Travels and thoughts

What is it? I sometimes wonder about the Kendriya Vidyalaya environment? A Central Government run institution across the country started mainly to assist employees of the Government during regular transfers - it is now a shining example of how Government runs establishments can also be best in class. Most of the students study for a few years, developing bonds of friendship - they are from entirely different backgrounds and cultures. Yet, the institute fosters an ecosystem from which people grow. I came from one such institute where I spent 3 years of formative life. However, despite being out of touch with many fellow students, we connected via social media later on in life, becoming the best of buddies.  A varied and diverse set of folks, all doing different things in different places at different stages in one's life, we come together for annual adventures. And so it was that Cochin, Karaikkudi, Tirussur, Dehra Dun, and Mumbai came together at Gurgaon to begin a North Western so...

Who doesn't share a very special bond with old school friends? While I may not exactly remember where I placed my house keys yesterday, I distinctly recollect what I did my my school friends during my formative years. The images of Jiji and I boarding the train from Guindy to Tambaram, mindlessly laughing and chatting, sharing simple lunches with Nupur, Janaki, and Sudha - all these memories are still fresh.  In fact, as we regrouped using social media later on, we connected with others in different sections such as Neelima and bonded seamlessly. We have our bouts of disagreements, arguments, and cold wars; but the pleasure of being oneself is such a delight. During those youthful years, it was always a race to hang around with the most popular girls, lurk around the school corridors for talks, exchange simple gossip about the boys, and constantly vie  to get into the favourite books of the teachers. As we grew up, we went to different parts of the world with the memories of o...