The K.V. Days: Breaking in to the mould
Bharat Ka Swarnim Gaurav
Kendriya Vidyalaya Laayega..
Takshashila, Nalanda Ka Itihaas Lout Kar Aayega..."
Kendriya Vidyalaya Laayega..
Takshashila, Nalanda Ka Itihaas Lout Kar Aayega..."
I still don’t have any clue, as
to why my father insisted on putting me in to Kendriya Vidyalaya, Baragolai. As
a matter of fact, I was more than happy in St. Mary’s School. Some of my
friends with whom I appeared for the entrance test included Deepjyoti Gogoi and
Uttam Kumar Sinha, who were my classmates from my convent school days. Although
I do clearly remember that I had fairly cleared the arithmetic and general
knowledge papers; I was in doubt about the Hindi. At St .Mary’s I had opted for
Assamese and all that I knew about Hindi was generally sound enough to help me
go through the popular comics of that time.
But, destiny had something for
me, I was accepted.
Well, after completing my
vacation, on my very first day, there was utter confusion. Most of the guys I knew
from my St. Mary’s who had left had joined K.V. and were quite happy to find
me. I was more inclined to be with my friends in section A and instead, I was
thrown in to the section B.
On the other hand, being a
St.Marian, there was some amount of pride in me and I did initially look down
upon the others as lesser mortals. However, now I realize that most of my friends
from my section; they did provide me all the support and embraced me as one
among them. They were simple folks with a golden heart. Chandan, Ajay Rawat,
Murali, Md. Usman Ali, Kamesh and most of the guys; they provided me with all
the help and support and I do owe them a lot.
The assembly session lasted about
30 minutes and included the prayer, student pledge, thought of the day, news,
quiz and finally the national anthem. This was something which was entirely alien
to me.
Once my seniors from Raman House
found out that I am from an English medium school, on my very first week, I was
asked to participate in a competition. I was given topic “pollution” and it was
required by me to speak something about the menace and how we can help to clean
the environment. When I told Alok and Somnath bhaiya that I am not quite
comfortable, they threatened me with dire consequences.
( to be continued)
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