf Today / Short Take, dt Jan 19, 2019
http://gulftoday.ae/portal/2ef1d3bb-f0b8-4316-9b2e-17c590c0dcea.aspx
#TheQuintessentialWord #FlautistofBrindaranyam #HinduLitForLife
My teacher and I with my book 'The Flautist of Brindaranyam' at The Hindu Lit For Life.
Here's my first book! An ensemble of poetry and photographs.
Click the link below to watch a 30-second promo video.
https://youtu.be/5BhbjMaIwpk
You can buy it at this link:
https://notionpress.com/read/the-flautist-of-brindaranyamwww.facebook.com
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